Last month I reviewed folk art needlework, a really beautiful craft book, packed full of 35 projects inspired by traditional motifs from across the globe. There are lots of lovely projects in this book (all added to my to-do list!) and I’ve actually begun a hand-tied quilt. I love this way of finishing off a quilt and think it looks great as the fabric can really stand out. Of course, it doesn’t involve much embroidery but there are plenty of other projects which do.
I love vintage embroidery and can’t wait to make a start on some embroidery projects of my own and learn more about different stitches. This seems to be a great book for beginners like myself as well as inspiration for more advanced sewers.
Do you fancy trying some of the projects for yourself and learning more about embroidery from around the world?
Giveaway
I have been given one copy of folk art needlecraft to giveaway. If you would like to win simply answer this very easy question:
leave me a comment below and tell me how many projects are in the book
for an extra entry tell others about the giveaway using the Retweet button below or tweet this message:Â I want to #win with @gingerbread_mum and be inspired by embroidery from around the world
Don’t have twitter? Follow the gingerbread house page on Google + or Bloglovin’ – just leave me a comment and let me know.
Small print:
There is one prize consisting of one copy of folk art needlecraft. The giveaway ends April 28th at 8pm. The winner will be selected at random from all correct entries received and notified by email or their twitter handle. The prize is as stated: no cash alternatives are available. UK only.
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The winner is Laura Morris
tracy nixon
April 18, 2013 at 4:02 pmAnswer: 35
tracy nixon
April 18, 2013 at 4:03 pmI have tweeted https://twitter.com/tracyknixon/status/324900798746210304
Thank you!
Sarah Norman
April 18, 2013 at 8:44 pmThere are 35 projects 🙂
Sarah Norman
April 18, 2013 at 8:45 pmAnd I have tweeted 🙂
https://twitter.com/Sarah_L_N/status/324971867763011584
Janice Davison
April 19, 2013 at 9:23 am35 lovely projects
Beky Austerberry
April 19, 2013 at 9:23 amthere are 35 in the book
Alia Parveen
April 19, 2013 at 9:30 am35 projects in the book
Rachel Ray
April 19, 2013 at 9:50 am35 – fab prize!
Charlotte Clark
April 19, 2013 at 9:55 amThere are 35
🙂
and I tweeted here – https://twitter.com/charlottesus88/status/325170233524514816
(Twitter name- charlottesus88) & followed too!
Fab prize, thanks!
ValB
April 19, 2013 at 9:59 am35
Phil Darling
April 19, 2013 at 10:03 amAnswer: 35
jennifer thorpe
April 19, 2013 at 10:09 amanswer – 35
Andy D
April 19, 2013 at 10:19 amAnswer: 35
christy beckett
April 19, 2013 at 10:23 amAnswer 35
I have tweeted @christy_beckett 🙂
Heather Haigh
April 19, 2013 at 10:23 am35
Heather Haigh
April 19, 2013 at 10:24 amtweeted
charley foulds
April 19, 2013 at 10:25 amfab prize! answer is 35
Stephanie Tsang
April 19, 2013 at 10:34 am35 projects
Stephanie Tsang
April 19, 2013 at 10:34 amHi. I have tweeted @pookybearcheung
Penny Lee
April 19, 2013 at 10:48 am35
Tweeted
https://twitter.com/imboredalready/status/325184114154156032
Jackie Bayley
April 19, 2013 at 11:01 am35
Lisa Parker
April 19, 2013 at 12:07 pm35
Lindsey Dudgeon
April 19, 2013 at 12:30 pm35
Michelle Best
April 19, 2013 at 1:00 pm35
Ms Suan Watts
April 19, 2013 at 1:18 pm35
Kay Adams
April 19, 2013 at 1:35 pm35
Kieran
April 19, 2013 at 1:43 pm35
Faye Huntington
April 19, 2013 at 2:15 pm35 projects are in the book! With love, Faye x
Julie Picton
April 19, 2013 at 2:19 pm35
Barrie Phillips
April 19, 2013 at 2:25 pm35
C Parkin
April 19, 2013 at 2:31 pmAnswer- 35
C Parkin
April 19, 2013 at 2:34 pmTweeted from @EarlyBird2013
helen tovell
April 19, 2013 at 2:51 pm35
Jen Schofield
April 19, 2013 at 3:16 pm35
Gary Topley
April 19, 2013 at 3:36 pmThe answer is 35 x
natalie goatley
April 19, 2013 at 3:38 pm35
natalie goatley
April 19, 2013 at 3:39 pmI have tweeted @nataliemay29
Caroline H
April 19, 2013 at 4:48 pmAnswer: 35
Christina Field
April 19, 2013 at 5:30 pm35
Joan
April 19, 2013 at 6:08 pm35
Kathryn Hill
April 19, 2013 at 6:10 pm35
Emily Jayne Phipps
April 19, 2013 at 7:13 pm35
kathryn1302@gmail.com
April 19, 2013 at 7:33 pm35 projects
Val Hartley
April 19, 2013 at 7:51 pmAnswer: 35
Val Hartley
April 19, 2013 at 7:52 pmI have tweeted @nutunit7
Karen Barrett
April 19, 2013 at 7:55 pmAnswer – 35
Jill Osborne
April 19, 2013 at 7:56 pm35
Karen Barrett
April 19, 2013 at 7:57 pmTweeted
@chocolateonemse
hannah oneill
April 19, 2013 at 8:13 pm35 Projects
Maggie
April 19, 2013 at 8:32 pm35
Carolina J.
