Jenny McWhinney is well known in embroidery circles for her exquisite thread painting and wonderful interpretations of little animals. Jenny is able to present her animals filled with personality, like illustrations in the best classic children's books. Here she presents a dozen little animals that should appeal to everyone and are suitable to be worked on projects for children and adults alike. They are quite small and very manageable projects that will not take very long to complete. Easy to follow instructions, diagrams ready to use as templates, step-by-step illustrations and wonderful colour photographs are provided for each project. An extensive and instructive stitch glossary will add to the usefulness of this book for the beginner embroiderer.
From Jenny McWhinney, well known embroiderer specialising in thread
painting
Beautiful little animals to embroider with easy step-by-step instructions
Wonderful colour photographs throughout
After a wonderful childhood of travelling the world with her family, Jenny McWhinney settled in Australia. The inspiration for her embroidery is from nature itself and her early needlework projects involved simple stitches, really just 'colouring in' with threads, the creatures she had drawn. From there, she progressed to using a greater variety of stitches and threads, achieving a more sophisticated effect with stitch direction and colour, creating her now signature style. Her work is instantly identifiable and she has a strong following thanks to her many magazine articles published in Australia and internationally, and her fascinating classes conducted throughout Australia.
