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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> I first discovered silk ribbon embroidery several years ago through a dear friend of mine from Australia and I had no idea what a wonderful form of embroidery it would prove to be. Kaye Pyke’s book on the different techniques of satin ribbon work inspired me to combine silk and satin ribbon together with free-style crewel stitches. It is exciting to experiment with the wonderful range of coloured ribbons available to the embroiderer; silk satin velvet rayon polyester and moir? taffeta – and to combine them with some of today’s beautiful embroidery threads. There is a difference between silk ribbon embroi- dery and satin ribbon. The silk ribbon is very soft and pliable going through the fabric easily like embroidery thread whereas the satin ribbon is first worked by hand to form the flowers or leaves and then sewn onto the fabric. This book contains a lovely cross-section of ideas for the ribbon work – from clothing to tea-cosies clocks to towels and cushions to framed work and hat boxes. Do not feel constrained by the designs in this book; feel free to experiment with different combinations. What I love about this sort of work is that one can create one’s own ideas and designs from the basic techniques and stitches that are illus- trated in this book.