Beginners will enjoy experimenting with thread colours, and the size and direction of the stitches and will have great fun building up a range of exciting effects. Many people at first mistake Alison Holt's embroideries for paintings or even photographs. She is fascinated by gardens, landscapes and [...]

Helps readers learn how to create beautiful woodland pictures using various combinations of two simple machine stitches. This book offers coverage including the materials required; how to compose a picture from photographs that have inspired you; painting backgrounds; and, the basic stitch technique[...]

Building on the success of her previous books, Alison Holt shows you how to produce incredible seascapes using various combinations of just two simple machine stitches. The techniques are broken down into clear, step-by-step instructions, and there are five stunning projects as well as many exampl[...]