Rugs in Bloom Shading Flowers in Hooked Rugs Jane Halliwell Green (7 June 2012)
Book in English
Jane Halliwell Green brings floral patterns to life in her book Rugs in Bloom: Shading
Flowers in Hooked Rugs. Covering both traditional and contemporary hooking techniques,
Rugs in Bloom features clear, concise directions on how to paint flowers with wool.
The book is filled with plenty of visual aids including beautiful botanical drawings
by the author and easy-to-follow shaded diagrams that illustrate the values in flowers
to guide your hooking. Jane covers a wide range of techniques to apply to any rug
hooker, including techniques for both finely shaded and primitive floral rugs. Also
included is the author’s signature dye recipes as well as a free pull-out pattern
for rug hookers to practice their newly learned skills.
Publisher Ampry Publishing (paperback - 27,6 x 0,65 x 20,6 cm - 136 pages)
26,35 €
Punchneedle Creations Pamela Gurney (1 April 2007)
Book in English
Punchneedle Creations is an inspiring book for anyone who loves embroidery. This
book leads the embroiderer into a wonderland of stunning punchneedle embroidery.
All of the basic and many exciting new techniques are fully explained through clear
step-by-step instructions, diagrams and pages of coloured photographs. There are
over twenty inspirational and delightful projects to work. Pamela's confident and
easy style demonstrates to the beginner and the more advanced embroiderer not only
how to clearly understand the fundamentals but also encourages and inspires them
to 'push the boundaries' with their punchneedle embroidery.
Publisher Sally Milner Publishing (paperback - 21,3 x 1,09 x 27,8 cm - 176 pages)
23,90 €
Shading Flowers Shading Flowers: The Complete Guide for Rug Hookers Jeanne Field (1 December 1991)
Book in English
Flowers have long been a favourite subject for rug hooking, but their complexities
can be intimidating. This book introduces the materials and methods necessary for
rug hookers of all experience levels to create vibrant flowers. These detailed techniques
can be adapted to any pattern.
Publisher Stackpole Books (paperback - 18,4 x 1,25 x 23,5 cm - 160 pages)