Posts Tagged ‘machine embroidery’

Machine Embroidery by Deborah Jones

Machine Embroidery on Difficult Materials by Deborah Jones, softback published by Krause in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-0-8968-9654-3, price 18.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
This book is the perfect guide to sewing on fabrics that are known to be difficult. It helps you to get it right first time, so you are not spoiling the [...]

Stitching to Dye in Quilt Art by C June Barnes

Stitching to Dye in Quilt Art – Colour, Texture and Distortion by C June Barnes, hardback published by Batsford. ISBN 978-0-7134-9070-1, price 18.99 from www.anovabooks.com
This book has one of those gloriously tempting covers and the goodies continue inside with a showcase of innovative work. This book is all about a technique discovered by accident that [...]

Machine Embroidered Woodlands by Alison Holt

Machine Embroidered Woodlands by Alison Holt, softback published by Search Press. ISBN 978-1-84448-273-3, price 9.99 from www.searchpress.com
Following on from Alison’s earlier books concentrating on flowers and landscapes, this fantastic addition looks at creating woodland landscapes. (See the other reviews for all Alison’s books and DVD). Using a basic sewing machine, you’ll find information on threads [...]

Machine Embroidered Flowers by Alison Holt

Beginner’s Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers by Alison Holt, softback published by Search Press. ISBN 978-1-84448-058-6, price 9.99 from www.searchpress.com
This is an excellent follow-on from Alison’s Machine Embroidered Landscapes book (see other reviews for all three books and DVD). Most basic machines can handle this type of free-motion embroidery and Alison provides you with the [...]

Machine Embroidered Landscapes by Alison Holt

Beginner’s Guide to Machine Embroidered Landscapes by Alison Holt, softback published by Search Press. ISBN 978-0-85532-917-4, price 8.95 from www.searchpress.com
The world of machine embroidery is bewildering. Where do you begin? I would personally reach out for Alison Holt’s books (see other reviews for all three and the DVD). Why Alison? Not only does she have [...]