Amazon.com description: Product Description: Simple, fresh, and contemporary - Mary Norden's embroidery redefines this traditional craft. Her distinctively elegant style and unerring eye for color are reflected in each of the original designs she has created especially for this book, from outlined images of kitchen utensils and simple geometric shapes to more intricate and complex motifs, such as sprigs of wild flowers and clusters of summer fruits. Whether you have never embroidered before, or you have had some experience and are searching for new ideas, Decorative Embroidery provides all the inspiration you will need. Yarn quantities, templates, and color stitch diagrams accompany each design, along with full instructions for transforming finished pieces into decorative soft furnishings such as bed linen, tablecloths, cafe curtains, and pillows. With alternative color schemes and design variations, there are also plenty of opportunities for stitchers to create their own unique embroidery projects. A final section provides an illustrated step-by-step guide to embroidering all the stitches in the book, as well as information on how to transfer a template to fabric.