Embroidery Techniques from East and West: Texture and Color for Quilters and Embroiderers

by Munni Srivastava

This lavishly illustrated book includes a large range of Indian and European hand embroidery techniques, combined with free-motion machine embroidery, quilting and beading. Munni Srivastava frequently uses patchwork as a "canvas" on which to project her embroidery, her aim being to achieve a richly textured surface that ripples under the light. The book includes sections on: Indian embroidery techniques, Shisha work -- kantha quilting, Motifs adapted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570762465
• ISBN13: 9781570762468
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.7" x 11.1"