Embroidery artist Helen M. Stevens lives and works in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, which inspires her embroideries of wild animals, birds and flowers. This book reproduces in colour a collection of 75 examples of her work. The pictures reflect the changing countryside through the seasons - from morning dew on spring flowers to a squirrel amongst fallen leaves on the autumnal woodland floor. Gold and silver threads catch the glinting of sunlight on water and there are dragonflies and highly-coloured butterflies among the grasses and flowers. Portraits of birds of prey in flight are also featured. For emboiderers, there is detailed discussion of the techniques used, with a gradual progression from simple to more advanced forms, and information is included on the composition and design of wildlife embroideries. - from Amzon