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Review ------ From flower-sprigged beach huts to a seal bobbing merrily in a floral sea, Abigail's decorative approach will brighten any home. It's simple to translate your own holiday snaps using this charming folksy style. This, truly, is reworked fabric made fabulous. --Stitch From the minute you open this book you are enthralled with the detail of these embroidered pictures. The attention to detail in the book is excellent --Young Embroiderers Abigails passion for embroidery really begins to charm you in this book, as she talks you through what inspires and influences her and as she describes in detail the elements that bring her work to life: colour, texture, pattern and free machine embroidery techniques. Whether you are a first time sewer hoping to develop your experience or a skilful sewer looking for a new challenge, this book will nurture your talent and take you on a colourful journey inspiring you to create wonderful pieces of your own. --Sewing World About the Author ---------------- Abigail Mill studied Embroidered Textiles at Cumbria College of Art and Design and graduated in 1990. After graduating, she set up her business with the help of The Prince's Trust and has been working ever since. Over the years she has developed her own unique style and technique of free machine embroidery, and has been featured in several craft books and magazines. She has also taught in art schools and worked on private commissions, including artwork for the Buxton ward at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. As well as selling her pictures at art and craft fairs across the UK, Abigail runs a publishing business, printing greetings cards from her original artwork, which she sells through gift shops and galleries in the UK, France, America and Japan. She sells to major clients such as John Lewis and has been selected by the Crafts Council to exhibit regularly in New York and San Francisco. Abigail lives in Bristol, UK. www.abigailmill.co.uk