Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Gardens
Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Gardens

Author: Helen M. Stevens

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9780715329849

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This is the fifth title in "The Masterclass Embroidery Series" showing how to create stunning embroideries designed by internatio- nally acclaimed textile artist Helen M. Stevens.Helen explores a range of beautiful garden settings, from the intimate and personal cottage garden, to the stately splendour of the formal country park, using pure silk embroidery threads to achieve astonishingly realistic effects.Each of the five chapters builds toward an in-depth masterclass project including landscape templates and close-up detailed colour templates of garden wildlife, as well as colour keys and step-by-step stitching instructions.Easy-to-follow colour photographs illustrate the working stages of each masterclass embroidery, ensuring that perfect results can be achieved when recreating the picturesque designs.

Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Landscapes
Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Landscapes

Author: Helen Stevens

Publisher: David & Charles

Published: 2007-05-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780715321799

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* Helen M. Stevens' Masterclass Embroidery Series books have sold over 50,000 copies to date* Beautiful illustrations and gorgeous projects will inspire novice and advanced embroiderersDrawing inspiration from different cultures and countries, Helen M. Stevens presents a collection of simply stunning embroidery projects that celebrate the beauty of nature around the world. From the polar caps to the tropics, through flora, fauna, birds, and insects, this guide shows readers how to translate images in nature into finished projects, and inspires them to blend traditional and modern techniques--such as using real gold and silver, and incorporating materials gathered from nature--for surprisingly lifelike results.

The Embroiderer's Countryside
The Embroiderer's Countryside

Author: Helen M. Stevens

Publisher:

Published: 1999-03-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780715308264

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Embroidery artist Helen M. Stevens lives and works in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, which inspires her embroideries of wild animals, birds and flowers. This book reproduces in colour a collection of 75 examples of her work, and also contains a discussion of the techniques used.

The Timeless Art of Embroidery
The Timeless Art of Embroidery

Author: Helen M. Stevens

Publisher: David & Charles Publishers

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780715312162

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Drawing inspiration from over 1200 years of history, this book provides a collection of 75 embroideries alongside sketches from the author's workbook. It includes full instructions for all techniques and stitches.

Helen M. Stevens' Embroiderer's Year
Helen M. Stevens' Embroiderer's Year

Author: Helen Stevens

Publisher: David & Charles

Published: 2006-10-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780715324455

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In this inspiration-packed book, Helen M. Stevens brings stitchers exquisite designs for every month of the year. These gorgeous projects celebrate all the important traditions, holidays and mile markers. The book features:

Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens

Author: James Longenbach

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0195070224

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'This distinguished book sets forth the Stevens that we will be reading for at least the next three decades: a Stevens in close touch with political and social conditions, a Stevens whose poetry arises from the texture of his times.'-Louis Martz

Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Animals
Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Animals

Author: Helen Mary Stevens

Publisher: David & Charles Publishers

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9780715327869

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Part of a series which reveals the secrets of achieving lifelike effects using pure silk thread. This book features over 20 inspirational studies from nature. It includes a variety of animal portraits: from ferocious predators to familiar countryside dwellers.|In this fourth title in her "Masterclass Embroidery" Series, acclaimed textile artist Helen M. Stevens reveals the secrets of achieving lifelike effects using pure silk thread."Embroidered Animals" features over 20 inspirational studies from nature. In five chapters, Helen creates a variety of animal portraits: from ferocious predators to familiar countryside dwellers.Each of the five chapters builds toward an in-depth project, which includes templates, colour keys and step-by-step stitching instructions.Easy-to-follow colour photographs illustrate the working stages of each masterclass project, ensuring that perfect results can be achieved when recreating these delightful animal studies.