Introduction 6
Tools and materials 8
Preparation 26
A–Z of stitches 40
A–Z of garden flowers 52
In my country garden 72
Designing your own garden 84
The projects 88
Wall art 94
Sewing bag 98
Glasses case 104
Magnifier cover 108
Needle case 112
Pencil case 116
Beginner’s pincushion 120
Pincushion 124
Scissor keeper 126
Tape measure cover 130
Thimble pip 134
Thread catcher 138
Finishing off your work 142
Patterns for tracing 152
Index 160
Lorna Bateman is passionate about embroidery, nature and teaching. She has been working full-time as an embroidery teacher and designer since 1989. Her teaching has taken her all over the UK, to her native South Africa, as well as Russia, France and the USA. In 2002, Lorna launched her own embroidery designs in kit form, available from her website www.lornabatemanembroidery.com. Lorna lives near Alton in Hampshire, UK.
This book is stunning! If you love traditional embroidery designs
you'll love this. The projects are varied so there's something for
every maker and Lorna Bateman guides you through each project
making them simple to follow. I particularly love the fact that
there's a section at the back showing you how to finish your work
off.
*Customer review*
Even if you have never embroidered before you would be confident
enough to pick up a needle and start after reading this book.
It is probably best suited to beginners rather than more
experienced stitchers as the author has gone into lots of detail on
techniques such as backing your fabric and transferring
designs.
There are also detailed illustrations of different stitches as well
as templates for 12 very pretty projects which will appeal to those
who like their embroidery traditional.
There are instructions to create many flowers from agapanthus to
wisteria (especially love the hollyhocks and pansies) but also
birds, insects, pots, tools and other "accessories". The idea is to
give you enough confidence to design your own gardens.
Projects range from a wall hanging to a scissor keeper and thread
catcher. Practice blooms could easily be used for cards that will
be treasured by family and friends. There are also embroidered
buttons which would be a very special present for a knitter.
Lorna Bateman has been a full-time embroidery teacher for 30 years.
She has a business selling her designs in kit form at
www.lornabatemanembroidery.com but this is her first book.
*Customer review*
I was delighted to receive this wonderful book of traditional
embroidery. The instructions are so clear it’s brilliant for
beginners of embroidery as well as experienced people like myself.
There are a number of projects to complete along with patterns to
get you started. I have already used several of the stitches to
complete a task I have already started. Brilliant clear
instructions to follow for all levels of embroiderers.
*Customer review*
This book is a joy to read and use. Lots of information about
different flowers, how and where they grow and how best to capture
them in stitches. There're some lovely projects and detailed
instructions on how to make and assemble them. It inspired me to
create this piece of embroidery. It's a "go to" title for both
experienced and novice stitches alike.
*Customer review*
If you love floral garden embroidery, especially if you like
stitching small motifs that have an exuberant garden feel to them,
you're just going to love this book. Embroidered Country Gardens is
a beautiful book, and it's a thorough book when it comes to
instruction for this type of free-style surface embroidery. I
didn't see any "cons" to the book. It'll make a beautiful, fun, and
attainable addition to your embroidery library, whether for
reference or for further project development.
*Mary Corbet - Needle n Thread*
This beautiful book was one of the most highly anticipated books
here at Seashore Creative and it certainly lived up to
expectations.
What we love is the sheer volume of helpful information,
particularly the detailed explanations of how to create each
flower, plus the detail in the stitches, the patterns for tracing
and templates. An absolutely stunning and gorgeous book!
*Seashore Creative*
Indulge your love of nature and gardens with this beautiful book on
hand embroidery. You don’t have to be a keen gardener to
appreciate these lovely designs featuring gardens at their best,
flowers and the creatures that live there. This reminds me of
the vintage embroidery transfers my mother had collected and with
which I learned the craft as a child. There is even a
crinoline lady in the garden amid the buttonhole hollyhocks and
French knot delphiniums! But Ms Bateman has taken it farther
than my old book showing basic freestyle stitches as she has
introduced some stumpwork too as well as beads, covered washers,
buttons, trapunto and needlelace. This is very much a 21st
century embroidery book that takes the traditional idealized garden
worked in freestyle stitches and mixes it up a bit; this really
brings it all to life. Starting from the beginning you can
discover how the author works and what tools and materials you need
to obtain. There is advice on buying needles, storing threads
and binding a hoop as well as a section with staged photographs
showing how to cover buttons and washers, transfer designs, pad
designs to make them raised and more. It is all very well explained
with clear diagrams and explanatory text accompanying the many
photographs. I like the way the best needle for each stitch
is given, and there is even a section on perfecting those tricky
bullion knots. Following this section is one giving an A-Z of
garden flowers, showing the most commonly grown varieties in
embroidery and explaining how they are worked. Roses get two
whole pages all to themselves (most of the other flowers get a
third of a page) and there are several different ways of working
them using a variety of stitches. Also shown are things and
creatures found in a garden that you might want to add, from
archways to trugs, insects and birds together with that crinoline
lady. Advice is given on how to design your own garden using
very basic art materials like pens and coloured pencils. The
rest of the book contains twelve projects showing how you can
decorate all kinds of items using the author’s designs. In
place of the usual cushions and cards are some items embroiders
would enjoy making and using including an ort bag, scissor keeper,
pincushion, needle case and sewing bag. My own favourite has
to be the lovely clutch purse which doubles as a pencil case.
