Series: Milner Craft Series

This specimen box contains eighteen specimens – ten moths and eight butterflies – from the order Lepidoptera. Jane’s aim was to produce a specimen box of Jewels, with complete disregard for size and proportion. She selected moth and butterfly specimens for their interest and colour — not the most familiar — and used a wide assortment of materials to interpret...

200 Ripple Stitch Patterns

Bibilla Knotted Lace Flowers brings to a modern audience a form of lace that is believed to have originated in antiquity and has been practised in many countries of the eastern Mediterranean. References to it were made in the works of Homer and Plato. Knotted lace has all but died out in most places, but it is still made in...

The aim of Bring Colour to Crochet is to present the reader with 64 interesting and practical stitch patterns that explore the many varied ways of incorporating colour and novelty into their work. Bringing colour into a project can be as easy as working rows of surface chains across some plain double crochet – dc (US sc) – to more...

The farmer and his wife rise early to feed the chickens and milk the cows, then engage in dozens of chores around the farm as they ensure everything is running smoothly. In this touching and amusing book, you can teach a child all about a day in the farming life and knit the characters of the farmyard—animal and human. From...

Goldwork Embroidery by Mary Brown is the most comprehensive book on this ancient form of embroidery. The history of goldwork in Britain and Europe is illuminated with images in glorious full-colour of gold embroidered costumes and textiles held in museums and private collections, many never previously published or seen by the public. This book includes fifteen original projects that either...

The exhibition opened in Tokyo on 28 December 2004 in the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Department Store. It then travelled to venues in Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Sapporo, Kyoto, and Takamatsu. Altogether, the exhibition attracted over 105,000 visitors in Japan. In October 2005, the exhibition travelled to Korea, where it was shown in the Chojun Textile and Quilt Museum and Sookmyung Women's University...

Aimed at the beginner to the needlepainting embroidery technique, this fully illustrated book contains easy step-by-step instructions accompanied by numerous diagrams. It includes three levels of projects, with each level carefully designed to take you onto the next stage of needlepainting, and a comprehensive stitch guide.

Silk Paper Creations for the Fibre Artist by Judith Pinnell explores the versatile medium of silk 'paper', which can be used in almost any aspect of fibre art. Silk is lustrous, slightly transparent, and possesses a beautiful light quality. It is also easy to dye, making it an exciting medium for introducing colour. Since the publication of Take Silk, Judith...

Following her previous book, Jane Nicholas explains in detail how this fine needlework can be achieved, introducing 23 new elements. Projects are included on: field flower pictures; wildlife pictures; roundels for pictures or brooches; pansies for brooches and designs; and needlework accessories and gifts.

When Marie and Annette visited Borris House in 2006, the lace in the Borris Lace Collection was uncatalogued, unpublished, and almost completely unknown in Ireland. Knowledge of the old techniques and true characteristics of the lace had been lost. Unless the history and techniques were researched and recorded without delay, the technique of Borris lace and the provenance that was...

Examples of medieval stumpwork—the art of embroidering using raised, 3D embellishments—can be found in museums and galleries throughout Europe. Considered among the most intricate and lovely of embroidery styles, it requires a delicate touch. Now, the secrets of stumpwork are revealed through eight beautiful floral projects, all inspired by the 16th-century illuminated 'Book of Hours' created by Jean Bourdichon for...

Jane Nicholas' fascination with beetles became an absolute passion when she discovered Evans' and Bellamy's book An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles in a store in Indianapolis in 1998. As she turned each page, her imagination was captured, visualising the stumpwork beetles that could be stitched using the photographs for inspiration. Hence, the stumpwork beetle specimen box was born. Jane has...

From the beginner to the experienced stitcher, these twelve original and beautiful designs, each with detailed stitch instructions, will capture the imagination through embroidery. Detailed patterns, diagrams and simple, unique instructions throughout. Working any of them will help master the main techniques of Jenny McWhinney's form of thread painting. This gorgeous full colour book will delight any embroiderer who sees...

The flexibility of Whitework with Colour has opened the door to a whole new world of possibilities. There are no limits to the subjects one can stitch, and you will find nestled among the pages a wide variety of projects which will entice you to get stitching. There are seventeen projects in the book, ranging from complete beginner to more...

In a fusion of crewel and surface embroidery, this work mixes thread painting and Australian wool embroidery. With illustrations and step-by-step instructions, it features 17 projects that use the minimum of stitches to create exciting effects. It also includes photographs, illustrations, and row-by-row colour keys to help complete the projects. Crewel & Surface Embroidery by Trish Burr is an essential...

This embroidered border was inspired by the painted border of a letter written by Lady Anne Clifford to her father in 1598 – the time of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare. Worked on ivory silk satin, in stumpwork and surface embroidery, this design features fourteen assorted flowers and fruits popular at the time, including the Apothecary rose, Sweet briar and Heartsease,...

Dive into a beautiful collection of aquatic wonders to knit and crochet—from lovely sea urchins, lush seaweed, and eerie anglerfish to elaborate and colourful coral reefs. Each specimen comes with an easy-to-follow pattern, complete assembly and finishing instructions, and yarn requirements. The book includes a host of inspiring ideas for how to use your creations in a wide range of...

Embroidery for all Seasons offers exquisite embroidered garden flower designs representing the four seasons. The designs are brought vividly to life with stitches and colours that truly reflect the nature of the flowers being worked. The book includes complete flower samplers and a lovely selection of projects showcasing the embroidered flowers used in a variety of combinations and styles. This...

The latest in the successful Kids Learn to...series, following on from Kids Learn to Knit and Kids Learn to Crochet, this book enlists the help of the two original animal characters, Pip and Peg, from the earlier books. With their aid, children learn how to use a sewing needle and thread to make simple, practical and decorative projects, with six...

Threadwork is a book about creating sumptuous embellished surfaces made by collaging rich colourful silks, transparent organza, and ribbons. It includes stitching with embroidery threads and ribbons, knitting, and other yarns, as well as adding further texture with raised embroidery, cords, metallic threads, and beads. The method or process involves creating an original soft textile by assembling layers of fabric...

If you ever find yourself wondering what to knit next, then just open this book, and you are guaranteed to find the answer. 200 Fun Things to Knit contains an irresistible collection of small and cute little knitting projects for all levels of knitting ability. Containing a mix of beautiful 3D projects inspired by nature—knitted flowers, birds, bugs, leaves, and...

Unique designs combined with beautiful coloured threads and cloths, as well as stylish embellishments, make this book especially attractive for all embroiderers. Stitchers who have dabbled in cross stitch, hardanger, and pulled work, as well as beginners and more experienced stitchers, are invited to venture into Needleweaving and Embroidery: Embellished Treasures, a combination of well-known embroidery techniques such as drawn...