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Genre: Crafts + Hobbies. Subgenre: Needlework / Embroidery. Publisher: Sally Milner Pub. Pages: 288. Language: English. Format: hardcover. Release Date: August 4, 2009. Date Published: August 4, 2009.

Examples of medieval stumpwork--the art of embroidering using raised, 3-D embellishments--can be found in museums and galleries throughout Europe. Considered among the most intricate and lovely of embroidery styles, it requires a delicate touch. Now the secrets of stumpwork are revealed through eight beautiful floral projects, all inspired by the 16th-century illuminated "Book of Hours" created by Jean Bourdichon for Anne of Brittany. The embroideries include "Corncockle and Dragonfly," "Snowdrop...