Simple Techniques, Beautiful Projects

Author: Linda Repasky
Pages: 64
Page size: 81/2" x 11 1/2"
Publisher: Martingale and Co.
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4G4E0677
Weight: 0.9 lbs.

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About the Author

Linda Repasky loves to watch people become entranced by using a tiny needle and thread to make rich, lush creations, and she knows that many of them will develop an addiction to this miniature form of needlework.

After teaching herself to punch, she developed into learning allshe could about this form of needlework and focused on perfecting her skills.

Linda lives in rural Massachusetts, where she savors the quiet country life and continues to hook rugs and do punchneedle work. She also designs and publishes patterns under the name Woolen Whimsies and teaches throughout New England.

Linda has been recognized as one the country's top 200 artisans in Early American Life magazine's 2005 Directory of Traditional American Crafts.

A Passion for Punchneedle

Edited by: Linda Repasky
Binding: Softcover, full color
Size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Pages: 80
ISBN: 1-56477-711-1
Item Code: B808

$21.95

Punchneedle embroidery has a fanatical following—and why not?

It's incredibly simple to learn, perfectly portable, and easy to start and finish in a matter of hours.

Find creative ways to make and display these tiny treasures.

• Choose from 16 all-new projects featuring flowers, animals, holiday themes, and geometric designs
  
• Follow easy instructions for turning projects into pins, necklace pendants, and accents on clothing, pillows, tins, and more
  
• Gain punchneedle prowess from 17 different designers who offer a range of primitive, whimsical, and sophisticated looks