Garden Landscapes in Silk Ribbon Embroidery (Milner ...

Your favorite flowers, romantic garden scenes -- even your own garden -- make wonderful designs when you make use of the intricate and dramatic effects of silk ribbon embroidery. The dozens of floral patterns presented here will produce remarkably realistic designs, with flowing arrangements that take advantage of the brightness of silk set against background fabrics perfectly selected to highlight each embroidered layout. A variety of projects will delight, from brooches and hair clasps to beautiful drawstring keepsake bags and hold-all bags, to intended-for-framing landscapes. Especially enjoy following the patterns for hand-drawing pale-wash backgrounds onto your fabrics to give landscapes extra depth and color. Full-color photos of finished projects and the detailed sewing notes for different stitches provide the inspiration and information needed, even if you've never tried this classic embroidery style before.