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I received this book as an advance review copy e-book, and it is absolutely beautiful: I imagine that the "hard copy" would be even more so, one of those books it is just a pleasure to hold and to flick through and to linger on some of the wonderful illustrations and photos.
I have to admit that the spiritual element of the book, with its emphasis on new age mysticism and talismans was not for me, but the variety of designs in the book means that you do not need to be a pagan or wiccan to find something that you will like. The promotion of stitching as a form of meditation, of slowing down and really looking at things was right up my alley however.
This is probably not a book for a complete beginner at embroidery. Although the stitch instructions and illustrations are some of the best I have seen, the patterns as presented require the stitcher to do a fair amount of work in incorporating them into their own designs. It is however a wonderful resource book for someone with some stitching experience who wants to branch out a little.
With thanks to Netgalley and Storey Publishing for the advance review copy.
I have to admit that the spiritual element of the book, with its emphasis on new age mysticism and talismans was not for me, but the variety of designs in the book means that you do not need to be a pagan or wiccan to find something that you will like. The promotion of stitching as a form of meditation, of slowing down and really looking at things was right up my alley however.
This is probably not a book for a complete beginner at embroidery. Although the stitch instructions and illustrations are some of the best I have seen, the patterns as presented require the stitcher to do a fair amount of work in incorporating them into their own designs. It is however a wonderful resource book for someone with some stitching experience who wants to branch out a little.
With thanks to Netgalley and Storey Publishing for the advance review copy.