The Art of Embroidered Flowers

Explore nature through a combination of textiles and embroidery in this new, modernised edition of Gilda Baron’s inspirational, innovative, step-by-step work.

Using painted and dyed backgrounds, and hand and machine embroidery, this guide presents a wonderful variety of three dimensional landscape and flower embroideries. A number of techniques are employed when applying colour to the fabric including batik, salt discharge and brushing dye into a wet surface. Beautiful pictures are then stitched and built up over the background in easy stages. The feeling of perspective is enhanced by the clever use of scale and colour, and all the techniques are explained clearly and demonstrated in a series of stunning projects. This original book is packed with practical advice and information. Anyone interested in pattern, texture and colour will discover a wealth of inspiration when they work through the projects. These highly individual designs will encourage beginners and more experienced embroiderers to create their own embroidered flower designs.

Book Contents

Introduction6
Materials & equipment8
design14
TECHNIQUES20
Surface embroidery28
Summer Meadow30
MACHINE EmBROIDERY36
Buttercup field40
Flowers by the fence50
Embroidered cards62
Taking things further66
paper mounts74
Panoramic scenes76
Conclusion78
Index80