Product Description

Worldwide appeal - familiar expert among readers of Better Homes and Gardens and Australia's Embroidery and Cross Stitch magazines, plus viewers of HGTV, and PBS' "Creative Living"

20+ projects demonstrate the ease of creating elegance

Trusted instruction from a proven expert -- combined sales of Helen Gibb's three previous books with Krause Publications is nearly $750,000

Respected ribbonwork designer Helen Gibb teaches readers how to add an heirloom touch to any garment or gift in Elegant Ribbonwork. Whether it's ribbon embellishments for wedding garments or a special outfit, readers will learn how to create an upscale look for less time than it takes to find the perfect outfit at a store. This easy-to-follow book includes: *Ribbonwork history, which gives readers a solid understanding of this exciting craft *Techniques for adding beauty and romance to any special occasion, including anniversaries, luncheons, an evening on the town *Special projects tailored to today's brides, featuring popular ribbonwork projects from brides of yesteryear

Detailed instructions and hand-drawn illustrations offer readers clarity and encouragement as they create upscale designs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #71572 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780896893108
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

Not as good as the others
Oh Helen Gibb...what happened? I would highly recommend all 3 of her other books. I use them all the time for ideas and inspiration and they all teach something different. But this book didn't teach me anything I didn't already know. The front cover is the only design that I hadn't seen in any other Helen Gibb books. And of course this book shows you how to do that technique. But my first and best ribbon flower book is The Artful Ribbon, and it has the same technique in it only more variations of it. This book has a few bridal type ideas and other projects but it is seriously lacking all those beautiful vintage examples of fabulous creations that all the other Helen Gibb books have. It has some but not what I'm used to with the other books. It just seems to me that this book was cranked out in a hurry and I was very disappointed with it. I'm really considering sending it back.

Another fabulous ribbon book from Helen!
Once again, Helen Gibb has taken beautiful vintage techniques and combined them with her creativity to produce a book with more fabulous ribbonwork projects. As a ribbon enthusiast I appreciate her attention to detail and the clear instructions she gives in order to make the projects easy to accomplish. There are wonderful original pieces in this book including wedding bouquets, tea hats, an opera jacket TO DIE FOR, and a vintage inspired Christmas stocking that should be on every mantle.
Anyone who loves ribbon and ribbonwork projects must own this book in addition to her 3 other books and DVD. It's a winner!

love it
I loved going through this book. it has beautiful picture and very good instructions on how to do the ribbom flowers. This book I recommend to have for all crafter in all level of skills.