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Embroidery artist Noriko Livingstone is the perfect guide to enjoying this aesthetic with your stitching.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nNoriko’s expertise in channeling the era’s beauty into embroidery has been featured by Inspirations Studios, Selvedge, and others, and she is a brand sponsor for DMC. Here, with 16 lovely designs to stitch, she invites makers to better understand Arts and Crafts values, such as simplicity, nature, and handcrafting.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWith Noriko’s designs, modeled after museum pieces, William and May Morris’s patterns, and her own encounters in nature, embroidery lovers can savor the Arts and Crafts style as described by William Morris: “Have nothing in your house you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e16 designs cover all skill levels\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring charming robins, roses, hummingbirds, rabbits, alpine plants, and other natural inspirations.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eEvery design also includes \u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003ea project idea\u003c\/strong\u003e. From simple wall hoops to larger wall art, a child’s dress to a floral handbag, the projects inspire ways to live with the designs in everyday life.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e[AuthorName]By Noriko Livingstone[\/AuthorName][AuthorBio]\u003cstrong\u003eNoriko Livingstone\u003c\/strong\u003e is an acclaimed embroidery designer who brings the principles of the Arts and Crafts movement into her modern designs. She has been featured by Inspirations Studios, Selvedge, and others and is a brand sponsor for DMC. norikolivingstone.com[\/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]70 color photos \u0026amp; diagrams[\/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][\/CoAuthor][SubTitle]16 Botanical Designs Inspired by the Beauty of the Arts and Crafts Movement[\/SubTitle][ColorPattern]70 color photos \u0026amp; diagrams[\/ColorPattern]","brand":"Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47486787617017,"sku":"9780764372421","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/7224\/5178\/files\/9780764372421.jpg?v=1779595227"}],"url":"https:\/\/schifferbooks.com\/collections\/cozy-crafting.oembed?page=2","provider":"Schifferbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}