Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Animals

Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Animals

• Used Book in Good Condition

A masterclass in how to create stunning animal portraits with embroidery silks, from internationally acclaimed textile artist Helen M Stevens. <P>In this fourth title in her Masterclass Embroidery series, Helen M Stevens reveals more of the secrets of achieving astonishingly lifelike effects using pure silk thread. In five fascinating chapters Helen explores a variety of animals that are linked in different ways --whether by their ferocity as predators, their closeness to man as familiar countryside dwellers, by their nocturnal habits, or as among the world's weirder creatures like the platypus. <P>Each chapter leads towards a master class project with color templates. Easy to follow color photographs illustrate the working stages of the design to ensure that perfect results are achieved.