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Keel: Inglise

Pattern Darning from Norway by Yvette Stanton

Publisher: Search Press
Edition: BC Paperback
Size: 195x275 mm
Illustrations: 850
Pages: 104

Learn how to create 13 beautiful embroidered pieces by award-winning embroiderer Yvette Stanton, inspired by traditional Norwegian embroidery

From the award-winning embroiderer who introduced you to some of the world’s most exquisite forms of traditional embroidery, comes a new how-to guide full of colourful images and enticing projects to help you discover the beauty of Norwegian pattern darning. Pattern darning is a simple technique, and beginners through to experienced stitchers will find much to delight in this book.

In Yvette Stanton’s book Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway, you will

-explore where smøyg can be found in Norway and where it features on traditional clothing and textiles
-enjoy many photographs featuring historical examples of smøyg
-learn the stitches and techniques of smøyg with clear step-by-step instructions and detailed diagrams
-be inspired by 13 original projects, from small through to large, with a range of useful and beautiful applications.

If you love colourful, geometric folk embroidery, this is the book for you.