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Giveaway: Freestyle Machine Embroidery

November 15, 2009 by Denise Felton 26 Comments

freeIt’s giveaway day on Needlework News. Publishers send us wonderful craft books to review, and it seems only fair to share the wealth with you!

First up is Freestyle Machine Embroidery: Techniques and Inspiration for Fiber Art by Carol Shinn from Interweave Press. See the review.

To enter, comment on this post before 8:00 a.m. (Central USA time), Monday, November 23, 2009.  The winner will be chosen randomly. Be sure to include your e-mail address. Any entries without contact information will be disqualified.

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Comments

  1. Anna Vaagen says

    November 15, 2009 at 7:19 am

    I have wanted an Embroidery machine, but can’t quite fit it into the budget! I would LOVE to win this! Thank you!

  2. Nadine says

    November 15, 2009 at 7:20 am

    thanks for the giveaway! (:

  3. Dale Anne says

    November 15, 2009 at 8:05 am

    Looks like a FABULOUS book & one I could use!!!

  4. Sharon says

    November 15, 2009 at 8:50 am

    Painting with thread – what could be more beautiful?!

  5. Nikki Pacheco Theard says

    November 15, 2009 at 10:17 am

    Stitching up with ‘Freestyle Machine Embroidery’ would put my new sewing machine into hyper-drive, leaving buttonhole stitches and hem stitching in the dust. This book opens up the many possibilities for creating embroidered machine art for those with an interest to move into new design techniques with their sewing machines. Thanks, Nikki

  6. Fran DeWitte says

    November 15, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    Wow! When I took machine embroidery classes about 30 years ago we just made little kitty faces, a rose, etc. all with the same kind of thread. I love the textures & the subject matter is great. Your book on freestyle machine embroidery would be a great incentive to try it again.

    Thanks,

    Fran

  7. Fran DeWitte says

    November 15, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    I would love to win your freestyle machine embroidery book, looks like fun.

    Fran

  8. Stitchalicious says

    November 15, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    I adore free machine embroidery! Unfortunately I bought a machine with a horizontal bobbin case, so it isn’t as handy for this. But I’m still trying and that amazing portrait is enough to keep me going!

  9. Beverly says

    November 15, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    I have just begun to do free motion quilting and would be very pleased to learn from this book.

  10. Mimi says

    November 15, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    I would love to see the rest of the book, those few images simply take my breath away – beautiful work.

  11. Heidi says

    November 15, 2009 at 6:16 pm

    That looks amazing! I do hand embroidery, but I have been dying to try freestyle machine stitching.

  12. Ellen Lai says

    November 15, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    Wow, this is impressive. Hope I win!

  13. Debbie says

    November 15, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    I always need more advice on freemotion machine work. Would love to have this book.

  14. Grace Wong says

    November 15, 2009 at 9:20 pm

    the art is amazing!

  15. Catie says

    November 15, 2009 at 10:58 pm

    Hi there
    This book looks amazing!
    Carol Shinn is a total inspiration. WOW
    Thanks for the opportunity to win this book
    Cheers
    Catie

  16. carmel says

    November 15, 2009 at 11:42 pm

    looks like a great book!
    looks intresting!

  17. Evelyn says

    November 16, 2009 at 3:57 am

    Please enter me! Thanks!

  18. debe says

    November 16, 2009 at 7:54 am

    Another new thing I have been playing with, that looks like a great book to give me inspiration and direction with free styling!

  19. Marina says

    November 16, 2009 at 8:07 am

    Hi. I would like to be included in the draw. Thank you.

  20. Erich Campbell says

    November 17, 2009 at 8:06 am

    I’d love to spend some time analyzing these wonderful artworks!

  21. Miri says

    November 17, 2009 at 8:22 am

    This looks wonderful and a real challenge for my free motion skills…I would love to explore free motion embroidery! Thanks for this wonderful giveaway!

  22. Nora says

    November 17, 2009 at 9:08 pm

    How exactly do I enter the contest?

  23. zeda says

    November 17, 2009 at 10:58 pm

    I have been enjoying free motion embroidery for a little bit. This book would inspire me a lot. Thanks

  24. Kim in Minn says

    November 19, 2009 at 1:37 pm

    I have a straight stitch machine… can’t afford an embroidery machine and have been wondering how I can do something more with what I’ve got. Today while surfing around the web I found some pics on flickr of wool broochs with trees embroidered on them that were done with this technique. That woman lives in England so can’t learn from her! I’d love to at least LOOK at this book 🙂

  25. Rachel A says

    November 22, 2009 at 11:45 am

    This book looks cool!

  26. Lubaska says

    November 23, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    The cover of book looks great… its kind of art.

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