Start to Embroider

Claire Buckley has been a teacher and textile designer for 20 years, teaching in secondary schools as well as exhibiting her work in galleries. She is the Chairman of the Young Embroiderers Guild. Her designs use embroidery for fashion and accessories and she often uses recycled materials. Her projects for children have been featured in magazines as well as on the internet.

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Mar 07I wish that this book had been available when I was learning to stitch, and even more so, when my daughters were younger. It is well presented and ideally suited to young people. It is simply written and well illustrated by the Chairman of the Young Embroiderers Guild, who know exactly what this age group need in terms of starter books. The ideas she presents are the sort that young people would really enjoy making. There are 'Funky Facts' scattered through the pages and 'Top Tips' also give an extra interest to the projects. This book would make an ideal present for any youngster with an interest in learning the basics of Embroidery, or for anyone teaching the same age group.