It never ceases to amaze us just how much a person can do with a needle and thread, and for this month’s Book Club, the wonderfully talented, and local, artist Emillie Ferris is astonishing us all with her works. Paint With Thread – Through The Seasons is Emillie’s debut book, taking you through five stunning pieces with this intriguing style of stitching.
Fully illustrated and informative, Emillie delivers step-by-step instructions on how to needlepaint, offering tips on how bring these pieces to life with the ‘long and short’ stitching technique. It’s astounding at how much detail this method brings to embroidery and, as a well-celebrated and self-taught artist, Emillie’s knowledge and support really shines through, here.
Through The Seasons marries Emillie’s love of nature with her work beautifully, with these five designs giving a gracious nod to each season. The needlepainting technique really wows on designs such as the sunflower and the fungi, yet its the details on the robin and the bee that continue to leave us open-mouthed.
Every design included comes with almost 60 detailed images to further support you through the process, along with Emillie’s detailed instructions and encouragement sewn throughout the book. What may feel like quite the undertaking initially is quickly quashed, as you can take things at your own pace with this book in your corner, leading you to success. Alongside these well-written and detailed photographs, each copy of Through The Seasons comes with iron-on transfers so you can get started and stitching.
Perfect for beginners and advanced embroiderers alike, Paint With Thread – Through The Seasons feels like an essential for any crafter’s library. For more information on the book and her follow-up, Paint With Thread II – In The Garden, simply click HERE. To find out more on Emillie Ferris and her wonderful work, you can also check out her website HERE, alongside her Instagram page HERE.
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