The Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery. This item is unavailable.The Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery

In the first part of the book, Jean Littlejohn shows that anyone can draw and design and explains the simple principles which form the foundation of much impressive and complicated design work, including where and how to look for ideas and inspiration. She shows how some well-known embroiderers set about designing and gives a full account of how she develops ideas and embroideries on a theme. In the second part, Jan Beaney deals with practical stitchery and gives instructions and advice on a wide range of embroidery techniques as well as theme development and technical hints on methods of transferring designs, finishing and presentation.

Jan Beaney has been involved in the world of embroidery for over thirty years as a designer, tutor and author.