Each project has a list of what you need, photograph of the item in
situ and pattern/diagram. Instructions are text only in
rather small print – perhaps it is as well that there are patterns
for a glasses case and magnifying glass! Even a beginner can
practice the stitches and techniques earlier in the book but the
actual projects are aimed at intermediate level embroiderers who
are also competent at making up items. Instructions for doing
this are also given, again text only. This is a lovely book
that certainly made me itch to start making that purse; one for the
keeper shelf. If you cannot find a good range of embroidery
and needlecraft materials locally try http://www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers.
*MyShelf.com*
I am very passionate about embroidery, I think the art of stitching
fabulous designs lie in the ways of the teacher. Lorna Bateman both
expertly explains and demonstrates the craft, and her 'pictures'
come alive in this very, very beautiful book. The photography is
stunning, and with the addition of templates, you will quickly be
able to sew an amazing project. It will be easy to become a master
of embroidery with just this one book. Embroidered Country Gardens
lists all the tools you will need, it also gives you a
comprehensive guide to needles.... if you thought there was only
one kind think again!! The stitches are in A-Z order and what I
loved was that each stitch is given a visual diagram, a hint and
tip box and an easy to understand explanation. There are 12
projects, each one is perfect to practice your stitches and once
again comes with specialist advice on getting a professional finish
to your work. This is a must have book, inspired by nature it is
quite divine.
*Postcard Reviews*
If you have ever been to one of Lorna Bateman's workshops then you
will love this book. If you haven't then you are in for a
treat.
*SEW Region Magazine (June 2019)*
Indulge your love of nature and gardens with this beautiful book on
hand embroidery. You don’t have to be a keen gardener to appreciate
these lovely designs featuring gardens at their best, flowers and
the creatures that live there. This reminds me of the vintage
embroidery transfers my mother had collected and with which I
learned the craft as a child. There is even a crinoline lady in the
garden amid the buttonhole Hollyhocks and French knot delphiniums!
But Ms Bateman has taken it farther than my old book showing basic
freestyle stitches, as she has introduced some stumpwork, too, as
well as beads, covered washers, buttons, trapunto and needlelace.
This is very much a 21st century embroidery book that takes the
traditional idealized garden worked in freestyle stitches and mixes
it up a bit; this really brings it all to life. Starting from the
beginning, you can discover how the author works and what tools and
materials you need to obtain. There is advice on buying needles,
storing threads and binding a hoop as well as a section with staged
photographs showing how to cover buttons and washers, transfer
designs, pad designs to make them raised and more. It is all very
well explained with clear diagrams and explanatory text
accompanying the many photographs. I like the way the best needle
for each stitch is given, and there is even a section on perfecting
those tricky bullion knots. Following this section is one giving an
A-Z of garden flowers, showing the most commonly grown varieties in
embroidery and explaining how they are worked. Roses get two whole
pages all to themselves (most of the other flowers get a third of a
page), and there are several different ways of working them using a
variety of stitches. Also shown are things and creatures found in a
garden that you might want to add, from archways to trugs, insects
and birds together with that crinoline lady. Advice is given on how
to design your own garden using very basic art materials like pens
and coloured pencils. The rest of the book contains twelve projects
showing how you can decorate all kinds of items using the author’s
designs. In place of the usual cushions and cards are some items
embroiders would enjoy making and using including an ort bag,
scissor keeper, pincushion, needle case and sewing bag. My own
favourite has to be the lovely clutch purse which doubles as a
pencil case. Each project has a list of what you need, photograph
of the item in situ and pattern/diagram. Instructions are text only
in rather small print – perhaps it is as well that there are
patterns for a glasses case and magnifying glass! Even a beginner
can practice the stitches and techniques earlier in the book, but
the actual projects are aimed at intermediate level embroiderers
who are also competent at making up items. Instructions for doing
this are also given, again text only. This is a lovely book that
certainly made me itch to start making that purse; one for the
keeper shelf. If you cannot find a good range of embroidery and
needlecraft materials locally try www.searchpress.com for a list of
suppliers.
*MyShelf.com*
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