Embroider 9 stunning plant and pollinator projects that shine with vibrant colour and life
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 colour 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.
Table of Contents
Contents 5
Introduction 6
Foreword 8
All about pollinators 10
Materials and tools 12
Techniques 20
Stitch gallery 26
Small stitched elements 34
Inspiration 38
Choosing colours 40
Order of work 42
The projects 44
1. Dogrose and greenbottle fly 46
2. Lords and Ladies and owl midge 56
3. Ox-eye daisy and hoverfly 64
4. Fennel and seven-spot ladybird 72
5. Meadow buttercup and thick-legged flower beetle 80
6. Bramble and gatekeeper butterfly 88
7. Common knapweed and six-spot burnet moth 96
8. Blackthorn and buff-tailed bumblebee 106
9. Gooseberry and common wasp 114
Templates 122
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