Product Description
-Appeals to an estimated 500,000+ active machine embroiderers

-Only book devoted to using machine embroidery and paper crafts to create stellar new projects for the home and as gifts

-Written by the editor of Creative Machine Embroidery -- a magazine with 70,000+ readers

Sewing and paper crafts combine to create an exciting technique that is rapidly gaining industry interest. A winning list of projects including cards, frames, sachets and boxes are among the 12 machine embroidered projects beautifully illustrated and explained in step-by-step detail. Whether readers hail from a scrapbooking background or an interest in machine embroidery, they will appreciate:

-Lessons in basic embroidery tools, and tips for design selection and adding embroidery embellishments to paper

-20 original embroidery designs and instructions featured on an included CD

-Use of multiple materials -- embroidery embellishments to decorate paper and paper projects to add dimension to embroidery pieces ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Machine Embroidery on Paper
The book is well written.The designs are wonderful.Unfortunately, two of the project files on the CD cannot be downloaded on my XP system because the file titles have quotation marks around them. I attempted to contact the publishing company, Krause Publishers on their website. I have not received a reply.This is a big disappointment.

Left Me Wanting More...
I was looking mainly for technical information, such as choosing paper, thread, needles, etc. as well as inspiration. I got neither. One look thru the book and my heart fell. Wasted $$$. There may be an audience for this book (thus 2 stars) but it surely wasn't me.

New Challange for using my Embroidery Machine
Was not aware that you could do Embroidery work on paper until I received this book. Can make greeting cards, Scrapbook Pages, Picture Frames and a large number of other prodjects which I intend to persue as soon as I can find the time. A real fun book! ... Read more

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- Includes basic techniques for machine appliques. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (6)

Price Less!!!
Decorative Machine Stitching was published 1990. The pictures are perfect. The pictures in this book are better than a DVD on the various stitch techniques. I have often preferred to have video than pictures of certain stitch variations. After purchasing various books from the Singer Reference Library, I can truly recommend their Whole sewing library. This book can be utilized by beginner as well as advanced sewers. I regret not having purchased this book sooner.

Very Helpful!
I love it! Lots of ideas for using my machines and the attachments that go with them.

don't like it
This book doesn't really tell me what I wanted to know.It arrived smelling like cigarette smoke and it suppose to be brand new.

Decorative Machine Stitching (Singer)
Very good book for those interested in heirloom projects.These projects ideas will work on most sewing machines.Since there is a new edition out, this one is very well priced.I have not seen the new edition to know if there is a great deal of updating and new information.But this is a nice book for heirloom details.

Teaches Decorative Stitching on a Regular Machine
This is the only book I found that shows how to use the basic machine stitches for decorative sewing.Most books elaborate on how to use the fancy computerized decorative stitches available on the expensive sewing machines.

Today, most sewing machines come with a basic amount of utility stitches and this book shows by increasing the stitch size, using double stitching and staggering, beautiful effects are created. The results will take time and practice, but are well worth it. ... Read more

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Start with fabulous border prints, add sheer overlay fabrics and dazzling machine embroidery, and top it all off with beautiful beadwork. You'll love the eye-popping effect this exciting process will bring to your work. 10 complete projects include quilts, wearables, home decor items, and accessories; Kristen simplifies working with border prints and takes you step-by-step through the cutting and piecing process; Embroidery can be done on any machine that features a few basic zig-zag, satin, utility or decorative stitches ... Read more

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About The Book:
Since there aren't any Publisher's Info or Editorial Reviews on this title, I am including the following in hopes it may be helpful:


Machine Embroidery and More: 10 Step-by-Step Projects Using Border Fabrics and Beads

FROM THE PUBLISHER
Add elegance to your sewing projects!

Start with fabulous border prints, add sheer overlay fabrics and dazzling machine embroidery, and top it all off with beautiful beadwork. You'll love the eye-popping effect this exciting process will bring to your work.

10 complete projects include quilts, wearables, home decor items, and accessories
Kristen simplifies working with border prints and takes you step-by-step through the cutting and piecing process
Embroidery can be done on any machine that features a few basic zig-zag, satin, utility, or decorative stitches

Kristen Dibbs is a well-known Australian artist, teacher, and author. Her work has been shown in numerous exhibitions, and in museum and private collections in Australia and Europe. Kristen lives in Eastwood, New South Wales.

