Synopses & Reviews
In 1598, Lady Anne Clifford wrote a letter to her father that featured a beautifully painted border. Inspired by that Shakespearian-era design, Jane Nicholas has created her own embroidery, stitched on ivory silk satin in stumpwork. It showcases 14 assorted flowers and fruits popular at the time, from the Apothecary rose, borage, heartsease, and periwinkle to redcurrants, barberries, plums, and strawberries.
Use the border to surround a mirror or enclose a special photograph, monogram, or treasured memento.and#160;
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and#8220;An unusual, almost do-it-yourself guide...Nicholas gives instructions to complete all parts of the embroidery, covering materials and equipment, more than 45 individual elements...and some nearly 20 projects...a 35-stitch glossary is included...every possible theme can be realized.and#8221; and#8212;
Booklist. and#8220;A treasure for broadening needlework skills and inspiring imagination in stitches.and#8221; and#8212;
The Cloth Doll.Synopsis
..".an unusual, almost do-it-yourself guide to stump-work embroidery, a raised or padded stitchery...Nicholas gives instructions to complete all parts of the embroidery, covering materials and equipment, more than 45 individual elements...and some nearly 20 projects...a 35-stitch glossary is included....every possible theme can be realized."--Booklist. ..".enjoy the eye-catching, three-dimensional designs of stumpwork embroidery..."--McCall's Needlework. 216 pages, 20 color illus., 300 b/w illus., 8 1/2 x 11 1/2.
Synopsis
Following the popular Stumpwork Dragonflies and Stumpwork Beetles, Stumpwork Butterflies and Moths is the third in a series of stitched insect collections. Jane Nicholas has created a and#8220;specimen boxand#8221; of jewels with 18 Lepidoptera, all chosen for interest, color, and to showcase an assortment of materials and techniques. There's everything from surface embroidery in lustrous silks for the Indian Moon Moth to stitched clear plastic for the Glasswing Butterfly.
About the Author
Jane Nicholas has been researching and working in the field of embroidery for over 20 years. Specializing in stumpwork and goldwork embroidery, she has written seven books and has contributed widely to journals and magazines on the subject. In 1999 Jane was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to further her studies in stumpwork in the United Kingdom and in 2005 was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM), for her andldquo;services to hand embroidery as an artist, teacher and author.andrdquo; She teaches widely for Embroiderersand#39; Guilds and businesses in Australia, New Zealand, and the US, and continues to research and develop new techniquesandmdash;particularly in stumpwork.