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A full review can be found at Postcard Reviews This is a beautiful book by a serious professional.. However... as I have never done raised embroidery or 'stumpwork' as it's also known I was up for the challenge. I have only ever did cross stitch before and have always admired the beautiful embroidery work that I have seen. So I have started this project as a complete beginner. In her book Raised Embroidery, Kelley Aldridge gives a clear and concise guide of all the things you can use to learn and develop key key skills, and I think anyone can be successful and make a project with just this book alone. Her experience shows, and she makes it look quite easy. There are some beautiful projects and the insects are just adorable. It really is an inspiring and interesting craft. This is a book I am going to recommend to all crafters. If you haven't yet tried Raised Embroidery I urge you to try it. I had fun and was really excited by what I achieved. The picture is of something I made using the techniques I learned.

Amazing book!! The projects inside are challenging but well described. I love the pictures of some of the completed projects done at the RSN. I shall never achieve that standard but aspiration is good. I am in the process of trying out some of the stitches and enjoying every minute.

Brilliant book as are all the books in this series. Informative easy to follow instructions helped me to understand exactly what I was doing. Also this book is beautifully presented

One happy stitching bunny. Kelley, thank you so much for this book. If you want to learn any techniques, then this book, (along with the other RSN technique books), is one of the best places to do so if you can't attend a class at the RSN or to use as a back up to a class. Whatever the reason for buying Kelley's book, it is a MUST for your book shelves.

Very nice book

Excellent book for xplaing this method of embroidery. Clearly pictures and instructions.

This is a beautiful book,with lots of information on how to produce a variety of stitches.The sample projects to try are interesting and clear

This is a beautiful and inspiring book. The techniques it demonstrates will give great pleasure to those starting to use raised embroidery, but it is lacking. To give one example, in the essential equipment it shows three dimensional formers to use for stitching shaped pieces but nowhere in the book does it indicate or demonstrate their use. Those who can work out how to use these probably don't need this book, but I also suspect that after working some of the techniques in this book many will also work it out for themselves. It wouldn't normally be a recommendation of a book for it to send you to search YouTube videos, but a strength of this book is that it shows basics and also inspiring pieces that need further techniques. It isn't the only book you will need, it is a starting book. I don't regret buying it, but it could do with a follow up.

Not all craft books are written well but this book on Raised Embroidery is really well done. The author deals with the practical of materials and equipment but also presents some good beginner projects to try. Raised embroidery, historically, was developed before stump work so if you are hoping to develop these skills, get this book first.

Sono molto soddisfatta del mio acquisto. Il libro è ben impaginato, ha delle belle foto, dei progetti interessanti e i punti sono spiegati in maniera molto chiara. Per quanto io abbia diverse pubblicazioni e ricami da oltre vent'anni trovo questo libro piacevole e interessante, per quanto la tecnica possa essere leggermente complicata trovo che sia il libro adatto ad un principiante che voglia iniziare con dei lavori un po' più complessi Pro: diversi punti proposti con tante foto a colori di ogni passaggio, gradevoli i progetti alla fine del libro contro: il libro è in inglese ma le foto sono talmente esplicative che non è un grosso problema consigliato a: nonostante io ricami da tanti anni lo trovo un libro con degli spunti gradevoli ma lo consiglio a coloro che ricamano da poco e hanno già una certa manualità con punti base tipo punto erba, punto catenella, punto croce, etc... per chi ricama da molto tempo potrebbe sembrare qualcosa di già visto

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about Raised embroidery or stump work. The instructions are detailed with more than ample photographs and samples. Enjoy!

Buen libro pero el defecto es que está mal posicionado el texto debo leer con la cabeza chueca y pierdo el hilo de la lectura. En Kindle me hace sentir que está incompleto.

Adorei! Lindo livro. Ótima referência.