Teach Yourself To Make Biscornu

by Bobbie Watts

Overview

Quick, cute, and fun to do, Bobbie Watts's beautiful biscornu can teach the embroiderer a whole range of needlecraft skills. This amazing little eight-sided pillow gets its name from a French word meaning "quirky." It can be used as a pincushion, ornament, scissor fob, sachet, or just about anything you can think to do with a tiny cushion. A basic biscornu is composed of two fabric squares that are stacked, with the top square askew, and then sewn together. Step-by-step instructions, photographs, and charts will guide you through the variety of embroidery techniques and embellishments that Bobbie used for her 9 designs: Renaissance, Bright Gem, Orange Gem, Rosebuds, Green Garden, Blue Pearls, Stripes of Pink, Crimson Flower, and Variegated Lattice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609001223
Publisher:	Leisure Arts, Inc.
Publication date:	01/02/2012
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.60(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Bobbie Watts lives in the Australian state of Tasmania, which is an island in the south. "This is the most beautiful place," Bobbie says. "There is so much here to inspire the textile designer. Living on a hill with both land and sea views, I started designing in an attempt to capture my beautiful surroundings. ... I am the founder of our local embroidery guild, which is now a branch of the Tasmanian Embroidery Guild. I'm also a member of some fiber arts groups. I teach, judge, and curate. Mainly, I work in design and contribute to most of the related magazines in Australia and in some international publications. I also have works in several galleries. ... I like to use geometric shapes in my designs with a variety of techniques, threads, and stitches."