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Window Gardens in Bloom: 25 Hand-Embroidered Flowers in Easy-to-Create Settings by Margaret Vant Erve helps you to create an enchanting window garden of hand-embroidered flowers.

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Window Gardens in Bloom

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Window Gardens in Bloom
25 Hand-Embroidered Flowers in Easy-to-Create Settings

Author: Margaret Vant Erve
Pages: 64
Page size: 81/2" x 11 1/2"
Publisher: C&T Publishing
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4G4E0890
Weight: 0.8 lb

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Instructional Create an enchanting window garden of hand-embroidered flowers

Move beyond embroidery kits! Take your hand-embroidery to the next level with flowering window gardens
Pick your favorite flowers from a stitch directory of 25 flowering plants
2 projects for flower backgrounds - an outdoor window box and indoor window sill - with unlimited creative options
Create unique backgrounds for your embroidery with easy fabric painting techniques

"Margaret is a wonderful teacher and gifted textile artist. Her book is sure to be a treasured part of every stitcher's library" -Valerie Hearder, author, quilter & teacher

"Margaret's instructions are clear and easy to follow" -Eileen L. Dawson, student, 40 years of stitching

About the Author: Margaret lives in Ottawa with her husband, two daughters, and her border collie. She takes advantage of the easy access to the countryside and surrounding small communities to find inspiration for her wild and domestic floral creations. She also enjoys teaching, which allows her to inspire students to come up with their own designs and discover their own inner creativity. Margaret's work is held in many private collections across North America.

Window sill with three pots

Introduction	4	Painting the Inner Window Frames and Dividers	41
Flower Gallery	6	Adding Color Pencil Shading	41
Transferring Details	6	Transferring the Pots of Flowers and Finishing Touches	42
General Supplies	7	Outlining the Window Frame in Embroidery	42
The Flowers	7	Embroidering the Flowers and Terra-Cotta Pots	43
Project 1: Window Box Garden	19	Other Alternatives	44
Supplies Needed	21	Stitch Directory	47
Getting Ready	21	Starting and Finishing a Thread	47
Creating the Windowpane	22	Some Basics	48
Wall Types	23	The Stitches	48
Applying the Window Frame	28	Techniques	58
Creating the Window Box	31	Stretching Your Fabric for Painting	58
Embroidering the Garden	31	Working with Gutta Resist and Silk Paints	59
Designing Your Own Garden	32	Stretching Your Fabric for Embroidery	60
More Window Box Garden Designs	34	Preparing Your Embroidery for Framing	60
Project 2: Windowsill Garden	37	Suppliers	62
Supplies Needed	38	Bibliography	62
Getting Ready	38	Index	63
Creating the Windowpane	39	About the Author	64
Painting the Window Frame and Sill	40

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