Introduction - 4 Techniques - 6 Materials 7 Duck 8 Giraffe - 10 Bear - 12 Butterfly 14 Cat 16 Cat on a Mat - 18 Dog on a Mat 20 Cocker Spaniel - 22 Cow Parsley 24 Baby Bird - 26 Owl 28 Chicken 30 Swirly Bird - 32 Poppy 34 Lily - 36 Bouquet - 38 Flowerpot 40 Beach Hut 42 Cupcake - 44 Fairy - 46 Stitch Tips - 48
Myra trained in Textile Art and Dress & Textile Design with
Education at Ilkley College (University of Bradford, W. Yorks) and
spent several years teaching and developing her textile skills,
often combining the two. She left teaching in 2003 to explore and
develop her work as a textile artist, fusing natural fibres, hand
dyed fabrics, and embellished hand-made felt to create rich
landscapes, sunsets or seascapes. Most recently, she has combined
her felt and illustrative style to produce smaller pieces and
'wearable art'.
Myra has exhibited at numerous shows, including Landmark Arts
Contemporary Textile Fair, Craft @ Top Drawer and as an invited
demonstrator for three years in the Specialists Craft & Design
Marquee at Living Crafts Hatfield House and at their last show at
Blenheim Palace. She will be showing at Ideal Homes Glasgow this
May having been ‘spotted’ at Hatfield House. Myra has exhibited in
several galleries and her work has ended up in private collections
throughout the UK and the rest of Europe, America & New Zealand.
She gives talks and demonstrations, runs workshops for children and
adults, and is a visiting artist to local schools working on
bespoke creative textile projects. Myra has a strong online
presence, with her own website, Facebook and Twitter accounts. Myra
lives in Milton Keynes.
If you love brooches, then this great value book, from the Twenty
to Make series is perfect for you. It contains a range of
attractive felt designs that will appeal to experienced sewers and
beginners. It offers 20 popular motifs including an owl, dogs,
cats, cupcakes, fairies and flowers, plus more quirky subjects such
as a beach hut. The brooches can be created using handmade or
manufatured felt, and thye have been designed so that you can start
out with an easy design and then develop using your sewing machine
as as a drawing tool to create mini wearable works of art.
*Love to Make*
April 2015 20 felt sewing projects that are quick, easy, stylish,
modern and attractive. This book provides a range of fun and
attractive felt brooch designs that will appeal to seasoned sewing
machine users as well as beginners. The designs include popular
motifs such as an owl, a chicken, dogs, cats, cupcakes, fairies and
flowers, as well as more quirky subjects such as a beach hut and a
seed head. Some designs include organza, beads and other materials
as embellishment. A techniques section is included which explains
step-by-step all the stitches used, and a template is provided for
each design. The author has made the 20 designs in bought felt
which is features in the styled shots. She has then re-made each
project using her own handmade felt to showcase the different
effects that can be achieved with texture and depth of colour. Each
of these alternatives has been photographed in detail.
*Quilting For You*
February 2015 This is a lovely little book full of fun projects, 20
in all. Excellent introduction to free machine stitching. Clear
concise instructions. Suitable for older children working with
adult supervision or adults looking to try free machine stitching
with a finished project. Felt is easy to work with , it doesn’t
fray, it comes in a huge variety of colours or if you are a
feltmaker you could use hand dyed felt. These brooches would make
excellent presents, they could be put on a card or they would make
a lovely stocking filler. From a bunch of flowers to a dog on a mat
this book is for everyone
*Young Embroiderers*
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