SYNOPSIS
Start with fabulous border prints, add sheer overlay fabrics and dazzling machine embroidery, and top it all off with beautiful beadwork. You'll love the eye-popping effect this exciting process will bring to your work.

Inspirational
I love to cruise through the photographs in this book when I am looking for inspiration.It is filled with photos of beautiful embellishments mostly done on border prints.Dibbs shows step by step how to use decorative machine stitches and beads to create fabric with rich texure and sparkle.Most of the book is devoted to 10 projects which use the same technique which is quick and simple to learn and understand. The bright, bold photos really stir my creativity and make me dream of ways I can make a pretty print dress become a spectacular attention grabber, or convert a simple pair of tab top curtains to a focal point by adding a border print stripe and embellishing with rayon and metallic thread along with some well placed seed beads.

I would not use her technique on a quilt, though, as she has done in some of her projects.I think quilts should be snuggly.I think this technique is best in small patches because it packs quite a punch.It can be labor intensive, especially if using many beads, but like rich dessert, a little goes a long way.

Magazine Article Sized Idea
This book continues the trend of little content being present in small (96 pages) books filled with full color photographs of the same idea over and over again.

Rather then being called "Machine Embroidery & More", the title should have been "Embellishing Border stripes with Machine Embroider and Hand Beading." Most of the projects consist of a Jinny Beyer Border Print that has been mitered around a plain center. Built-in decorative stitches are sewn over and beside the printed pattern on the border and then many tiny beads are hand sewn. The result is a lavish border in which the amount of labor invested can not be appreciated unless you are standing very close to it. Oddly enough these elaborate borders become the whole interest of the work, for they are placed around a plain and in some projects, very large, single center squares. The result looks like a very lovely, but empty picture frame.

The technique will only appeal to those who enjoy both machine and hand work. The projects for the most part, look incomplete, since the large center part of the quilt is empty. However, I could see the border treatment being use on a special quilt. I would have enjoyed seeing this technique in a single chapter or magazine article, but as an entire book, it is lacking.

Not Recommended.

Machine embroidery and more....
This book has some interesting projects but I found them to be incredibly time consuming and lacking in function. A pillow or a quilt that is weighed down with stiff embroidery and beading is not exactly inviting to snuggle with. Don't get me wrong, these projects are original and interesting but I personally feel that if I am going to invest large amounts of time and energy into something, I want to be able to enjoy it afterwards. ... Read more

Product Description
This sourcebook on embroidery in relief ranges from lightly textured pieces to 3-D textile sculptures. Clear diagrams supplement detailed step-by-step text. It includes details on producing backgrounds, often using experimental or unusual materials, frames, masks and high-relief panels. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

A must Have!
Every Fabric artist should have this book on their bookshelves to refer to often; the wonderful information inside this book's covers will excite you to try something new.
Dorothy

Great resource book
Had looked at this through the local library and wanted my own copy.It came in good condition for a used book although it took 2 weeks to receive it.

Intriguing!
"Raising the Surface is a book for everyone who is fascinated by texture in embroidery. Starting with making backgrounds, the book guides you through low-relief stitching. It continues through the application of various media to raise the surface, culminating with three-dimensional items, such as vessels, bags and masks" (joggles.com).

Sadly, dealers are taking advantage of consumers with their outrageous price-gouging. Thankfully, for now, this BOOK is AVAILABLE NEW for $25.99 through joggles.com. Maggie Grey's work is simply stunning.

fantastic creative fiber art book
this is a mind opening book.I am a doll artist opening up to fiber art and this book is filled with beautiful pictures and techniques. ... Read more

Product Description
Coloring with Thread by Ann Fahl is in gorgeous color, 96 pages, 8.5 x 11 inches, $24.95. Quilters, crafters, garment makers, and needle workers of all types will find the text packed with facts, tips, projects, and troubleshooting guide. Skip all of the factual information, and look at the luscious photographs of quilts and close-up photos of Ann's award winning free-motion embroidery. There is something for everyone in this book.

Do you have a problem with decorative thread? There is more factual information in this book, than anyone cares to know. If you are having difficulties with thread breakage, shredding or looping, you will find the solution to your problem in this book. Your days of being disgusted and fed-up with fancy thread problems have come to an end!

