Embroidered Book - Cream Roses

A posy of embroidered roses decorates the outer cover of this beautiful, hand made book. The cover is made from a piece of knitting in a rich red pure wool. Moss stitch has been used for texture. The embroidery has been worked in tapestry wools, white merino yarn and metallic gold thread. The full blown rose has been stitched in a strip of gold and cream fabric using ribbon embroidery techniques. The cover is lined with a lovely printed cotton fabric in shades of red, green and metallic gold on a cream background. The lining is backed with iron-on interfacing. The cover is reinforced with two layers of heavy interfacing. The back of the cover folds inwards over the pages and the cover is then fastened by twisting ribbon around a vintage button. The pages of the book are assembled into three 'signatures' of seven folded sheets each. Giving a total of 42 pages. Each signature is firmly stitched into the cover using bright red crochet cotton. The ends of the thread are decorated with a selection of red and pearlised beads. Dimensions - Height : 8 cm approx. Width: 9.5 cm approx. Please note - red can be difficult to reproduce 'accurately'. Seen on my screen, the beads are accurately represented, the cover should be a slightly deeper and 'calmer' (less yellow) red.