"Combines watercolor with embroidery techniques--stitchery, stumpwork, needle lace, and trapunto--to create unique embroidered pictures on silk....leads the reader through a workshop in designing embroidered pieces and mastering painting and embroidery techniques. Also included is a stitch library, demonstrating how stitch might be used to obtain a desired effect...a project section of 14 thread paintings with step-by-step instructions....highly recommende. "--Library Journal. "No matter what your skill level, you'll find a design for you."--Sew News.