There are practice exercises to give a beginner experience in free-motion embroidery. This is followed by six colorful projects ranging from easy to moderate difficulty, each is small in size. All you need is a sewing machine that has a zigzag stitch and ability to lower the feed-dogs. The pages are full of photographs and illustrations to guide you step-by-step through the process. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (16)

Coloring with Thread
Lots of great ideas in this book.I collect thread painting books and this
is a great addition to my collection.

Best how to book on free motion quilting out on the market
I have not been able to put this book down.This book has inspired me so much.Ann makes free motion so easy and gives great inspiration.

Coloring with Thread: A No-Drawing Approach To Free-Motion Embroidery
I have really enjoyed looking thru this book and imagining what I am going to make. I think the tips they give you in this book will be helpful in the learning process. Again, this book is great.

good fabric art book
This is one of the more interesting free motion embroidery
Books. I think that any one who can sew can do these projects. They are well illustrated and directions are clearly given. No guess work.

free motion
I have tried several of the techniques and the author has made learning free motion very understandable and attainable.It is my favorite new quilting book! ... Read more

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100 vintage designs to embroider by hand or machine!

Redwork embroidery, long admired for its simple, homey designs, is more popular than ever. And what better source for great redwork designs than The WORKBASKET®, a classic magazine with a 60-year tradition of providing readers with great, do-able crafting projects. Now Redwork from The WORKBASKET makes it easy to re-create the warm, nostalgic feel of vintage redwork designs on your linens, aprons, even quilts, whether you embroider by hand or machine.

With Redwork from The WORKBASKET you get:

· A CD-ROM containing100 vintage designs digitized for machine embroidery in seven common machine formats

· All designs in JPEG and PDF formats so hand embroiderers can create their own transfers

· 12 projects, from an apron and wall art to a bed quilt, presented in easy-to-follow steps

· How-to basics for both machine and hand embroidery, a design index plus features on the history of redwork and The WORKBASKET®

See for yourself--100 embroidery designs mean 100 reasons to love Redwork from The WORKBASKET!

Customer Reviews (3)

Nostalgic redwork
"Redwork from the WORKBASKET" is am amazing collections of designs and instructions. It is just old-fashioned redwork, but a person can either trace the pattern to be hand sewn, or use the included CD for the designs to be stitched using your embroidery machine. Check the formats to be sure it will work with your home machine, but either way, these are great designs. Try using a variegated red thread for added interest. This is a winner!

Love the designs
Extremely pleased with the designs and ideas that have been digitized for the machine, good book for hand embroiderers too.

Love it!
I love this book.Received it this week.I love the designs.It includes a CD so that you can choose hand/machine embroidery.There are a variety of patterns with an updated vintage look if that makes sense. ... Read more

Amazon.com Review
Wildly colorful (and not extremely difficult once you get thehang of it), Deborah Gonet's machine embroidery designs do not requirean elaborate computerized sewing machine, just a machine capable offreestyle sewing (meaning that the feed dog can be lowered or coveredso you can sew in all directions). Then, with an embroidery hoop, anarray of colorful threads, and some silk, velvet, or cotton, you cancreate stunning clothing, accessories, and home furnishings. Thebook's final section details all the basic techniques and includescomplete clothing patterns (along with specifications for enlargingthem on a photocopier). The bulk of the book presents step-by-stepinstructions for 23 projects, enabling the reasonably proficient sewerto transform circles, squiggles, zigzags, flowers, stars, and planetmotifs into adornments for very attractive shirts, vests, hats,scarves, bags, buttons, quilts, pillows, and curtain tiebacks. Thedirections are fairly thorough but do require patience andpractice. Still, the beautiful results should inspire novice stitchersto perfect their skills, while the more experienced will find this arich sourcebook. --Amy Handy ... Read more

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This book presents project ideas for embroidery machines and an introduction to the full range of new sewing machines on the market along with clear explanations and instructions. Projects feature home decoration, garments and accessories, and special gift ideas.Amazon.com Review
Computerized sewing machines can do marvelous things thesedays, but they're no good if you don't know how to use them. Brand bybrand, Hastings demystifies these wonders and their accessories andnotions, then offers more than 30 snazzy step-by-step projects to takeadvantage of your machine's amazing capabilities. Garments, home-decoraccessories, holiday items, and gift ideas all come out lookingprofessional, and the embellishment takes relatively little effort andlittle time: you supply the basic design concepts (there are plenty ofnice ones here), and the machine does all the work. --Amy Handy ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Beginning Embroidery Machine How To's
This book is a must have for the new embroidery machine owner.It gives all the basics for correct stabilization and design placement as well threads to use and great beginning projects to try.

