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Annie and Nico Heesakkers
Search Press
20 April 2011 (published 1 August 2011 in USA)/ ISBN 1844486117
How-To Books/Papercrafts
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by Rachel A Hyde
All you need are some pretty machine embroidery threads and a needle
to make these beautiful cards. Impress your friends and family with
your stitching skills and save money mailing them as these look
impressive when flat!
There are over thirty patterns in here for a variety of square and
rectangular cards, the latter suitable for paper size A6 to obligingly
fit those easily obtained C6 envelopes (or your country’s
equivalent). Each pattern is graded from 1 to 5, and they are arranged
in order of difficulty, starting with beginners’ stars and
ending with some glorious floral arrangements. Apart from one Christmas
tree, these patterns are largely abstract (lots of frames) or floral,
so can easily be adapted for the occasion by the addition of whatever
cutout pictures you choose. All the cards are shown completed in
color, and the instructions for each pattern lists whatever you
need in detail, including the pictures used. Full instructions are
given for beginners to this craft, and if you are looking for a
simple, relaxing, inexpensive yet very effective way to make cards
here it is. The authors of this book use all new materials for their
work but there are many opportunities for recycling, whether you
are using up thread from a machine embroidery hobby or cutting out
images from old cards to adorn your stitched frames and backgrounds.
One for the keeper shelf, and now I know how I am going to make
my Christmas cards this year.
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