Flowers overflows with exquisite examples of vintage ribbonwork, a centuries-old artform.
Using new materials, the author demonstrates making roses, pansies, fuchsias and stems, tendrils, berries, buds, and stamens. The Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework teaches thrrough new methods, crystal clear instructions and photographs, the correct techniques for virtually all types of needlecrafts. These designs, of unparalleled richness, come from Switzerland's Winterthur, a premier museum of artifacts from 1640 to 1860.