April 19, 2013 at 9:11 pm35!!
Carolina J.
April 19, 2013 at 9:14 pmTweeted! @pandcands
Elaine P
April 19, 2013 at 9:26 pm35
Louise M
April 19, 2013 at 9:42 pmThere are 35 x
Have tweeted @ElvinFairy
Inga
April 19, 2013 at 10:58 pmThe answer is 35
Claire Smith
April 19, 2013 at 11:09 pm35 projects
victoriab
April 19, 2013 at 11:10 pm35
Alison
April 19, 2013 at 11:43 pm35
Fran Light
April 20, 2013 at 2:17 amThe answer is 35 🙂
Angela sandhu
April 20, 2013 at 12:36 pm35
Alison Wakefield
April 20, 2013 at 10:19 pm35
Kirsty Fox
April 20, 2013 at 10:27 pm35
Kirsty Fox
April 20, 2013 at 10:28 pmI have tweeted – @bloomingfox
Jodie Langley
April 21, 2013 at 11:47 amWhat a lovely idea for a sewing book!!
Answer: 35 projects
alison johnson
April 21, 2013 at 11:59 am35
Emma Seaman
April 21, 2013 at 12:03 pm35
Paul Ballantine
April 21, 2013 at 12:06 pmAnswer – 35
🙂
Paul Ballantine
April 21, 2013 at 12:07 pm35
iain maciver
April 21, 2013 at 12:12 pm35
pringle999@hotmail.com
April 21, 2013 at 12:48 pm35
Katrina adams
April 21, 2013 at 1:04 pmanswer: 35 projects
Pam Hubbard
April 21, 2013 at 1:38 pm35
Mrs Marilyn Joy Kehoe
April 21, 2013 at 1:40 pmThere are 35 projects
gillian burden
April 21, 2013 at 1:55 pm35
Hayley Payton
April 21, 2013 at 2:20 pm35
Susan
April 21, 2013 at 3:00 pmThirty Five
Tracey Poulter
April 21, 2013 at 3:33 pm35
george spedding
April 21, 2013 at 3:49 pm35
Emma H
April 21, 2013 at 5:06 pmAnswer: 35
Amy Kitcher
April 21, 2013 at 6:37 pm35
Melanie Dye
April 21, 2013 at 7:55 pm35
Sarah Spencer
April 21, 2013 at 8:48 pm35
Jan Mooney
April 21, 2013 at 9:00 pm35
KATHY D
April 21, 2013 at 9:12 pm35
Catty212MSE@hotmail.co.uk
April 21, 2013 at 9:19 pm35 projects
Catty212MSE@hotmail.co.uk
April 21, 2013 at 9:24 pmTweeted as @Catherine212
Rachel Craig
April 21, 2013 at 9:31 pm35
kathycakebread@gmail.com
April 21, 2013 at 10:10 pm35
sophie spiby
April 21, 2013 at 10:30 pm35
Lauren Robinson
April 21, 2013 at 10:33 pm35
Nancy Townsend
April 22, 2013 at 12:18 am35
Andrew
April 22, 2013 at 5:45 amThere are 35.
Laura Morris
April 22, 2013 at 7:06 amThere are 35!
