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Although slightly damaged, all hurt copies are perfectly usable. Books may have bent or scratched covers and/or dented spines. All interior pages are 100% clean. Please note these books are only available from our website whilst stocks last!
32 beautiful botanical motifs to hand stitch by Hisako Nishisu
Embroidery artist Hisako Nishisu invites you to try her new collection of elegant cross stitch designs, inspired by the beauty and simplicity of wildflowers and grasses. There are over 30 stunning motifs to choose from, so whether you admire the lily of the valley or the violet, or prefer to stitch the Japanese silverleaf, there is sure to be a project that will catch your eye.
After a gallery of beautifully photographed embroideries, a cross stitch overview is provided outlining the tools, materials and techniques needed for completing these charming samplers. This is followed by a clear, full-page chart for each design.
Once your floral sampler is finished, frame it and hang it for a beautiful addition to any room, or use the designs to add pretty motifs to your linens, clothing and accessories.
Projects Japanese Primrose 10 Japanese Thistle 29 Anemone Nikoensis 20 Japanese Wild Radish 25 Shepherd’s Purse 14 Annual Blue-Eyed Grass 2 1 Houttuynia 28 Violet 12 False Strawberry 24 Horsetail 13 Lily of the Valley 18 Veronica Persica 17 Narrow Leaved Vetch 16 Dandelion 11 Chinese Milk Vetch 22 Strawberry Saxifrage 26 Balloon Flower 40 Great Burnet 45 Pincushion Flower 41 Skunk Vine 42 Tatarian Aster 48 Spotted Bellflower 33 Japanese Snake Gourd 46 Wood Sorrel 30 Japanese Silverleaf 49 Chinese Plantain 34 Trifolium Repens 37 False Bindweed 36 Fringed Pink 38 Lady’s Tresses 32 Day Flower 44 Jumpseed 50
Inspiration Gallery 52 Project Instructions 59
Hisako Nishisu studied European embroidery under Fumie Itagaki. She is the director of JACA (the Japan Art & Craft Association) where she is involved in promoting the practice of European embroidery and training the next generation of embroiderers. Her motto in her work and instruction in her classes is 'enjoyable embroidery, exciting creation'. She is the author of books on drawn thread work and Schwalm embroidery in her home country of Japan.
This book has 32 botanical motifs of wildflowers and grasses in cross stitch. Not all plants are native to the UK but are no less beautiful.
Hisako uses DMC embroidery linen, in off white. The embroidery floss is also DMC and worked over two threads. The first pages illustrate all the motifs with the corresponding page numbers of the fully worked piece.
Five different stitches are used cross, back, straight, ¾, and Holbein stitch. All stitches are illustrated in the middle of the book together with project instructions, tools, and materials. The charts follow, which are very clear and are easy to understand, with thread numbers and corresponding symbols.
These pieces can be framed in their own right, but Hisako also shows how the embroideries can embellish household linen, clothing, and accessories. Hisakos motto is enjoyable embroidery, exciting creations.
I absolutely adore cross stitch and this book is a beauty.
Over 30 botanical motifs, including Dandlion, Japanese primrose and many more are yours to use to decorate and adorn your home. The first part of the book showcase each design stitched and finished. There are techniques, stitch guide and things you will need to start your cross stitching journey and then there are the cross stitching charts. All the designs are stitched using DMC thread, but you can use your own choice of threads and colours. The designs in this book would make a stunning sampler, but can also be used to descorate hand towels, aprons and napkins. All the designs are both elegant and stunning.
Happy cross stitching!
A wonderful, must-have book!
This is a most beautiful book - the projects are lovely and are very achievable. The flowers are gorgeous and very life-like. It made me want to start an embroidered wild flower immediately. Never has an embroidery book inspired me more!
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