This beautiful and inspiring guide uses step-by-step photographs to teach the techniques and stitches needed for silk shading. Four designs—a butterfly, a climbing vine, tulips, and dog roses—are provided with complete instructions for transferring the pattern, preparing the fabric, setting the piece up on a frame, and working the silk shading. Suitable for both beginners and experienced embroiderers, the finished projects have an accomplished-looking and delicate elegance.