Laura Morris
April 22, 2013 at 7:07 amTweeted as well – @stuamorr1
Lisa Baskerville
April 22, 2013 at 7:09 am35 projects
Sorry havent got a clue what to do on Twitter! 🙂
anna
April 22, 2013 at 8:15 am35
Susan Jackson
April 22, 2013 at 8:16 am35
Louise Blackah
April 22, 2013 at 8:28 am35 (thanks for comp)
Solange
April 22, 2013 at 8:31 am35
Sophie H
April 22, 2013 at 9:35 am35 projects. Thank you!
Amy
April 22, 2013 at 10:21 amThere are 35 projects in this book, and they all sound rather exciting and lovely!
JoC
April 22, 2013 at 11:57 am35
Nicki R
April 22, 2013 at 2:40 pmThere are 35 projects and I would love to have a go at all of them 🙂
elaine stokes
April 22, 2013 at 4:12 pm35
Sarahann Tonner
April 22, 2013 at 6:54 pmThe answer is 35 🙂
Naomi Buchan
April 22, 2013 at 7:02 pm35
Fiona Matters
April 22, 2013 at 8:54 pm35 projects
annie h
April 22, 2013 at 11:13 pm35 projects
julie baxter
April 23, 2013 at 12:32 amanswer is 35
tweeted as lushy20
https://twitter.com/lushy20/status/326478405891670018
Isobel Gibbons
April 23, 2013 at 10:08 am35
Kimberley
April 23, 2013 at 12:57 pm35 projects 🙂
Ruth G. Grover
April 23, 2013 at 3:50 pmThere are 35 projects in the book..it looks fantastic !
Ruth G. Grover
April 23, 2013 at 3:52 pmFollowed and Tweeted…@DobbyChihuahua 0n Twitter
Claire D
April 23, 2013 at 6:40 pmAnswer – 35
Andrea Johnson
April 24, 2013 at 12:09 am35
Spencer Broadley
April 24, 2013 at 8:07 am35 🙂
Sue Jackson
April 24, 2013 at 9:32 am35
Mia Fergusson
April 24, 2013 at 11:01 am35
SusanD crochet addict uk
April 24, 2013 at 12:00 pm35 projects. Thanks for the chance to win such a beautiful book!
Celia West
April 24, 2013 at 3:27 pm35
Caragh Johnson
April 24, 2013 at 11:03 pm35 projects…
Katherine Penny
April 25, 2013 at 7:25 am35 😀
max amos
April 25, 2013 at 10:31 am35 projects.
tarbs gill
April 25, 2013 at 4:21 pm35
Janine Phillips
April 25, 2013 at 4:28 pm35
Sheila M
April 25, 2013 at 8:54 pm35
Jonathan Reed
April 25, 2013 at 9:04 pm35
Rahela Uddin
April 25, 2013 at 9:47 pmAnswer: 35
Robert W
April 26, 2013 at 6:46 amThere are 35!
chutney.goddess@hotmail.co.uk
April 26, 2013 at 9:08 am35 Projects
Emma Mason
April 26, 2013 at 9:29 am35 🙂
amanda davis
April 26, 2013 at 9:50 am35
DENISE WILDEN
April 26, 2013 at 10:01 amANSWER ~ 35
Catherine Miller
April 26, 2013 at 11:46 am35
Robyn Logan Clarke
April 26, 2013 at 12:15 pm35
Amanda Williams
April 26, 2013 at 12:31 pm35
sweir1@talk21.com
April 26, 2013 at 1:40 pm35
Raymond Fletcher
April 26, 2013 at 2:20 pm35
Jenny
April 26, 2013 at 2:41 pmAnswer: 35
alex fowler
April 26, 2013 at 3:07 pm35
Aimee R
April 26, 2013 at 4:21 pm35
francis lee
April 26, 2013 at 4:29 pm35
Natalie cross
April 26, 2013 at 6:12 pm35
alan davies
April 26, 2013 at 7:23 pm35
Laura Pritchard
April 26, 2013 at 7:56 pmAnswer: 35
Peaches Golding
April 26, 2013 at 9:22 pm35 projects
Nicole
April 26, 2013 at 9:59 pm35
Mark Palmer
April 26, 2013 at 10:28 pm35
Jenny Rogers
April 26, 2013 at 10:36 pm35
leah
April 26, 2013 at 10:55 pm35 lovely projects
