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Great for beginners...perhaps for more experienced, too
I am new to the world of machine embroidery, altho' I've been sewing for 35 yrs.I was hesitant to begin, knowing there were lots of variables that needed to come together to make successful designs, and I didn't want to ruin anything.This is a great book if you are just starting out, and probably a great reference even if you are not.All the information you could want regarding types of materials, tools, and techniques is here.I was even having trouble when I was practicing a design I had downloaded, and this book helped me figure out what I needed to do to make it work.

"Bible" for beginners!
I work in a store and teach embroidery & digitizing, this is absolutely THE BEST primer for people just starting out in machine embroidery, and it's a great reference manual for everyone else. It is not machine-specific, so no matter what you've got, you will find information in here to help you out. This is THE book I always recommend to newbies!

Isbn: 0873494393
Sales Rank: 89705
Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Embroidery, Machine    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Needlework - Embroidery    6. Patterns   

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Great book
I loved this book and my Grand daughter loved it too as soon as we got it home and read a bit, we were trying out some of the great designs. It really is a fun book even if you have been embroidering for a while.There is always something new to learn.

Another great book
A great follow-up to Embroidery Machine Essentials. Clearly written and easy-to-follow instructions. If you know the basics and want to progress, this is a great project-driven book to invest in to work on your techniques.

A super book, just not for a brand new beginner
I got this book to get me started in embroidery because in the title it said, "Basic Techniques".Really, her first book (which I got *AFTER* I got this one) is better for that.That said, it is a super book.There are super pictures, and she explains all the techniques very well.This book goes into more detail of how to do specialized embroidery projects.At first I was disappointed, because it was so thin.But it is filled with information.There is not too much repetition from her first book.If you have to choose only one of her books, then get the first one.If you are ready to do more advanced work, then move onto this one.It will put more umph into your embroidery.

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The Art of Fabric Manipulation and Embellishment
The title of this book is misleading; a more apt title would have been - "The Art of Fabric Manipulation: using Machine Embroidery as Embellishment"

What this book offers is a wonderful view into the techniques of fine artists specializing in fiber/textile arts. Each page is richly illustrated with the artists' craft incorporating fine art techniques such as encaustics (paint, crayon), plastics, polymer clay on to fabric and lace. Most or all of the creations featured are one-of-a-kind pieces or benefit as exhibition pieces. If you consider yourself a fine artist with fabric, you will appreciate what this book has to offer in the way of fabric manipulation through sewing machine embroidery and fine art medium. The specific aspects of this book leads me to view this textbook as a professional monograph.

If you are looking for machine embroidery techniques to use with your computerized embroidery machine (Bernina, Pffaff, Brother etc), then I suggest you look into Embroidery Machine Essentials by Twigg and Goodall.

Not what I expected!
I was dissapointed in the contents and projects in this book.Although beautiful, I think most were impractical.I also felt the book would be giving help and ideas for embroidery machines, not just embroidering on a standard sewing machine.While I would like to embellish cloth with embroidery, this book seemed beyond a beginner in scope and terminology.

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