The Needlework Garden: Inspiring Designs for Creative EmbroideryPresently enjoying a great resurgence of popularity, embroidery has been used for centuries to create items that are both beautiful and functional. This craft has now been combined with the beauty of the English garden in this new how-to book, containing over 120 full-color illustrations. |
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Back Stitch baste blue fabric border Brown Buttonhole Stitch canvas canvaswork carefully carrot centre Chain Stitches colour cord corner Coton Perlé thread Cross Stitch cushion pad design lines effect embroidered embroidery hoop Encroaching Straight Stitch excess fabric fill Fishbone Fishbone Stitch flowers fold French Knots garden cushion gently grape hyacinth green sewing thread Grey hedge herb knot garden layers leaf leaf shapes leaves Loden Green machine stitch matching Mauve motif needle pale pink paper pattern patches petals piece pillowcase Pin and baste plants raw edges remove any creases repeat right side rows sachet Satin Stitch seam allowance seam line shades of green shape Single Chain Stitches square Stem Stitch stitchery stranded embroidery thread strip Stumpwork Tent Stitch three strands tie-back tiny Straight Stitches trace the design trace-off pattern tracing paper transfer the design Trim twisted wooden embroidery hoop wooden frame wrong side yarn Yellow