Judith Baker Montano is an extraordinary embroiderer. But, this book could also be used by art journalists or nature sketchers because she shows how to go from flower photograph to sketch to embroidered flower. She also shows how to put embroidered flowers together to make a scene. There are quite a few stitches demonstrated in the book, too.
Loved this book. Informative text, not overly complicated and florid descriptions - just what one needs to do the stitch, but with some interesting history, suggestions, etc added on without confusion. Informative pictures - the stitch itself and the stitch in a finished piece. I originally checked this out from the library but purchased my own copy, it inspired me so much!
First: hardcover & spiral bound. Woo hoo! Second: The process from photograph to drawing to graph paper sketch to stitch and thread suggestions was remarkable. I felt a little disappointed by the actual samples of each flower but found overall this to be an inspiring and useful guide.