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Needlepainted plants and pollinators, an insect lovers guide to silk shading embroidery, Victoria Matthewson

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Needlepainted plants and pollinators, an insect lovers guide to silk shading embroidery, Victoria Matthewson

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Needlepainted plants and pollinators

Oclc number

1237806735

Responsibility statement

Victoria Matthewson

Sub title

an insect lovers guide to silk shading embroidery

Summary

"Exquisitely detailed and worked in silk floss thread with tiny size 12 needles, Victoria Matthewson's embroideries are a masterclass in thread painting, and shine with vibrant color and life. Starting with key stitches and techniques, this inspiring and practical book contains 9 step-by-step embroidery projects. Choose from 9 key plant and pollinator combinations including the dogrose and greenbottle fly, ox-eye daisy and hoverfly, and fennel and seven-spot ladybird. Many people think of bees as being the only pollinators but, in fact, a wide variety of insects help with the pollination of plants, including butterflies, moths, wasps and beetles - all of which make wonderful subjects for embroidery. Each stunning project also contains fascinating entomological insights about each pollinator and its plant, verified by the experts at Buglife charity. The book will suit people with some previous embroidery knowledge, or ambitious beginners."--Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- All about pollinators -- You will need -- Transferring the design -- Framing up -- Stretching and mounting -- Presentation of your embroidery -- Inspiration -- Planning a design -- Needlepainting -- Additional stitches -- Small stitched elements -- The projects

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