Needlepainted Plants and Pollinators: An insect lovers guide to silk shading em [Hardcover]

Discover the beauty of nature through the art of needlepainting, blending embroidery with a love for plants and pollinators.

If you love the idea of needlepainting natural subjects in realistic ways, I think you’ll really love this book. There’s much to learn from it, and it’s a good guide in observation and in building “nature journaling” skills with needle and thread. - Mary Corbet

• Expert Guidance: Learn silk shading techniques with detailed instructions and stunning examples.
• 9 Exquisite Projects: Stitch vibrant plant and pollinator pairings like the ox-eye daisy with a hoverfly or fennel with a seven-spot ladybird.
• Fascinating Insights: Gain entomological knowledge about pollinators, verified by Buglife charity.
• Skill Development: Perfect for intermediate embroiderers or ambitious beginners eager to expand their craft.

This book is more than an embroidery guide—it's a celebration of nature brought to life with needle and thread.Mary Corbet's Needle 'n' Thread - Oct 2021

This is one of the books I’ve been Absolutely Dying to get to! The book is Needlepainted Plants and Pollinators: An Insect Lover’s Guide to Silk Shading Embroidery by Victoria Matthewson. It is a lovely book from Search Press, and it falls into a very interesting category. It’s pretty much a nature journal in thread, combined with instruction and projects.
I knew it was going to be good. 

Unlike many needlework books, Needlepainted Plants and Pollinators is a hardbound book, which gives it a “coffelSƒ