The Hand-Stitched Home: Projects and Inspiration for Creating Embroidered Textiles for the Home - Hardcover

Zoob, Caroline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1906417938 ISBN 13: 9781906417932

Publisher: Jacqui Small, 2013

Synopsis

Add personal touches to your home to enrich your environment with this inspirational book by embroiderer and textile designer Caroline Zoob. Full of beautifully photographed projects and ideas, from a simple flower on the edge of a chair cover to more intricate window treatments, this book will prove invaluable for anyone wanting to add elegant embroidered touches to modern, airy decorating schemes. From the choice and use of colour and fabric to seeking inspiration from threads, buttons, picture frames, scraps of lace or old greetings cards, this beautiful craft book is full of expert advice and tips for making subtle yet effective changes to your home. Whether you are an experienced sewer or taking up your needle for the first time, The Hand-Stitched Home will inspire you to create beautifully decorative pieces for your home.

About this title

About the Author

CAROLINE ZOOB is  an embroiderer, designer of china and textiles, and someone who set a trend for making beautiful things using antique textiles. She undertakes design commissions for several large companies and runs a website  www.caroline-zoob.co.uk selling her embroidery and a range of homewares. Her book Childhood Treasures was published in 2003. Caroline Zoob lives in East Sussex.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jacqui Small
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906417938
• ISBN 13: 9781906417932
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144