Celebrate nature and embroider the delights of the garden with the beautiful second book from embroidery artist and rising star Emillie Ferris. Needlepainting, also known as thread painting or silk shading, is a form of embroidery that creates a realistic, lifelike effect using a single strand of thread and one simple stitch ; the 'long and short' stitch. You can create gorgeous colour gradients, magical details and flowing stitch directions that are perfect if you want to embroider flora and fauna. In this richly illustrated step-by-step guide, self-taught embroidery artist Emillie Ferris shows you how to pick up a needle and thread in the same way as a paintbrush to create strokes of colour and bring images to life on fabric. Inspired by nature and the beauty of the garden, Emillie has created nine new and exclusive patterns for the book, which is a follow-up to the her bestsellign debut Paint with Thread, and is a culmination of all of Emillie's skills and years of experience in this wonderful, meditative art form. Each design has around 50 detailed step-by-step photos, showing every stage of the process, so that even complete beginners can follow along and create beautiful embroideries. If you have been considering learning the art of needlepainting but are unsure where to start, then this book is for you! Not only are the embroideries sublime, but the book itself is a thing of beauty, with incredible attention to detail; from the exquisite photography to the lavish hardback binding, making it a real treasure for the book lover. Plus, high quality iron-on transfers at the back of the book allow you to transfer the designs directly onto fabric to get started straight away. In this book Emillie generously shares her tried and tested tips and techniques, including advice on materials, transferring designs onto fabric, and fully illustrated explanations of the stitches and skills needed. The nine in-depth projects draw on Emillie's love of nature, including motifs that she is best known for such as flowers, bees, birds and butterflies. This beautiful book will become an indispensable and treasured guide allowing you to paint with thread the Emillie Ferris way. AUTHOR: Emillie Ferris is a self-taught embroidery artist who has shot to fame due to her incredibly realistic depictions of animals and nature. She has over 200,000 followers on Instagram and is one of the leading names in British contemporary embroidery. She lives in Warwickshire, UK, and is inspired by the natural landscape around her. She sells her patterns at kits on Etsy. She is the author of Paint with Thread.