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As the name indicates, more than 50 different flower designs have been presented in this ebook, made from both new and traditional stitches. The Montano Color Chart helps one in choosing various colours for designs. This ebook states that gardens, needlework and flowers are all related to each other. Author Judith Baker Montano shows the method to make floral scenes with threads, ribbon and other material. An interesting collection of fresh and beautiful embroidery stitches has been illustrated in this Floral Stitches: An Illustrated Guide to Floral Stitchery ebook. The author also puts in her own stitching prowess and creative wisdom to generate design ideas. Such ideas help in enlivening homes and clothing through artistic hand-worked pieces, apart from being perfect gifts for any occasion. The beauty of this book is that ideas have been presented in a simplistic manner and are also easy to implement. In addition to providing uncomplicated and informative text, interesting bits of history, suggestions, have also been given, which aid in completing the stitch. Many informative pictures of the completed design pieces have also been given. Past readers appear to have been greatly motivated by the Floral Stitches: An Illustrated Guide to Floral Stitchery ebook. Readers have made use of the different types of beading, embroidery and mixed mediums given here. This Floral Stitchery ebook author Judith Baker Montano is a world famous Canadian fibre artist, photographer, author, and teacher, universally recognised as an expert on crazy quilting patterns, silk ribbon embroidery and other embellishments. Her interests in fabrics and embellishments are reflective of Indian, German and French influences. Montano's designs are drawn from her observations of handicrafts, while staying between an Indian reserve and a Hutterite colony. She also shares her passion for gardening through this ebook. Montano grew up in Alberta, Canada, at the historic Bar U Ranch. Apart from these, influences have also been taken from being in Germany, England and Japan for eight years. Judith went California State University, and completed a degree course in art and journalism. After finishing graduation, she worked on paintings with the San Francisco Art Guild. Soon, experiments with materials and her sewing machine led her to create the Montano Centre Piece Method, which is a copyright-protected machine technique for crazy quilting. Judith got the Governor General’s Centennial Award of Canada, which recognised her for contribution in artwork, being an expatriate. Apart from winning several awards during her illustrious career, she also has designed for known brands Butterick/Vogue, Treenway Silks, Bucilla Company, Mokuba Ribbons of Tokyo, Fox Hill Designs,, Robert Kaufman Fabrics and Kanagawa. Her beautiful handiwork has been showcased at the Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado, Profiles Gallery, in Alberta, Canada, the Dairy Barn at Athens, Ohio, among others. Thus, one can clearly see where the experience behind Floral Stitches: An Illustrated Guide to Floral Stitchery ebook comes from.
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