Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidery Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidery By Pamela Watts Publisher Search Press Edition Paperback Size 204 x 260 mm Illustrations 125 Pages 64 Pam Watts is passionate about machine embroidery. She has studied it extensively and now teaches and lectures all over the UK. She also makes regular trips overseas to teach workshops on various aspects of embroidery. She has written books on machine embroidery, bead embroidery and embroidered flowers as well as magazine articles. She is a City and Guilds tutor at Missenden Abbey in Buckinghamshire. In her spare time, Pam enjoys flying helicopters and gardening. This fresh and original guide to creating unusual and beautiful embroideries offers a wealth of information, with easy-to-follow stitch samplers, projects and inspirational photographs of finished pieces. Pamela Watts explores all the techniques with infectious enthusiasm, showing how to work the stitches, adjust tension, layer fabrics, develop surfaces, build up texture, create lacy effects with water soluble fabric and more. Step-by-step photographs accompany a series of projects which are designed to improve skills and the book is packed with expert advice on all aspects of machine embroidery. A final section takes you beyond fabrics into using metal, mesh, handmade paper and more. Vibrant and exciting designs can be created easily using these materials. The effect is stunning when they are combined with soft and transparent fabrics, and lustrous threads. # Part of the Needlecraft series # Pamela Watts has a high profile - has written several embroidery books, runs courses, workshops # Step-by-step instruction and projects included The Textile Directory Bookstore postal charges: UK 1 book = £2.50 2 books = £4.50 3 books = £7.00 4 books or more = £9.00 Overseas 1 book = £6.00 2 books = £10.00 3 books = £14.00 4 books or more = £18.00 Price: £8.95