Celebration Transfers for Embroidery

This book provides festive patterns suitable for Christmas, Halloween, weddings, birthdays, Valentine's Day and more - the selection of patterns included will have something to suit everyone's taste and occasion. The designs can be adapted and used to create beautiful, original pieces, or they can be combined with borders and motifs for a unique look. In the first part of the book is a quick review of the main stitches used, and some useful tips and tricks, as well as embroidery suggestions - where to place the patterns in order to create a pleasing look, plus examples of suggested embroidery stitches. The transfer technique itself is quick and easy to follow - once the reader has chosen a pattern, they simply cut it out, place it on the fabric, set the iron on the cotton setting (no steam) and iron on the design. Amazing range of designs specifically for festivals and celebrations. The transfers are easy to use, and full instructions are provided in the book. The title provides expert guidance on embroidery stitches used, and laying out a design.

ISBN 1844485072   Pages 144 ISBN13 9781844485079 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 386 Publisher Search Press Ltd   Published in Tunbridge Wells Imprint Search Press Ltd   Height (mm) 275 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 210 Publication date 06 Feb 2010   Spine width (mm) 8 DEWEY 746.44041   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

Ever stuck for ideas for your embroidery? Never again, if you have this on your bookshelf. 144 pages of transfers for embroidery must contain just about everything you will ever need to create beautiful embroideries. Transfer ideas for all special occasions including St. Valentine's Day and so much more - over one hundred transfers in all. Includes lettering and images plus some basic embroidery stitches.-KarenPlatt.co.uk Celebrate a whole range of special occasions with this bumper book filled with transfers. I like the way the introduction not only gives you all the basic stitches you need to get you started, but also explains how to get the most out of the transfers. I used to think you could only use them once, but you can use these up to eight times each depending on your fabric. There are also tips on inverting, combining, duplicating the motifs and more, as well as an example of how to use several motifs to make a Christmas tablecloth. There are several pages of colored photographs showing examples of how the transfers look once they have been embroidered, and these include a list of the threads and stitches used in case you want to duplicate them. The transfers themselves are grouped according to theme, and comprise Christmas, birthday, Valentine's Day, Hallowe'en, Easter and new baby as well as motifs for spring, autumn and some general shapes and flourishes. Wording is predominantly in English and French (this book was originally published in France) and there are several pages of associated phrases to bring your work to seasonal life. There are plenty of designs in here so it should keep you going for ages. A useful title for every freestyle embroiderer.-Myshelf.com People looking to add some hand embroidery to their work will find Celebration Transfers for Embroidery is a rich source of inspiration. There are a wide range of designs for many occasions and celebrations. These will make great additions to fabric items such as table cloths or napkins, however Odile Bailloeul's designs would also make great hand stitched embellishments for greeting cards and would make lovely decorations and ornaments when stitched onto felt. This will make a good addition to an embroiderer's book shelf, however would also be an interesting book for crafters from other disciplines who are considering adding embroidery to their work.-Suite101.com Providing over 200 transfers of festival patterns suitable for events such as Christmas, Halloween, weddings and birthdays. The designs, which can be adapted, will create original pieces and can be combined with borders and motifs for a truly unique book. The transfers technique is quick and easy to follow with full instructions provided plus a review of the main stitches used and useful tips and tricks. In addition there are embroidery suggestions and examples of embroidery stitches.-Sew Today Embroidery transfers are very difficult to find and, for those of us who find drawing a bit of a challenge, this book is a real treasure trove. There are masses of designs to suit all sorts of occasions, such as birthdays, Christmas, new babies, Valentine's Day, weddings and Easter - plus a lot of fun motifs for children and seasonal fruits and flowers. Each transfer can be re-used several times and, when the image is too faint, you could draw over the outline with a transfer pencil and use it again - perfect if you're using the transfers to make a number of the same item, such as wedding invitations. Use a single design or combine several (there are some pretty borders) and you can work it in the colours and stitches of your choice and even embellish it with beads, buttons or sequins - so there's plenty of scope for creativity. This is one book that will definitely find a home on my bookshelves.-Stitch

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