Redoute's Finest Flowers in Embroidery

Gorgeous book!! Fabulous pictures!! And instruction❤️💐

Although you can't "Look Inside" this book at Amazon (currently, anyhow), the cover is exactly representative of the projects inside. This is no encyclopedia of a billion stitches, but a book focused tightly upon reproducing Redoute's beautiful botanical prints in "thread painting." There were several things about this book that stood out for me: Not the Kitchen Sink -------------------- Trish Burr wisely restricts herself to a relatively few stitches: long-and-short, satin, stem, split, bullion knot, French knot, and perhaps a couple more. They are presented clearly, in diagrams and words (and photos in some cases), and followed by a small sampler. Then come the Redoute projects... Clear Presentation ------------------ Each flower (there are 17) is presented in the same format: - First, a large-scale photograph of the stitched piece, along with a list of needles and other materials. - Then, three line drawings: one for the pattern outlines, one to define which areas are padded or detailed, and one to show color placement. - Another, smaller photograph on the same page spread as the diagrams - A verbal explanation gives details on stitching each part of the flower: which stitches, in what order, how many strands. Ms. Burr writes in her Introduction that she aims for clear illustrations and good explanations, and she has achieved her target admirably. Although the format as I've described it may sound repetitive, I found it refreshing not to have to flip back and forth between pages, searching for color keys or stitch info--and equally refreshing not to have all the directions crammed into one cryptic diagram. (Anyone who has ever struggled to decode the projects in "A to Z of Ribbon Embroidery", for instance, knows what I mean. Sumptuous photos of the projects, but figuring out how to reproduce them is murder.) Unusual Selection of Subjects ----------------------------- It's easy to find embroidery books on English flowers, and many of them are truly gorgeous (Helen Stevens' Masterclass series comes to mind), but if you're looking for something different, something... well, something French!, this may be just the thing for you. Instead of pinks and cornflowers and foxgloves, here are lilies and iris and camellias and magnolias. Roses, morning-glories, and a few exotics like amaryllis, bird-of-paradise, and poppy are also represented. Again, the cover illustration gives a good idea of what you'll find inside. It ain't no cottage garden! Achievable ---------- All projects are stitched using easily available DMC embroidery floss. None of the stitches are jazzy or difficult. The instructions are so clear that even a relative novice should be able to achieve exciting results. (Again, Helen Stevens comes to mind, but alas, as a counterexample. I love looking at her books, but they have never given me the slightest bit of confidence that I could do work like that.) ============= All in all, an excellent book, well worth the money. Bravo, Ms. Burr!

New to thread painting and I understand you cannot go wrong with Trish, I can immediately see why. The Redouté florals are from before my childhood and she did an amazing job translating them into embroidery patterns. The instructions are extremely detailed, the book is beautifully layed out and the paper is laminated (to last and show detail). I am incredibly impressed.

Trish Burr embroidery books are always excellent resources for hand embroidery. Her long and short stitch technique for shading and filling creates stunning motifs. Additionally, Trish details her expertise on what supplies are best to use (and tips regarding how), such as, thread, needles, fabric, hoops, scissors, tracing patterns, etc. In this book, there are no projects for using these gorgeous Redoute flower motifs, but the author does mention examples for use. Myself, I’m excited to stitch them onto several different projects (table runners/doilies), needle cases, journal covers, to name a few).

beautiful as it is inspiring, love the designs and the methods, you must have plenty of time to attempt them.

Impressive flowers, so realistic. Mostly uses long & short stitch which is very easy. Most people would be able to stitch these designs

A lovely lovely book. I am a fan of Vietnamese Embroidery and I appreciate Trish Burrs handling of embroidery techniques, Redoute's Flowers and embroidery instructions. It is a book that inspires and I am very glad I purchased this book. I am in awe of here embroidery.

I love working on these great projects. Trish Burr is really the best, most wonderful artist and teacher. This was the first of her books that I bought My only regret is that her books were so full of repetitive fundamentals rather than new themed material. I feel so used, wanting the new material so badly that I put up with such major padding.

je trouve ce livre très bien fait les dessins sont très beaux et cela donne envie de s'y mettre tout de suite, bien que je débute je trouve que ce n'est pas trop difficile, il faut juste en faire plein cela tombe bien il y a beaucoup de modèles.

Fabulous collection of beautiful thread painted Redoute's floral designs from the amazing designer Trish Burr. Once again she has produced a book in which the instructions, photos and diagrams are simply wonderful. I just love her books, and the designs are just beautiful. I will end up with all her books in the very near future if my wishes come true. Definitely recommended if you want to learn how to do this amazing form of embroidery. The book arrived safely, was very well wrapped, and in very good time.

Travaux de broderie

Libro meraviglioso come tutti quelli della Burr. Spiegazioni perfette e lavori bellissimi.

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