Australian books always seem to be beautiful, lavishly illustrated with glorious images and this one is no exception.  The author’s photographs were turned into paintings by her daughter, and these in turn are shown as line drawings and then the final stitched pieces.  Some of the line drawings are for developing yourself, but most are a whole project and these are made up into pictures.  For those used to Search Press’ custom of staged photographs for learning new techniques, the line drawings are not quite as easy to understand, and there are not quite enough of them, particularly with the large number of written instructions and explanations.  I got quite muddled at times, and wished for some photographs to put me right.  A total beginner might easily get lost in here, so if you have never attempted this type of embroidery before, one of the Search Press titles for beginners would be a better buy.  But if you have gone beyond that, and want to adorn your walls (or some plain boxes) with beautiful floral studies then this is the book for you.

If you cannot find a good range of the materials used in this book locally try SearchPress.com for a list of suppliers.