Customer Reviews

Art of Silk Ribbon Embroidery

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Surely the best book on Silk Ribbon Embroidery available. The materials needed, each embroidery knot shown with a line drawing, projects galore, including brooches, ring bearers pillow, heart picture frame, heart pendents,beautiful sewing cases bedecked with silken roses, and more. Judith visits with well known silk ribbon embroiderers in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, each tells their design secrets.A wonderful section on the Australian photo transfer process for putting your favorite photos on fabric so you can embroider a garden around them

I loved this book because it included ideas on how to use silk embroidery in a modern way rather the victorian way. The works "Zane Gray Trail" and "The Desert Garden" are not in that fussy Victorian tradition.

I really like this book, it does what the author says she is intending to do, which is give ideas for her projects or your own. If you are looking for extensive stitches in regular embroidery, this is not the book but if you are looking for silk ribbon stitches she gives the basics and a few more. The pictures help stimulate ideas and although she has a different style than I do with the other women in the book who have their own styles, you're almost sure to identify with at least one of them. Lovely silk ribbon work and some good ideas.

This book is not only exceptional in explaining the technique,it also contains beautiful color pictures of finished projects. Each stitch description is accompanied by a very clear, close up picture of the stitch.
A valuable addition to the library of both the beginner or the more
experienced artist. This book is definitely a great value and a must have
for all ribbon embroidery enthusiasts!

Most photographs in this book are black and white, only several pages contain pictures in color. Not very attractive projects. Although there is a good section on variety of stitches with photographs, explanations could be better. Overall, okay book but I would not have bought it if I could look at it first.

I loved this book because it included ideas on how to use silk embroidery in a modern way rather the victorian way. The works "Zane Gray Trail" and "The Desert Garden" are not in that fussy Victorian tradition.

This book has many beautiful projects in it, as well as instructions for those just starting out with silk ribbon embroidery. It also has some great bio information on silk ribbon embroiderers from around the world. Definitely worth buying and keeping! I liked the how to section and the instructions were clear and easy to follow. I'm really pleased to own this useful book.

This is a gorgeous book. Photography great, embroidered items intricate and beautifully crafted. I look forward to starting to work with the items as described in the book. Very good to know the credentials of the featured crafters.

I have to say this: I just don't like her style. She likes to do very cluttered things using multiple types of embroidery, and I think many of her examples and projects are quite hideous.

I was hoping for more of a primer on silk ribbon embroidery. And while there is a useful section of reference stitches, and a nice beginning section on the history of silk ribbon embroidery & necessary supplies... I wish there was more technique and less projects.

Unfortunately, Ms. Montano's other books which seem to be stitch dictionaries only have small sections of silk ribbon embroidery stitches & no technique section.

Unfortunately, this is the best beginner book out there that I have run across thus far -- but to be sure I would dump this book in a heartbeat if I came across a good primer/reference book.

In a nutshell: why would someone take such a beautiful technique and make such ugly things? The projects verge from overly country to bizzarely overadorned.