Freehand Machine Embroidery: Learning to draw with your machine

by Poppy Treffry

Overview

Talented textile designer Poppy Treffry builds on the success of Free and Easy Stitch Style with a new set of projects developed using her unique freehand stitching technique. Create quirky and fun home accessories and accents using your own designs and develop your own free and easy sewing style Step-by-step instructions, illustrations and photographs combined with a fresh, modern design reflects Poppy’s unconventional approach to embroidery and sewing

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781446301869
Publisher:	David & Charles
Publication date:	07/12/2012
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Poppy Treffry owns her own company making beautiful and unique accessories for fashion and the home. She sells to some of the UK’s biggest names, including Liberty, Fortnum & Mason and the Eden Project, and has been featured in numerous magazines. Poppy lives in Cornwall. www.poppytreffry.co.uk.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
  
• Starting Out: Basic equipment; Fabrics; Getting to grips with your sewing machine
  
• Techniques: Having a play; Outlining; Shading; Appliqué; Finishing and edges; Troubleshooting
  

• THE PROJECTS
• Getting Crafty
• New Arrivals
• Party Time
• Happy Holidays
  
• Templates
• Suppliers
• Sources of inspiration
  
• Acknowledgments
• About the author
• Index