[UPDATE 12/05/2012] – Congratulations to BurdaStyle member watatoe
Comment on our blog for a chance to win a copy of The New Crewel: Exquisite Designs in Contemporary Embroidery.
One look at these pages and you know that this isn’t your grandmother’s crewel, but a hip, contemporary update that will have everyone reaching for a needle and thread. And these projects are easy, too, because crewel has no counting, no grids, and no cross-stitch—just beautiful free-form embroidery. Dive right in, guided by a basics chapter that explains how to do the different stitches, ranging from French knots to laid filling. Novices will swiftly move on to the 30 practice designs, all accompanied by easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams, and a dozen lovely projects. Make a card or keepsake scrapbook embellished with stitched motifs, colorful totes, table runners, and an elegant tryptich.
Click here for purchasing info on The New Crewel: Exquisite Designs in Contemporary Embroidery
For a chance to win this fun and creative book, please answer the following question in the comments section below: What is your favorite motif in the book? You can view them in the book preview through the link above.
The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 11:59 PM (EST). One lucky winner will be chosen.
Good luck!
The BurdaStyle Team
Dec 4, 2012, 03.40 PMby Willy Flom
I like the hollyhock the best.
Dec 4, 2012, 03.37 PMby auschick
I recently borrowed this book from the library and I absolutely love it! The dahlia is pretty :)
Dec 4, 2012, 03.00 PMby mwelland
Probably Spring Anemone. You could have so much fun with different colour combinations, and it’s visually interesting without being to complicated.
Dec 4, 2012, 02.55 PMby Christine Prevost
They’re all beautiful, but I think my favorite is Sunflower for its simple geometry.
Dec 4, 2012, 02.45 PMby janers41
I really like Twinkling Stars! It looks like it would be fun to stitch, and could be done in so many colors. :)
Dec 4, 2012, 02.42 PMby flashabou
They are all so cute but I really like Ella’s wish!
Dec 4, 2012, 02.36 PMby Alili
I love malia’s maze. It’s so detailed!
Dec 4, 2012, 02.21 PMby tanetane
the spores!
Dec 4, 2012, 02.16 PMby vchan38
The motif design is so contemporary, love it!
Dec 4, 2012, 01.40 PMby Maureen Kubisz
Nice Work, Katherine Shaughnessy! Your competitively priced book has fun graphics that I would actually like to stitch. There is no old lady stuff here (and I can say that because I am an old lady). Several motifs together can create a sampler quilt, or a spray of the same design in different sizes would look great across sports wear. The designs will be fun to digitize. I think the motif that I will digitize first will be ‘sea anemone’.
Dec 4, 2012, 01.38 PMby sewbella
I love the dahlia. Little arcs touching, so pretty!
Dec 4, 2012, 12.40 PMby blueartisan
That’s hard because I pretty much like them all, but I am leaning towards the Dahlia because it looks far more complex than it is :)
Dec 4, 2012, 11.44 AMby jessdunstan
I love Ella’s Wish.
Dec 4, 2012, 11.22 AMby WilijA
Well, I can’t decide which one I like more – Twinkling Stars or Seed Pod motif. Think that depends where I’d try to use them. _
Dec 4, 2012, 11.03 AMby gemmafloyd
My favorite motif is the wonderful seed pod!
Dec 4, 2012, 10.00 AMby euma
China blue 2, beautiful!!
Dec 4, 2012, 09.57 AMby ladykatza
This reminds me of my mother. I have a three foot long crane in a cherry blossom tree that she did with crewel embroidery.
Dec 4, 2012, 09.07 AMby Ularie
As I love daisies – my favorite one is lazy daisy.
Dec 4, 2012, 07.01 AMby lobolita
I like Spring Anemone.
Dec 4, 2012, 06.57 AMby zkathyc
I like the Hollyhock.
Dec 4, 2012, 06.47 AMby prettysweet
I really like the poppy. Clean lines, but fun.