clareandtribe@aol.com
April 26, 2013 at 11:05 pm35
victoria thurgood
April 26, 2013 at 11:56 pm35 https://twitter.com/vic0314/status/327918888413184000
Tammy Tudor
April 27, 2013 at 1:15 am35
Lisa Wilkinson
April 27, 2013 at 8:37 amThere are 35 projects
Lisa Wilkinson
April 27, 2013 at 8:38 amI’ve tweeted – @WeeWillWilk
ROSEMARY SHEEHAN
April 27, 2013 at 9:45 am35
Vicki G
April 27, 2013 at 10:31 am35 Projects
ksenia z
April 27, 2013 at 11:48 am35 projects
DANIELLE F
April 27, 2013 at 12:00 pm35 projects
Gabrielle Svensson
April 27, 2013 at 12:13 pmAnswer: 35 Projects
shazz
April 27, 2013 at 12:19 pmanswer: 35
James Holyland
April 27, 2013 at 12:36 pm35
Carol D
April 27, 2013 at 1:07 pm35
Christine Clarke
April 27, 2013 at 1:13 pmAnswer: 35
Julie Owens
April 27, 2013 at 1:20 pm35
jo liddement
April 27, 2013 at 1:58 pm35
Wendy Guy
April 27, 2013 at 2:25 pm35
Karen R
April 27, 2013 at 2:28 pm35
Susan Mason
April 27, 2013 at 2:37 pmanswer 35
Teresa Sheldon
April 27, 2013 at 3:36 pm35
donna large
April 27, 2013 at 3:39 pm35
nicola harrison
April 27, 2013 at 4:14 pm35
Mickie Bull
April 27, 2013 at 4:52 pm35
Janine Atkin
April 27, 2013 at 5:48 pmanswer: 35
Janine Atkin
April 27, 2013 at 5:48 pmi have also tweeted
@zeniebeenie
judith eddington
April 27, 2013 at 6:07 pm35 project
Dee H
April 27, 2013 at 6:42 pm35
Have retweeted too
lisa tebbutt
April 27, 2013 at 7:33 pm35
Kate O'Neill
April 27, 2013 at 8:49 pm35
Sheri Darby
April 27, 2013 at 8:51 pm35
kristy brown
April 27, 2013 at 9:01 pm35
Deborah Bird
April 27, 2013 at 9:16 pm35
Deborah Bird
April 27, 2013 at 9:17 pmI have also tweeted 🙂
@zebedee01
Tim millington
April 27, 2013 at 9:56 pm35
Emily Nelson
April 27, 2013 at 10:09 pmANSWER: 35
lisbeth
April 27, 2013 at 10:14 pmmy answer is 35
Jo Turner
April 27, 2013 at 10:37 pm35
Jo Turner
April 27, 2013 at 10:38 pmTweetd too 🙂 https://twitter.com/JoTurner5/status/328261694172319744
jqman@outlook.com
April 27, 2013 at 10:49 pm35
Becky Downey
April 27, 2013 at 10:52 pm35
Charlotte Clark
April 27, 2013 at 10:53 pm35 projects 🙂
Samantha Fernley
April 27, 2013 at 10:56 pm35 🙂
Natasha R
April 27, 2013 at 11:48 pm35
Cathryn Bowen
April 28, 2013 at 8:12 am35
James Seale
April 28, 2013 at 8:51 am35
Stevie
April 28, 2013 at 10:52 am35 books.
Sam R
April 28, 2013 at 11:48 am35 projects
Sam R
April 28, 2013 at 11:49 amhttps://twitter.com/lillyfer85/status/328460925554282497
tweeted as @lillyfer85
davina williams
April 28, 2013 at 12:09 pm35
JO JOHNSON
April 28, 2013 at 12:47 pm35 lovely projects
Sue D
April 28, 2013 at 2:17 pmAnswer: 35
Michelle Weston
April 28, 2013 at 2:48 pmAnswer = 35 :0) xx
Susan Freeman
April 28, 2013 at 4:25 pm35
Sally Poole
April 28, 2013 at 4:35 pm35
Amber joyce
April 28, 2013 at 4:43 pm35 Projects
charlotte bee
April 28, 2013 at 5:02 pm35
karen dixon
April 28, 2013 at 5:54 pm35
Dawn McBean
April 28, 2013 at 6:37 pm35
Joanna Sawka
April 28, 2013 at 7:47 pm35
Liz Eades
April 28, 2013 at 7:47 pmAnswer: 35
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