Flower Fairies now available in ribbon and stumpwork embroideries

Article Added: 30/01/2009

Search Press have recently published a gorgeous new book called Flower Fairies in Ribbon and Stumpwork, based on the books by Cicely Mary Barker. These books have captivated children and adults alike for more than 85 years and now, for the first time, five of the beautiful fairies are translated into exquisite ribbon and stumpwork embroideries.

Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions will show you how to:

Embroider the pretty flowers and leaves in silk and organza ribbon
Use organza and silky threads to make the fairies delicate stumpwork wings
Make appliqué leaves and petals using organza and silk ribbon
Create charming stumpwork insects
Dress the fairies in layers of organza and embroider their hair
Make the fairies clothing using long and short stitch
Create three-dimensional designs using colour, texture and shapes.

Our reviewer, Sue Reid, absolutely loved this book, describing it as the perfect book "for lovers of the sentimental pictures of fairies at the bottom of the garden." We couldn’t agree more and for those of you who love the Flower Fairies I have the whole set of books! this is a book guaranteed to inspire you.

To give you a taster of the projects covered in the book, we have a section of the White Clover Fairy pattern for you to try. The pattern below will take you through creating the two beautiful clover flowers she is holding in her hand. To download the pattern please click on the link below:

Clover flowers instructions.

The other fairies covered in the book are the Periwinkle Fairy, Black Medick Fairies, Stork’s Bill Fairy and the Red Clover Fairy.

For more information about this book, or to purchase your copy please click here.