Modern Embroidery: A Book of Stitches to Unleash Creativity (Needlework Guide, Craft Gift, Embroider Flowers)

Make
Your Embroidery Pop with 3-D
Techniques

Follow author and needlework
artist Rachael Dobbins as she teaches you how to embroider flowers, portraits,
and other 3-D patterns that make your art pop--literally. Using a combination of
traditional and unconventional stitching and macram?techniques,
Contemporary Embroidery takes traditional embroidery
design to the next level while truly encouraging readers to think outside the
box.

How to embroider flowers, portraits,
and more--like an artist. Embroidery doesn't have to be flat or about
perfection. It can be interpretive, with innovative textures, unconventional
color gradients, and movement throughout. In Contemporary
Embroidery, Rachel goes back to basics in order to push the
boundaries of traditional needlework. Designed to take you from beginner to
intermediate artist, this inspired guide contains new techniques and twenty
jaw-dropping embroidery patterns.

Textured hand embroidery
made easy. An embroidery book like no other, Contemporary
Embroidery makes a unique craft gift or coffee table accessory for
anyone passionate about art in new mediums. In addition to beautiful patterns,
you'll discover how to start embroidery projects and how to apply the same
techniques to home d嶰or, clothing items, and much
more.

Inside Contemporary
Embroidery, find step by step embroidery instructions, as well as
advice on:

• How turn photographs or
  sceneries into embroidery templates
• How to create depth and
  movement
• How to use color palettes to think outside the
  box

If you want to learn how
to embroider flowers or like embroidery books with patterns, stitching books,
or modern embroidery designs--such as Embroiderer's Guild Transfers
Collection, Embroidery, or Foolproof
Flower Embroidery--then you'll love Contemporary
Embroidery.