Miniature Needle Painting Embroidery: Vintage Portraits, Florals & Birds

by Trish Burr

Overview

Small, embroidered "paintings" can have all the detail, form, and beauty of a larger piece—except they're much quicker to stitch! These fresh and appealing designs all capture the pretty, romantic images typical of the Victorian and post-Victorian eras. All the projects—which include traditional portraits, birds, and flowers—have detailed thread diagrams, and easy-to-follow instructions teach the basic stitches.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781863514705
Publisher:	Milner, Sally Publishing Pty, Limited
Publication date:	03/03/2015
Series:	Milner Craft Series
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	1,070,017
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Trish Burr is the author of the highly successful and beautiful books Redoute's Finest Flowers in Embroidery (2002), Long and Short Stitch Embroidery: A Collection of Flowers (2006), Crewel & Surface Embroidery—Inspirational Floral Designs (2008), Needle Painting Embroidery—Fresh Ideas for Beginners, and Colour Confidence in Embroidery (2011), all published by Sally Milner Publishing.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 5

Preface 8

Introduction 10

Materials & preparation 12

Long & short stitch 22

Other stitches 34

Starter project: flower 39

Starter project: bird 46

The Projects

Section 1 Portraits

I gather sweet flowers 54

Jack and Jill 62

Writing on the wall 70

Feeding the hens 77

Rose 84

Section 2 Birds 91

Bird blossoms 92

Bird song 100

Birds on holly 108

Blue tit and wild roses 116

Feathered friends 124

Section 3 Flowers 131

Basket of anemones 132

Christmas roses 140

Daisies 148

Friendship rose 155

Sweet peas 162

Section 4 Victorian Pansies 170

Mini antique pansies 172

Mini burgundy pansy 178

Mini watercolour pansies 184

Section 5 Needle Case Pattern 190

Credits 196

Thread lists 197

Suppliers 200

Editorial Reviews

"Burr's designs draw from Victorian- and Edwardian-era postcards featuring flowers, birds, and petite portraits, and a few easy projects that introduce the fundamental concepts are provided. The miniature size of the projects allow for quicker, easier completion, and the finished projects can be framed or incorporated into goods such as needle books or cushions. VERDICT The intricate detail of needle painting will delight embroiderers who like photorealistic projects, and Burr's collection provides an overview of the basics of this technique.” —Library Journal

From the Publisher

04/15/2015
Needle painting—a detailed form of embroidery in which a combination of stitches and color choices produces photorealistic pictures—can be time consuming. In miniature, however, embroiderers are able to create small-scale pictures in considerably less time. In this introduction to needle-painting in miniature, embroiderer Burr (Colour Confidence in Embroidery) demonstrates the basics of needle painting, from common stitches to techniques for proper shading. Burr's designs draw from Victorian- and Edwardian-era postcards featuring flowers, birds, and petite portraits, and a few easy projects that introduce the fundamental concepts are provided. The miniature size of the projects allow for quicker, easier completion, and the finished projects can be framed or incorporated into goods such as needle books or cushions. VERDICT The intricate detail of needle painting will delight embroiderers who like photorealistic projects, and Burr's collection provides an overview of the basics of this technique.

Library Journal