A Passion for Needlework: Factoria VII: Factoria VII

beautiful book with a very varied selection of projects to do. this isn't a book for those beginning embroidery though, although it would be worth getting with an aim to do some of the projects in the future! i've only completed one project so far and the only issue i found is it was difficult to find some of the materials required in the UK. instructions are very clear and the list of items required is very comprehensive. couldn't recommend highly enough!

I bought this book for the design featured on the front cover and it's worth the price for this alone. Beautifully produced, with wonderful photographs and stitch instructions,the projects (all by top designers) are really inspiring. Charts of the designs are provided in a pocket at the back of the book. Highly recommended for anyone with a passion for needlework. I'm delighted with it!

This is a most beautiful book, make you want to pick up your embroidery equipment straight away regardless of what there is to be finished, only problem is the book is so very heavy and a big problem when with only one hand that works space is needed to lay the book down at the page wanted open, but still a very delicious beautiful book. Thank you

An absolutely beautiful book. This is a hardback book with 12 delightful needlework projects . It covers whitework, stumpwork,crewel Embroidery , needle painting with full instructions/patterns inserted into a back sleeve. A treasure to view even if you never attempt.

Beautifully written with excellent instructions. Hard not to want to do them all

Wonderful book

Beautiful book with lovely pictures. Now I just need the time to start the projects.☺

There is nothing much to criticise this book for. It is beautifully photographed and the designs are exquisite. The level of skill needed to replicate the designs is advanced ++. That’s why I didn’t give it 5 stars. The website offers kits to complete a number of their designs from their publications, both their books and their quarterly magazines. Most of the kits contain fabric which doesn’t have the design printed on it (some do, to be fair) so you have to transfer complex details yourself but what REALLY annoys me is that in most cases if you want the instructions you have to buy one of the publication separately. A magazine is about 12 Australian dollars plus postage and the books £20 +. Some of the kits cost 200+ Australian dollars but they still expect you to fork out money for the publication to get the instructions - how parsimonious is this? So I for one won’t be using their website. I was going to take out a subscription for the magazine but I’m in two minds now!