Asian-Inspired Machine Embroidery

Asian culture meets machine embroidery in 35+ beautiful designs!

Well-known designer Joan Elliott turns her talent to the ever-popular Asian look in Asian-Inspired Machine Embroidery. The 35+ designs in this book and on the accompanying CD-ROM present a wide range of motifs for embellishing clothing, accessories, gifts and home decor. Seasonal kimono patterns, playful pandas, enchanting florals and more are inspired by traditional Asian symbols and culture, ready to embroider by machine or by hand.

With Asian-Inspired Machine Embroidery, you get:

• A CD-ROM containing 35+ Asian-inspired designs digitized for machine embroidery in eight common machine formats
• All designs in JPEG and PDF formats so hand embroiderers can print and create their own transfers
• 26 projects that show how to use the designs in creative and beautiful ways
• A how-to section on machine embroidery basics, an index to designs on the CD-ROM and a floss color list for hand embroiderers

Asian culture meets machine embroidery in 35+ beautiful designs!

Designer Joan Elliott turns her talent to the in Asian-Inspired Machine Embroidery. The 35+ designs in this book and on the accompanying CD-ROM present a wide range of motifs for embellishing clothing, accessories, gifts and home dècor. Seasonal kimono patterns, playful pandas, enchanting florals and more are inspired by traditional Asian symbols and culture, ready to embroider by machine or by hand.

With Asian-Inspired Machine Embroidery, you get:

A CD-ROM containing 35+ Asian-inspired designs digitized for machine embroidery in eight common machine format

All designs in JPEG and PDF formats so hand embroiderers can print and create their own transfers

26 projects that show how to use the designs in creative and beautiful ways

A how-to section on machine embroidery basics, an index to designs on the CD-ROM and a floss color list for hand embroiderers

Fill your world with Asian elegance with Asian-Inspired Machine Embroidery.

Joan Elliott, a needlework designer for over 30 years, is widely known for her work in books, kits, and major cross-stitch magazines in the United States and the United Kingdom. Her titles for David & Charles, an imprint of F+W Media, include A Woman's World in Cross Stitch (2008), Magical Cross Stitch (2008), and Bewitching Cross Stitch (2009).