Dreamscapes in Ribbon Embroidery and Stumpwork | Di Van Niekerk

Dreamscapes in Ribbon Embroidery and Stumpwork | Di Van Niekerk | Good Book for Ideas

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Dreamscapes in Rib...

	Dreamscapes in Ribbon Embroidery and Stumpwork Di Van Niekerk Search Press, 2006 - 128 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews view larger image
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Four beautiful paintings turned into embroidery masterpieces by Di van Niekerk, one of the country's foremost ribbon and thread artists. The book explains how designs printed on fabric are enhanced by several creative embroidery techniques using ribbon and thread. In addition to a wide variety of surface stitches, both the traditional and modern versions, techniques include trapunto, needlelace, padded shapes, tassel-making, wired and detached shapes, using glitter, new ideas for flowers and grass, making interesting trees, and much more. A stitch glossary featuring more than 60 fully illustrated stitches makes this an excellent reference guide too. The exquisite embroidered designs showcase the author's phenomenal talent and will inspire even the most reluctant needleworker to start stitching.

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Dreamscapes

Great book, lots of ideas and inspiration. Diana has made it interesting to read and the instructions are easy to follow. I'm sure I will refer to it often.

Good Book for Ideas

This is a wonderful book for inspiration and ideas, but not for actual projects. I have been reliably told by a needlework vendor that to order any of the sheets for the stumpwork or any of the thread packs can cost anywhere from $200 to $600 because they come from South Africa and the exchange rate is a killer and they are expensive, even there. However, I have a project that I want to use the techniques that are demonstrated and I found the book very useful.

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