Creative Machine Embroidery: A Practical Sourcebook [Paperback]

Gail Harker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 28, 2004

Broaden your repertoire of original machine embroidery techniques and develop your own designs and unique pieces with plenty of practical instructions and creative inspiration. Lovely full-color photos and diagrams, expert guidelines, tips and hints, and a variety of sampler projects help you to make the most of your sewing machine and produce breathtaking results. Using fundamental design concepts such as lines, grids, and borders, this must-have resource takes you from the basics to beyond.

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About the Author

Gail Harker studied art in both Canada and Scotland, and qualified for the Senior Award of Licentiateship (LCGI) given by the City and Guilds of London Institute. She teaches several City and Guilds embroidery courses and is an examiner for them. She founded and operates the Gail Harker Creative Studies Center in Oak Harbour, Washington, USA and pioneered the introduction of the first City and Guilds Creative Studies Centres in Washington State, California and Canada. She is the author of Embroidery Skills: Machine Embroidery, Fairy Tale Quilts and Embroidery and Christmas Stitches and Tassel Making.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Batsford (May 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713488786
• ISBN-13: 978-0713488784
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #500,083 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical, Simple and Fun!, October 18, 2000

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Megan R McConnell (CHERMSIDE SOUTH, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Machine Embroidery (Hardcover)

I read and review a lot of things as the Embroidery host for BellaOnline and this is one of the best books on Machine Embroidery I have come accross.

I found it easy to follow, with projects matched to the lessons and experience required in the lesson.

This book is a great book to have whether you are a beginner machine embroiderer or an advanced one.

Learn to use your sewing machine creatively - this book teaches you that you do not have to have a specialised "embroidery machine" to do beautiful machine embroidery.

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creative Machine Embroidery by Gail Harker, August 1, 2000

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V. Schlosser "Cancer Survivor" (Anacortes, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Machine Embroidery (Hardcover)

There have been many books written on machine embroidery but this one tops them all. Gail has gone into much needed detail to show How To Do and her style is easy to follow. I have taken classes from Gail and she is an excellent teacher. This book follows along the same lines. Inovative techniques make the end results worth it. I highly recommend this book.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars VERY SMALL PRINT, February 6, 2003

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E. Key (birmingham, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Machine Embroidery (Hardcover)

My newest passion is machine embroidery and so on the recommendation of Bella Online I purchased the book. By the beautiful samples it appears to be filled with great information, if I could only read it with ease. The print is unusally small and the small project descriptions are practically unreadable, so it has been a slow read with the use of a magnifying glass. The margins are wide so wonder why the printer chose such a tiny print. Lest you think it is my eyes, I have a huge library of quilting and sewing books and have never encountered this
problem before. The three stars are because of the print size. What a shame because I'm really intrigued by the photos.