I am very dissapointed in this book.
I am very dissapointed in this book.It reviewed several different sewing machines and you could only do the project for the one machine you owned!Very expensive for the price.Little information for the machine picturedon the front.

Embroidery machineguide and project idea book
This book is a great take along when you are shopping for your first embroidery machine.It gives you the basics of what to look for in a machine as well as some project ideas to get you started. It also gives youmuch needed information on stabilizers which are so important for theembroidery machine user to achive the correct finished look.If youalready own an embroidery machine, you may find some of the projects veryimaginative.The stabilizer refesher is also good reading. ... Read more

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The fifth volume in the popular Companion Project series offers tremendous new possibilities in machine embroidery with piecing techniques. Author and machine embroidery expert Jeanine Twigg shares her personal piecing and crazy quilt design techniques readers won't find anywhere else. Beginners as well as more advanced embroiderers will benefit from Twigg's advice and learn more about the art of machine embroidery piecing with 12 fabulous projects, including wall hangings, table runners, book covers, a purse and a tote. Specific how-to instructions and designs are included on a bonus CD-ROM.

More than 75 color photographs accompany clear, step-by-step instructions for creating gorgeous piecing designs using a variety of techniques. The book showcases designs from other resources to inspire creativity and demonstrate the possibilities of the craft. Also featured are a chapter on using software for editing and creating piecing designs, and a resources guide for supplemental information on the craft and where to find materials.

-12 projects feature 20 original designs on a bonus CD-ROM-Teaches innovative piecing techniques not found anywhere else-Includes a resources guide and inspirational gallery ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

EMBROIDERY MACHINE ESSENTIALS PIECING TECHNIQUES
Embroidery Machine Essentials Piecing Techniques (Embroidery Machine Essentials) EXCELLENT BOOK. EVERYONE DOING MACHINE EMBROIDERY SHOULD HAVE THIS WHOLE SERIES OF BOOKS. VERY HELPFUL.

Embroidery Machine Essentials Piecing Techniques
This is the 5th book in Jeanine Twigg's series on Machine Embroidery; and it is my 1st embroidery book since I purchased my machine. I will definately purchase more of her books.

Her instructions are easy to follow and there are plenty of full color photos. The added bonus of the included CD is absolutely great! Even the CD is well organized and professionally created.

Jeanine gives piecing and embroidery instructions for both the sewing machine and the embroidery machine. There are finished projects also included on the CD with detailed instructions. Any of her the projects can be printed out from the CD.

I can't wait to master these techniques and try new ones.

Embroidery Machine Essentials Piecing
Very nice book.Includes design CD.Very good value for the money. ... Read more

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Customer Reviews (18)

book on thread painting
This is just another of Alison's great books on how to draw a design with the sewing machine. I truly enjoy her. Great instructions!

Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers
If you want to learn thread painting/machine embroidery than this book is for you. Great details, well written, nothing is left to your imagination. Clear, concise instructions, lots of color pictures make this book highly recommended. Alison makes what should be difficult, easy to do. Some of it looks very complex but with a little practice I'm sure that you too can make beautiful embroidery. I know that I was amazed at what I could accomplish in a relatively short learning period.

Great book.
The many ideas and techniques in this book are very helpful in making some special effects in my art quilts.I am a beginner, so extra help is welcome.

A mind opener
Great book, I got much more then I had hoped for. Very easy to understand. The author's explanations along with the photos has opened my mind to even broder heights. I recommend this book for beginners as well as advanced. We will all learn a great deal. I also found it one of the most inspirational books I've read in a long time. It will get your juices flowing.

