Leading embroidery authors Valerie Campbell-Harding & Maggie Grey translate the richness of Celtic imagery into fabric, textiles & stitched work using machine embroidery. The visual Celtic elements from fine manuscripts, metalwork & stone sculpture
- spirals, knots, plaits, lettering, interlacings & meanders
- are brought to life through designs that start simply & build up to more complex pieces. The book gives detailed information on the design process, then progresses to stitch, with plenty of new ideas as well as new slants on old favourites. A final chapter shows you how to put together finished pieces &
- should it all go wrong
- how to redeem an uninteresting piece. The authors encourage readers not just to copy existing designs but, through experimentation & stitch samples, to make the work their own.