Embroidered Country Gardens

Learn how to embroider all the elements of a typical English country garden and then apply your knowledge to create twelve exciting projects to keep or give as gifts. Can you tell your lupins from your foxgloves; your leaf stitch from your feather stitch? Or do you just love flowers and want to try your hand at embroidering them? For beginners and accomplished embroiderers alike, this charming book will capture your imagination. Learn from experienced teacher, Lorna Bateman, how to stitch a quintessential English country garden. For the nature enthusiast, there is plenty to get excited about: an A–Z of stitches including raised and textured stitches; an A–Z of flowers and how to stitch them; a section on insects; and how to embroider iconic images such as herbaceous borders, wisteria, the robin redbreast and romantic arches. As well as techniques and 12 step-by-step projects, there are outlines for tracing and a pull-out pattern sheet for a sewing bag in which to keep your stitched items. Start with the small pincushion or thread catcher and as you grow in confidence, try the scissor keeper or needle case. If you have green fingers and a love of embroidery, this is the book you’ve been waiting for. Make beautiful flower embroidery designs with 6 step-by-step hand embroidery projects and a fully illustrated embroidery stitch dictionary! Learn from teacher Lorna Bateman how to create beautiful flower designs, using raised and textured stitches to recreate your own idyllic English country garden! She walks you through a variety of embroidery stitches–then shows you how to use them to create stunning individual flowers and your own garden motif. With plenty for beginners and nature enthusiasts to enjoy, this hand embroidery book includes sections on embroidering: English garden flowers, from A-Z Common garden insects, birdbaths, garden ornaments and more A needlecase, scissorkeeper, pincushion, thimblepip, glasses case, and thread storer PLUS, a vintage bag to store your projects (includes a full-size pattern insert) With plenty of detailed photographs, a fully illustrated stitch directory, and outline template drawings, Embroidered Country Gardens is peppered throughout with invaluable hints and tips from the author to help you develop your own skills and unique style.