Must have
This book is a must for any serious free motion machine embroiderer.The pictures and directions excellent. ... Read more

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Product Description
A book which shows the reader how to recreate by machine a wide variety of hand-embroidered techniques. These include beadwork, false corduroy, raffia straw work, rugmaking, lacemaking and embroidery on wood veneer. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Very thorough
The book is wonderful. It shows detailed technichues for making laces with a sewing machine, which could be adapted to digitizing your own designs and laces for embroidery machine. ... Read more

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Quilting using an embroidery machine is a great way to finish quilts. The automated stitches of an embroidery machine and its ability to hold layers together make it perfect for quilting. The CD-ROM shows 12 complete projects, 20 exclusive designs and 80 bonus stitch variations. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Interesting quiting ideas - thinking beyond the box!
I used this book alongside'Embroidery Machine Essentials' as a novice machine embroiderer. The table of contents is clear and various techinques explained,using clear diagrams and illustrations.
What I especially enjoyed were the unusual ideas which helped the imagination envisage even more projects. The book is easy to use and a delight to read.

Embroidery Machine Essentials
Always the best in Enbroidery Techniques.This one even had quilting techniques which were outstanding.I would highly recommend this series of Embroidery Machine Essentials by Jeanine Twigg to everyone who does machine embroidery.cdavenport

Quilting Techniques
Purchased as a gift for the quilter in the family.She loves it.Said it gave her a little insight into the preplanning of machine quilting.

An average book
This book came free with my embroidery machine. The companion cd has some cute shapes that I plan to use, but the projects are pretty lame. I would not have bought the book given a choice. But since it is the only one of its kind that I have, I'm using it and am about to finish a quilt with a shape from the cd. ... Read more

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Customer Reviews (3)

VERY SMALL PRINT
My newest passion is machine embroidery and so on the recommendation of Bella Online I purchased the book.By the beautiful samples it appears to be filled with great information, if I could only read it with ease.The print is unusally small and the small project descriptions are practically unreadable, so it has been a slow read with the use of a magnifying glass.The margins are wide so wonder why the printer chose such a tiny print.Lest you think it is my eyes, I have a huge library of quilting and sewing books and have never encountered this
problem before.The three stars are because of the print size.What a shame because I'm really intrigued by the photos.

Practical, Simple and Fun!
I read and review a lot of things as the Embroidery host for BellaOnline and this is one of the best books on Machine Embroidery I have come accross.

I found it easy to follow, with projects matched to the lessons and experience required in the lesson.

This book is a great book to have whether you are a beginner machine embroiderer or an advanced one.

Learn to use your sewing machine creatively - this book teaches you that you do not have to have a specialised "embroidery machine" to do beautiful machine embroidery.

Creative Machine Embroidery by Gail Harker
There have been many books written on machine embroidery but this one tops them all.Gail has gone into much needed detail to show How To Do and her style is easy to follow.I have taken classes from Gail and she is anexcellent teacher.This book follows along the same lines. Inovativetechniques make the end results worth it.I highly recommend this book. ... Read more

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Wonderful book
The techniques and ideas presented by Glenda in this book are truly outstanding. Excellent to get your creativity going. 12 projects to do with many, many techniques to learn from on embelleshing, applique, thread work, machine stitching. Lots of colorful pictures and ideas easily adaptable to suit your own taste. This book was a must-have for me as a recommendation and I highly recommend it to other sewers who need a boost or who are looking for more creative flair to add to their sewing experience. ... Read more

Product Description
Includes a bonus CD with 20 original designs - a $75 - $100 value.

Provides techniques to personalize ready-made blankets and outfits.

Machine Embroidery for Babies and Tots teaches you how to add a stylish and personal touch to any baby or toddler's wardrobe or room. With step-by-step instructions, advice on choosing appropriate designs for various projects, and 20 embroidery designs for ready-made blanks and custom designed items, you will quickly discover how to use elegant embroidery to create fantastic fashions and playful home decor items including crib skirts, blankets, jackets and overalls with butterflies, sailboats and flowers. ... Read more

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From traditional hand stitching to innovative machine embroidery, this book covers all the skills and information you need to become a proficient embroiderer. For beginners, a visual dictionary of hand embroidery stitches shows you all you need to know to get started, and provides a valuable reference guide for those with more experience. With inspirational examples of contemporary and traditional work, and over 300 specially-commissioned color illustrations and photographs, this book provides all the basic information you need to master each skill with confidence and produce professional, accurate results you can be proud of. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Same old thing...
This is no different than other books on embroidery I have seen.Actually, it convinced me that I should (once I learn how to do it myself...)make a video, as it would be so much easier to learn from than trying to follow diagrams such as those found in this book. ... Read more