The Art of Bead Embroidery Japanese-Style 2 | Out Now
22nd March 2024
Do you have a copy of The Art of Bead Embroidery Japanese-Style, book 1?
If you do, turn to page 116 and read the year it was first published. Now work out how long ago that was. That’s right, seven years.
This week it’s our great privilege to officially release a brand-new book that has been seven years in the making.
Seven years ago, Maragret Lee lit up our needles with the sparkle of beautiful, shimmering beads. Now, her passion for teaching this time-honoured tradition continues, as she reveals even more secrets of this spectacular needlework technique.
Consider the following:
Rationality | Sensitivity | Spirituality
These are the three pillars of Nuido: ‘The way of embroidery’.
Welcome to a master class in Japanese-style bead embroidery.
You are about to embark on a discovery that takes the technical and practical skills of Japanese embroidery and combines them with the next step, creativity.
Once mastered, you will be equipped to add a new dimension to your embroidery and create beaded masterpieces like never before.
With nine extraordinary projects to further enrich your experience, Margaret has also included case studies from projects stitched by some of her students showing the same design, re-created using different colourways and finished using a variety of construction methods.
If you have a copy of The Art of Bead Embroidery Japanese-Style, book 1, you’ll absolutely want to complete your set.
If you don’t have either… there is a magical world of bead embroidery just waiting for you to discover.