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RSN: Raised Embroidery: Techniques, projects and pure inspiration (Royal School of Needlework Guides)

This practical, contemporary guide to the exciting and varied world of raised embroidery is written by Kelley Aldridge, an expert teacher with the Royal School of Needlework. Part of a new series showcasing the RSN’s traditional techniques, technical excellence and contemporary flair, it contains a complete grounding in raised embroidery stitches and techniques, three beautiful projects and galleries of inspiring work.

The book features an introduction to the RSN and its prestigious heritage. It reveals the history and context of raised embroidery and showcases galleries of inspiring raised embroidery work. This is primarily a practical, instructional guide that offers a complete grounding in the techniques you need for raised embroidery: it contains a comprehensive stitch guide and leads the reader through each technique using clear step-by-step photography and easy-to-follow expert guidance. The book contains three beautiful projects that put these techniques into practice and showcase additional advanced techniques.

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Pure Balance: Your Simple Guide to Self-Healing, Growth, and Empowerment for Optimal Health and Wellbeing

Today’s world is hectic and stressful. Many people feel a lack of control in their lives. People can get so caught up in the surface aspects of their lives, they forget about the inside. They don’t listen to their bodies telling them to slow down, eat better, get some exercise, and nurture their spiritual lives. A quick, downward spiral can result.

So what can you do to heal your physical health and bring balance to your life? Author Clare Evans’ Pure Balance: Your Simple Guide to Self Healing, Growth, and Empowerment for Optimal Health and Wellbeing is a spiritual and practical guidebook for anyone seeking healing and balance in their lives. A cancer survivor, the author helps you discover that a balanced approach to healing-with both Eastern and Western traditions-often results in the most positive outcomes for physical health and spiritual, emotional, and psychological wellness. With interactive, engaging, pragmatic sections that invite the reader to chronicle their paths, as well as philosophical, therapeutic discussions about the mind, soul, and body, the author offers a wellspring of encouragement and advice for those on the journey toward health and healing.

In Pure Balance you’ll learn techniques to be healthy and feel love, peace, and happiness every day. You’ll learn to love yourself, experience wellbeing, and best of all, enjoy life.

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RSN Appliqué: Techniques, projects and pure inspiration (Rsn: Royal School of Needlework)

This contemporary guide to the art of appliqué is endorsed by the Royal School of Needlework (RSN), and written by Kate Cross, one of their trained experts and teachers. It is the first in a new series designed to showcase the traditional techniques, technical excellence and contemporary flair of the RSN, and provide practical guidance and inspiration.
The book features an introduction to the RSN and its prestigious heritage. It reveals the history and context of appliqué and showcases galleries of inspiring appliqué work from around the world. But as well as featuring a rich selection of inspiring appliqué pieces, this is primarily a practical, instructional guide that offers a complete grounding in all essential appliqué techniques: it contains a comprehensive stitch guide and leads the reader through each technique using clear step-by-step photography and easy-to-follow expert guidance. It shows the reader how to knot thread and start stitching correctly, how to create a design, transfer it onto fabric, frame up a slate frame, build up, cut away, apply a variety of edges and apply fabric, as well as basic ribbonwork, goldwork, shadow work and silk shading. The book contains four beautiful projects that build in difficulty and put these techniques into practice.