Leora Raikin's new book,
Safari Through African Folklore Embroidery, is now available. Raikin is a South African native, now Los Angeles resident. She learned this embroidery technique from her mother. The chapters in Raikin's book include:
- Getting Started - learn how by stitching giraffes
- Embellishment Techniques - beading, criss-cross stitch, and more
- African Threads
- African Tribal Traditions and Customs - Ndebele Tribe, African masks and more!
You'll see examples for embroidering South African animals, flora and fauna and marine life. This book retails for $35 and is available on
www.aflembroidery.com.
Enjoy!
Leora Raikin's new book, Safari Through African Folklore Embroidery, is now available. Raikin is a South African native, now Los Angeles resident. She learned this embroidery technique from her mother. The chapters in Raikin's book include:
1 comment:
I got this book hoping for one or two of Ms. Raikin's patterns that I could use. Unfortunately, this is not that at all - in fact, it is nothing but a shill for her embroidery products. One passage even tells the reader to "take your fabric out of the kit. . .," presuming you have one already.
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