Oriental Reflections with CD includes 10 embroidery designs digitized by Cactus Punch, printable patterns, 100 motifs to print fabric and 12 scenes to choose from.
Since I was a child, I remember being enamored of the Oriental influence in architecture, home décor, and especially gardens. Growing up in the desert of Arizona, there weren’t many Oriental gardens around, but there were books and paintings. I was always drawn to the simple, clean, asymmetrical lines of anything Oriental.
My first introduction to a real Oriental Garden was Anderson Gardens in Rockford, Illinois. I know, you wouldn’t think that there could possibly be something this authentic and beautiful in the Midwest. I didn’t either until I went there. It was then that I decided that I had to do a book about Oriental gardens and the peacefulness that they invoke.
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SAMPLES
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A Little About Me and Oriental Reflections
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3 & 4
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Acknowledgments
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5
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Let’s Talk about Oriental Reflections
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6
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Getting Started with Computer Printer Fabric
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7
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Getting Started with Supplies – Needles and Bobbin Thread
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8
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Getting Started with Supplies – Machine Feet
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9
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Getting Started with Supplies – Snips, Thread, and Pressing Sheets
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10
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Getting Started with Supplies – Stabilizers
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11 & 12
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Fabric Selection
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13
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Shopping List
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14
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Let’s Get Started – General Directions
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15 & 16
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Getting Ready to Stitch – Machine Setup
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17
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A Few Words About Scenery Ingredients
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18
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The Designs – Color Pictures and Stitching Information
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19 & 20
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The Scenes – Color Pictures
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21 – 24
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Let’s Talk About Copyright Issues and the CD-ROM
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25
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Using the CD-ROM
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26
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Printing the Patterns
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27 & 28
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What About This Miracle Printer Fabric?
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29 & 30
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Making Your Own Printer Fabric
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31
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How do you Select your Printable Motifs
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32
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Using the Printer
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33 & 34
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Creating Skies
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35 & 36
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Using the Printed Motifs
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37
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The Designs
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37
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A Word About These Directions & Creating the Fences
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39
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Scene 1
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40 & 41
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Scene 2
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42 - 44
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Scene 3
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45 & 46
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Scene 4
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47 & 48
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Scene 5
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49 7 50
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Scene 6
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51 & 52
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Scene 7
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53 & 54
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Scene 8
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55 & 56
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Scene 9
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57 & 58
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Scene 10
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59 & 60
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Scene 11
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61 & 62
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Scene 12
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63 & 64
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Putting It All Together
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65 – 68
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Suppliers Sections
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69
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A Message from Me
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70
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Other Products and Publications
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71
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Patterns for Fences and Water
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72 – 74
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System Requirements needed to use the enclosed CD-ROM . . . You need a computer with a CD-ROM drive.
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This CD-ROM is Formatted for . . .
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PC & MACINTOSH
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The designs contained on the CD-ROM included with this book require you to have a hoop embroidery machine. You will also need the software required by your sewing machine manufacturer to allow the transference of designs from your home computer to your sewing machine. Some examples are:
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PC Designer for Pfaff or Creative Customizing for Pfaff
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All Husqvarna/Viking Software, etc. . .
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All home embroidery software supported.
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To get the most from the designs, you will also need an Embroidery sizing program such as Viking Re-Size Plus, Easy Sizer by Echidna, Melco Sizer, etc. . .
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In order to utilize the patterns, motifs and techniques included in this book and CD-ROM, you will need the use of a home computer in either PC or Macintosh.
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To be able to re-create the scenes in this book exactly, you will need to purchase the design disks, Scenery Ingredients 1 & 2 by Cactus Punch and Cindy Losekamp.
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Refer to the Licensing Agreement on page one of this book.
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