In Embroidery pour le Bebe, a delightful little craft book from French artist Sylvie Blondeau, youll find more than 100 adorable ways to decorate everyday objects for babies.
This comprehensive guide to embroidery stitches contains all the embroiderer needs to know to work dozens of stitches, and includes full advice on everything from choosing materials, beginning and ending a thread and using hoops to working as a left-handed embroiderer and learning how to paint threads.
Sustainable sewing projects don't have to be scratchy hemp skirts andbrown patchwork aprons - you could be making beautiful one-off piecesfor yourself and your home from unique and unusual eco-friendlyrecycled or vintage fabrics.
This book features every smocking stitch, clearly explained for beginners, but also has inspiring examples and new or little-known techniques to appeal to experienced smockers.