A Fine Tradition 2 - Margaret Light

From Inspirations Studios, A Fine Tradition 2 by Margaret Light is a paperback embroidery book celebrating travel-inspired decorative arts through twelve distinctive projects. Drawing on Margaret’s experiences and research, it explores captivating combinations of colour and stitch, using wool and silk threads on linen and cotton fabrics.

Inside, you’ll find designs for decorative panels and tiles suited to framing or soft furnishings, alongside needlework accessories, plus a bag and jewellery roll featuring a unique felt-inlay technique drawn from 19th century Iranian textiles. Each project is supported with detailed, step-by-step guidance from stitching through to construction, with a comprehensive library of diagrams and photographs covering more than seventy stitches.

Key features

• Twelve embroidery projects inspired by travel and the decorative arts
• Includes decorative panels and tiles designed for framing or soft furnishings
• Projects also include needlework accessories, a bag and a jewellery roll
• Features a felt-inlay technique from 19th century Iranian textiles
• Step-by-step instructions from stitching to construction
• Diagrams and step-by-step photographs for more than seventy stitches

Specifications

• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 144
• Publisher: Inspirations Studios
• Publication date: 30 April 2023
• Illustrations: Halftones, colour
• ISBN: 9780648767091

Sizing

240 x 280 x 11 mm

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