With a different and delightfully practical approach to a traditional, time- honoured subject, Jan shows how to create a wonderful selection of portraits, all in realistic style and created using raised embroidery, applique and decorative hand stitches.
Knitters will love to create this delightful Nativity scene to keep and bring out every year. The patterns vary from simpler ones for beginners or young knitters to the beautiful, ornate cloaks of the Wise Men for the more experienced.
This complete embroidery course is designed to help embroiderers find ideas and carry them through to a finished piece of work.
Encourages readers to explore their own design potential by using any amounts of yarn available to them to create interesting and decorative projects. Messent is the author of Wool'n Magic, Knit the Christmas Story, Knit a Fantasy Story, Knit an Enchanted Castle and Knitted Gardens.
. 1976, clean bright copy