Embroidered Birds and their Habitats: Hand embroidery techniques and inspiration

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Embroidered Birds and their Habitats explores the author’s fascination with birds and the ways they interact with their surroundings. I chose a variegated embroidery thread from my stash ( DMC Coloris 4510) and used 2 of the 6 strands. She has written articles for various magazines and books, such as Masterworks and Inspirations , as well as having her book Embroidered Landscapes published by Sally Milner.

Inspiring and practical in equal measure, this book showcases dozens of Judy's lifelike finished embroideries alongside clear, practical advice. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform.This is embroidery that is worked on a separate hoop and then applied onto the frame as one of the many layers that builds the picture.

Again, note the fact that the hanging loop is off centre, you really do need to do this if you want the bird to hang straight. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I think it would be useful to anyone who wants to embroidery scenery, wide vistas, or even homes and gardens. The book also includes finishing techniques such as mounting and framing and a stitch glossary that includes Judy's own adapted stitches.Her unique embroideries draw on years of personal study and practice in design, drawing, painting, print-making, clay and object making but it is the flexibility and technical variety inherent in textiles, in particular hand embroidery, that always fascinated her. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Then come three very detailed projects, again interspersed with stitch ideas for the birds and habitat, full of photos, text and diagrams.In the back of the book, you’ll find instructions on how to prepare and finish your works for display, a stitch dictionary, and a lovely gallery of the author’s works for further inspiration.

When I first read through the book, in fact, I had a hard time seeing it as a book of “hand embroidery techniques and inspiration.

I love making them, especially as I invested in a new sewing machine a couple of weeks ago (a wonderful Bernina) which is an absolute dream to work with. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. Finally, there's a section on framing up your work, examples of finished work and a stich guide complete with diagrams. The book also includes finishing techniques such as mounting and framing, and a stitch glossary that includes Judy's own adapted stitches.