The Wool Embroidery Collection - Paperback

by Gail Rogers (Author)

With their exotic silks, beautiful colored wools, and exquisite embellishments, these embroidered designs will enchant any needleworker. Many of the patterns are enhanced with the shimmer of metallic threads, the sheen of silk ribbon, and the extra dimension of beads. Stitch woolen blankets with playful teddy bears or lovely wildflowers; a dressing gown adorned with butterflies and buds; a footstool highlighted with metallic threads; and other unique projects. An introduction discusses ideas and inspiration, and there is information on stitches, materials, and techniques.

Author Biography

As a child growing up on an isolated wheat and sheep farm in the wheat belt of Western Australia, she learn to be self-sufficient, and this time spent amusing herself from a very early age allowed her space to be creative. Now living in suburban Perth, she develops and produces embroidery designs and teaches. Gail is passionate about anything to do with the creative medium and her life has been a constant struggle to fit in all the exciting things there are to do.