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Helen M. Stevens' Embroiderer's Countryside
by Helen M Stevens

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

This is a classic embroidery book brought back into print after being unavailable for years, in a new and extended edition.Helen depicts the natural beauty of the countryside using pure silk embroidery threads to capture spring hedgerows, the woodland floor, river banks and summer meadows with breath-taking realism.This new edition includes four step-by-step masterclass embroidery projects giving readers the opportunity to replicate Helen's beautiful nature-inspired embroideries for themselves.Each delightful scene is accompanied with full discussion of stitching techniques and stunning colour photographs, making this the perfect guide for the nature-loving embroiderer.

Price: £15.99

Stitch Magic
by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn

Publisher Batsford
Edition Paperback

Stitch Magic is an animated celebration of the magic of hand stitching by two internationally renowned embroiderers. Using the wide range of fabrics, threads and materials now available, Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn give aspiring and knowledgeable embroiderers alike the inspiration to experiment with the basic hand stitches to create infinite stitch interpretations.
Price: £15.99

Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Gardens
by Helen M. Stevens

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

NEW IN PAPERBACKThe fifth title in 'The Masterclass Embroidery Series' showing how to create stunning embroideries designed by internationally acclaimed textile artist Helen M. Stevens.Helen explores a range of beautiful garden settings, from the intimate and personal cottage garden, to the stately splendour of the formal country park, using pure silk embroidery threads to achieve astonishingly realistic effects.Each of the five chapters builds toward an in-depth masterclass project including landscape templates and close-up detailed colour templates of garden wildlife, as well as colour keys and step-by-step stitching instructions.Easy-to-follow colour photographs illustrate the working stages of each masterclass embroidery, ensuring that perfect results can be achieved when recreating the picturesque designs.
Price: £12.99

Helen M Stevens' Embroidered Animals
by Helen M Stevens

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Hardback

A masterclass in how to create stunning animal portraits with embroidery silks, from internationally acclaimed textile artist Helen M. Stevens. In five fascinating chapters Helen explores a variety of animals that are linked in different ways - whether by their ferocity as predators, their closeness to man as familiar countryside dwellers or as among the world's weirder creatures like the platypus. Each chapter leads towards a master class project with colour templates. Easy to follow colour photographs illustrate the working stages of the design to ensure that perfect results are achieved.
Price: £15.99

Helen M Stevens' Embroidered Birds
by Helen M Stevens

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

In Embroidered Birds, Helen explores a variety of birds that are linked in different ways either by their proximity to man, such as domestic and ornamental fowl, or by habitat, such as waterbirds. Each chapter culminates in a masterclass project with colour templates for many of the birds described. Easy to follow step-by-step colour photographs illustrate the working, in progress, of the designs to ensure that perfect results are achievable.
Price: £12.99

Helen M Stevens' Embroidered Flowers
by Helen M Stevens

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

The author reveals the secrets of embroidering a range of wildflowers, including poppies, mallows, cornflowers, rambling roses and the foxglove. Each chapter culminates in a masterclass project, and a colour template is provided for five designs, graded in difficulty.
Price: £12.99

Helen M Stevens' Embroidered Butterflies
by Helen M Stevens

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

In five fascinating chapters Helen M Stevens explores a variety of butterflies united by a shared habitat from country gardens and hedgerows to woods and copses. Each chapter culminates in a masterclass project: a colour template is provided for five original designs from a simple study of brimstone and orange butterflies to capturing the more elaborate wing pattern of tortoiseshells, Easy to follow step-by-step photographs illustrate the working, in progress, of the designs to ensure that perfect results are achievable. Finally, a basic technique section gives valuable advice on choosing threads and fabrics, the transfer of templates, guidance on silk shading and the working of all of Helen's most popular stitches, to guarantee that this becomes the essential guide to creating embroidered butterfly studies.
Price: £12.99

Helen M Stevens' World of Embroidery
by Helen M Stevens

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

In her fifth collection of glorious embroidery, Helen M. Stevens draws inspiration from different countries and cultures to celebrate the beauty of nature around the globe. She captures the diversity of nature, from the polar caps to the tropics, through flora, fauna, birds and insects. The Workbook sketches reveal a fascinating insight into her unique working methods. Beautiful colour photographs highlight the skill that translates the iridescent glow of a hummingbird, the flash of a tiger's eye, or the movement of water into embroidery. This work inspires the modern embroiderer to blend traditional and modern techniques with cutting-edge materials including real gold and silver, and materials gathered from nature itself.
Price: £12.99

The Myth and Magic of Embroidery
by Helen M Stevens

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

The Myth and Magic of Embroidery contains embroidered pictures inspired by nature, including plant life, animals, landscapes and sacred places from many origins such as Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Old English. Each chapter contains an adaptation of a legend or fable with illustrations taken from the author's own workbook. The book includes detailed working methods and new design techniques, such as the transformation of traditional ethnic stitches and the translation of designs from ceramics and architecture into motifs for embroidery, enabling the reader to create stunning embroidery pieces of their own.
Price: £14.99

The Timeless Art of Embroidery
by Helen M Stevens

Publisher David & Charles
Edition Paperback

Drawing inspiration from over 1200 years of history, this book provides a collection of 75 embroideries alongside sketches from the author's workbook. It includes full instructions for all techniques and stitches.
Price: £14.99

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