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Adorn fabric projects with machine or hand embroidered drawings
and add a personal touch to all kinds of items with this book.
There are sixteen projects and thirty-five different zakka
style sketches on transfer paper plus plenty of ideas for
producing your own. This is a great way of using up scraps
of fabric too as many are incorporated into designs and best
of all you don’t need much to get started.
You don’t need to draw either when you have exhausted
the transfers; rubber stamps, tracings, doodles and more can
be utilised in this fun, modern style of embroidery. The book
begins with the basic techniques, which are quite varied depending
on how you want to approach your work. There are several methods
of transferring designs, how to set up a sewing machine or
what to use if you want to do it by hand and how to use fabric
scraps. This book is the work of two friends and each has
their own tips and methods which enhance the whole, showing
that this is a style of embroidery that is very open to your
own interpretation. The projects follow, each with a list
of what you need, cutting guide, instructions with some photographs
and a larger picture of the finished item. This is not a book
for total sewing beginners but any improver level stitcher
can join in the fun. Practice makes perfect when stitching
small pictures with a sewing machine but there is not a lot
of sewing knowledge required and there are also instructions
on how to do it by hand if you prefer. Projects are grouped
in themes and there are mats and coasters for the table, various
bags, items for the sewing box, art to hang on the wall and
“everyday” items such as a pencil case and a place
to store brushes. Motifs include tea and coffee pots, sewing
and crafting items, words, houses, hot air balloon and a family
group traced from a photo. This is a fun book that encourages
the reader to have a go and is an ideal way of making individual
and personal gifts.
If you cannot find a good range of sewing and embroidery materials
locally try www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers.
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