Embroidered Country Gardens

Make beautiful flower embroidery designs with 6 step-by-step hand embroidery projects and a fully illustrated embroidery stitch dictionary! 

Learn from teacher Lorna Bateman how to create beautiful flower designs, using raised and textured stitches to recreate your own idyllic English country garden! She walks you through a variety of embroidery stitchesthen shows you how to use them to create stunning individual flowers and your own garden motif.

With plenty for beginners and nature enthusiasts to enjoy, this hand embroidery book includes sections on embroidering:

• English garden flowers, from A-Z Common garden insects, birdbaths, garden ornaments and more
• A needlecase, scissorkeeper, pincushion, thimblepip, glasses case, and thread storer
• PLUS, a vintage bag to store your projects (includes a full-size pattern insert)

With plenty of detailed photographs, a fully illustrated stitch directory, and outline template drawings, Embroidered Country Gardens is peppered throughout with invaluable hints and tips from the author to help you develop your own skills and unique style.

Book Contents

Introduction 6
Tools and materials 8
Preparation 26
AZ of stitches 40
AZ of garden flowers 52
In my country garden 72
Designing your own garden 84
The projects 88
Wall art 94
Sewing bag 98
Glasses case 104
Magnifier cover 108
Needle case 112
Pencil case 116
Beginner’s pincushion 120
Pincushion 124
Scissor keeper 126
Tape measure cover 130
Thimble pip 134
Thread catcher 138
Finishing off your work 142
Patterns for tracing 152
Index 160