Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature [Paperback]

Yvette Stanton (Author), Prue Scott (Draft Writer)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 31, 2004

Mountmellick is a style of embroidery dating from around 1825 and originating from the town of Mountmellick in County Laois, Ireland. The embroidery is always white on white with a floral motif interpreted in a highly textured stitching. Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature contains 15 beautiful projects created to appeal to a wide range of contemporary tastes. Each project has been especially designed for this book and is graded from beginner or intermediate to advance level. The book contains easy-to-follow step-by-step stitch and knitting instructions, project instructions, clear black and white diagrams, and a colour photograph of each finished project. There are two chapters of projects: one with traditional style designs and applications, and the other with traditional designs with contemporary applications. Whatever the reader's experience or tastes, Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature has a range of projects to suit any creative desires.

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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Yvette Stanton and Prue Scott are award-winning embroiderers with over 15 years' experience of producing beautiful intricate embroideries. Both Prue and Yvette have a particular love for whitework embroidery. Prue is also a trained botanist and botanical artist, and her beautiful designs are a feature of this book. Yvette's previous book, Elegant Hardanger Embroidery was published in 2002 by Simon & Schuster (Kangaroo Press). Both authors live in Sydney. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia (August 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684025760
• ISBN-13: 978-0684025766
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,606,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Yvette Stanton is an Australian embroidery author and teacher. She specialises in writing stitch dictionaries and books about historical whitework embroidery. She is the author of "Elegant Hardanger Embroidery", "Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature", "Ukrainian Drawn Thread Embroidery: Merezhka Poltavska", "The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Companion: A step-by-step stitch dictionary" and "The Right-Handed Embroiderer's Companion: A step-by-step stitch dictionary".

In 2000, Yvette won the Nordic Needle Annual Hardanger Design Contest. Yvette regularly teaches embroidery in shops and guild groups around Australia. As a left-hander, she loves the reactions of left-handed students when they find out that for this class they have a left-handed teacher! She is an accredited tutor with the Embroiderers' Guild of NSW. Yvette also contributes projects and articles to embroidery magazines such as "Inspirations", "Piecework" and "Embroidery and Cross Stitch Magazine".

Yvette's blog can be found at http://www.vettycreations.com.au/white-threads

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite Mountmellick book, May 1, 2005

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Alex (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature (Paperback)

This book has some of the best stitch diagrams and instructions that I have ever seen! It has instructions for knitting the fringe, and 15 gorgeous projects. I don't know which one to do first! The projects presented are in historically accurate traditional style - which is important!

There is also a section on the history of Mountmellick, and the characteristics of Mountmellick embroidery.

If you want to learn Mountmellick embroidery from people who know what they're talking about, then you need this book!