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Silk Ribbon Embroidery

A Workshop Approach for Beginners

Helen Dafter

Description

Designed for the beginning to intermediate embroiderer, this workshop-in-a-book presents the basic concepts of this gentle art, and puts them to immediate use in creating a lidded box, striking evening bag, garden-themed journal cover and more. Learn to select fabrics and transfer patterns, and the best ways to use common stitches.

Save hours of frustration with the help of a complete section on project problem-solving. Increasing or decreasing scale is covered, as is color and perspective, and there are great tips for deciding when to use a jump stitch or a camouflage stitch, and ideas for embellishing other crafts with silk ribbon.

Additional information is provided for selecting background treatments and fabrics that can add interest to any project.