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Embroidered Boxes: Techniques, Projects and Pure Inspiration
Embroidered Boxes Techniques Projects and Pure Inspiration Author:Heather Lewis This beautiful, practical guide to creating and embellishing embroidered boxes features a history of the embroidered box, from the seventeenth century to the present day. Readers will learn critical techniques and glean guidance on applying needlework skills to create an intricately constructed box, with decorative embroidery to set it apart. — T... more »here are three extended projects to try: a hexagonal box with a lid, a small treasure chest with curved lid, and an intricate stumpwork casket with hidden drawers. Clear step-by-step instructions aid the reader in their own construction and decoration of an embroidered box.
This is part of a new series from the Royal School of Needlework.« less