The Art of Elegant Hand Embroidery, Embellishment and Applique: The Basics & Beyond

Master teacher Janice Vaine fashions a needlework garden filled with exquisite, floral-themed blocks to instruct and inspire today's needle artists. Full-color photos, step-by-step instructions and accurate illustrations show how to create needleart flowers that will bloom for years to come. Over 100 4" and *" applique blocks. Exquisite 16" block. Embellished corner swag. 6 needleturn applique techniques. 62 embroidery stitches. 20 ribbonwork techniques. 8 stumpwork techniques. 10 fabric techniques. Full color throughout. Clear, complete step-by-step how-to. Forward by Elly Sienkiewicz.

"Looking for a book that touches your artistic soul as well as offering you techniques plainly and succinctly explained and illustrated? I have found this combination and more in Janice Vaine's new manuscript. This beautiful book will not be forgotten on a shelf, but instead is going to be right next to my comfy sewing chair offering me both technical instruction when needed, and quiet moments of study and reflection. I thoroughly enjoy examining the clear, concise illustrations and skillfully written text. As a book lover, I find this beautifully wrought volume a joy to hold, a pleasure to read and, best of all, clear depictions of embroidery and appliqu methods that will ensure my success. Jan's precious designs are so tempting, and the minute I opened the cover I knew I was going to be hooked. Thread, ribbon and fabric it is all embraced with obvious love by a talented designer, needlewoman and author. I can't wait to get started -- Bette Augustine "Administrator of The Elly Sienkiewicz Appliqu Academy"

"Embroidery is adding something special to your project without changing it. The Art of Elegant Hand Embroidery, Embellishment and Appliqu is a guide to the uses of embroidery in one's work, as Janice Vaine educates readers on how to get started and comes at them with no shortage of exquisite techniques in many shapes, sizes, and complexity, with plenty of examples. Complete with a DVD with even more patterns, The Art of Elegant Hand Embroidery is a must for any crafts driven person who wants to add something special to their work." -- James A Cox Editor "Midwest Book Review: Library Bookwatch"
"'Methinks it is a token of healthy and gentle characteristics, when women of high thoughts and accomplishments love to sew; especially as they are never more at home with their own hearts than while occupied.' Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Marble Faun, 1859. This is one quotation from the book which I am sure will strike a chord with most of us. This exquisite and elegant book would be a joy to own because it is beautiful from the front right through the back. Master quilter and expert teacher Janice Vaine fashions a needlework garden filled with exquisite, floral-themed blocks to instruct and inspire today's needle artists. It is filled with full-colour photos, step-by-step instructions and accurate illustrations, which show you how to create needle art flowers that will bloom for years to come. As a further bonus, the book comes with a DVD containing 102 x 4" block patterns, 20 x 8" block patterns, a 16" centre block pattern and finally a corner swag. This is a 'must-have', so maybe one for your Christmas present list?" -- Book Reviewer "Fabrications Quilting For You (UK magazine)"
"WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! All in all, this is one book you will definitely want in your library or a GREAT gift for a quilter/embroidery person in your life." -- Barbara Rhoades "Independent Book Reviewer"
"The Art of Elegant Hand Embroidery offers a blend of hardcover with lay-flat binding and spine lettering for easy location and over two hundred pages of ribbonwork, embroidery and stumpwork stitches and techniques, and is perfect for any needlework collection. Color photos of each stitch accompany good-sized step-by-step illustrations and provide color and easy instruction to a book that includes appliqu and features all patterns on a DVD. Any interested in artistic needlework applications will find this a winner." -- Diane Donovan Editor "The Midwest Book Review, California Bookwatch"
"The Art of Elegant Hand Embroidery offers a blend of hardcover with lay-flat binding and spine lettering for easy location and over two hundred pages of ribbonwork, embroidery and stumpwork stitches and techniques, and is perfect for any needlework collection. Color photos of each stitch accompany good-sized step-by-step illustrations and provide color and easy instruction to a book that includes appliqu and features all patterns on a DVD. Any interested in artistic needlework applications will find this a winner." -- Diane Donovan Editor "The Midwest Book Review, California Bookwatch"