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Author | : Country Bumpkin |
Publisher | : Search Press Limited |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2015-05-06 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 178126368X |
Download A-Z of Goldwork with Silk Embroidery Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The ultimate reference guides for needleworkers with amazing projects, detailed step-by-step instructions and stunning photographs. This best-selling series covering mainly embroidery but also sewing, knitting and crochet was originally published by Country Bumpkin in Australia and has now been revamped for the modern needleworker by Search Press, with a fresh new design.This book is full of practical expertise on how to create beautiful goldwork embroideries, enhanced with silk embroidery, while conveying the history and tradition of goldwork down the years. There is detailed information about the threads and equipment needed, with clearly illustrated instructions and many hints and tips to help you achieve the best results.
Author | : Anna Scott |
Publisher | : Country Bumpkin Publications |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Embroidery |
ISBN | : 9780977547647 |
Download A-Z of Goldwork and Silk Embroidery Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Learn more than 100 beautiful stitches and techniques"--Cover.
Author | : Country Bumpkin |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-08-24 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1782211705 |
Download A-Z of Goldwork with Silk Embroidery Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The ultimate reference guides for needleworkers with amazing projects, detailed step-by-step instructions and stunning photographs. This best-selling series covering mainly embroidery but also sewing, knitting and crochet was originally published by Country Bumpkin in Australia and has now been revamped for the modern needleworker by Search Press, with a fresh new design. This book is full of practical expertise on how to create beautiful goldwork embroideries, enhanced with silk embroidery, while conveying the history and tradition of goldwork down the years. There is detailed information about the threads and equipment needed, with clearly illustrated instructions and many hints and tips to help you achieve the best results.
Author | : Ruth Chamberlin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017-02-28 |
Genre | : Embroidery |
ISBN | : 9781782214861 |
Download Beginners Guide to Goldwork Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This popular book by Ruth Chamberlin now returns as a Search Press Classic, with an updated design and preface on the author by the illustrious embroiderer Mary Corbet. A needle art that dates back over a thousand years, goldwork embroidery involves sewing with lavish metal threads. It has been prized and often used by religious orders and royal households for its opulence and the way the light glimmers and plays on the beautiful metallic designs. Those in love with this brilliant style of embroidery can now create their own with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide. Through calm and deliberate instruction, Chamberlin's book aims to teach the reader how to create a personal sampler - a piece of embroidery containing a mixture of designs and stitches, which shall provide a basis for future projects and enable readers to continue on their goldwork journey. With multiple stitch techniques - from simple laid stitch to the more complex basket stitch, several design motifs with corresponding templates that can be used, and a luminous gallery of finished work interspersed throughout, Chamberlin's work gently introduces beginners to the exquisite needle art of goldwork embroidery.
Author | : Country Bumpkin |
Publisher | : SearchPress+ORM |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2015-10-10 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 178126435X |
Download A–Z of Ribbon Embroidery Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A complete guide for ribbon embroiderers of all skill levels—whether you’re just starting or looking to step things up—with 40+ fabulous designs. The appeal of ribbon embroidery is timeless, and thousands of embroiderers have been captivated by its ease of use and fabulous results. In A–Z of Ribbon Embroidery,you will find every stitch and technique fully explained with step-by-step photographs and clear instructions. Accomplished embroiderers have compiled advice on choosing ribbons, fabrics, needles and frames, as well as a host of other hints and tips. There are forty exquisite designs with full detail provided on the materials and stitches used for every element and a helpful Ribbon Embroidery Index directing you to the appropriate step-by-steps for each technique. Templates, a pattern key and a comprehensive index make this a must-have manual for anyone wanting to learn or brush up on ribbon embroidery skills. Praise for the series “The A–Z series has truly stood the test of time and remains one of the most comprehensive, easy-to-use guides available to embroidery, knitting, and crochet.” —Kathy Troup, Editor, Stitch magazine
Author | : Mary Brown |
Publisher | : Sally Milner Pub |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 9781863513661 |
Download Goldwork Embroidery Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Ancient European tradition lives on in goldwork, an art form encompassing embroidery with all types of metal threads, not only gold. Once reserved for royalty and other aristocrats, goldwork is now available to all through this fully illustrated guide. Part historical reference, part project plan book, and fully stuffed with pattern templates, it is an authoritative sourcebook on the history, materials, and techniques of goldwork embroidery. There are 15 projects for readers to complete, such as the Ornamental Fan, Portrait of a Woman, a lush Cornucopia, and an arresting Byzantine Angel. Color photographs show examples of medieval designs, and provide visual guideposts through each new project, while a section on metal thread manufacturing delivers a rich historical perspective.
Author | : Country Bumpkin |
Publisher | : SearchPress+ORM |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2014-10-18 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1781268630 |
Download A–Z of Stumpwork Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A complete guide to the 3-dimensional, 17th-century English handicraft for beginners and seasoned stitchers alike. With over 400 clear step-by-step photographs and instructions presented in five easy-to-use sections and 20 stunning designs from around the world, A–Z of Stumpwork is an exciting journey into the world of raised embroidery. Each design is beautifully presented with color photography, easy to follow instructions, and full-size pattern. There is also expert advice on the materials and tools you need to ensure success and enjoyment, as well as tips and hints to help you perfect your stitches and techniques. “If you’re interested in stumpwork embroidery, then I’d say this is one of those necessary reference books that you’ll want on your bookshelf!” —Mary Corbet’s Needle ‘N Thread
Author | : Lizzy Pye |
Publisher | : The Crowood Press |
Total Pages | : 712 |
Release | : 2020-01-03 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1785006487 |
Download Goldwork Embroidery Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Goldwork must be the most dramatic of the embroidered arts. The smallest addition of metal thread to a piece of embroidery can lend immediate visual impact, and yet the technique can also be beautifully subtle. A design stitched in goldwork will be rich in texture, shine and sparkle, and metal threads can be combined beautifully with other techniques. Aimed at guiding you through each stitch and technique, and with tips for moving on to your own designs, this book is full of practical instruction. With its high level of detail and over 600 photographs, it will be a treasured companion, whether you are a novice or an experienced embroiderer.
Author | : Country Bumpkin |
Publisher | : SearchPress+ORM |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2015-06-15 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1781263698 |
Download A–Z of Embroidery Stitches 2 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An amazing reference for needleworkers with projects, instructions, and photos: “A terrific stitch dictionary . . . excellent.” —Needle ’n’ Thread Master more stitches than you ever knew existed! Combined with the original A-Z of Embroidery Stitches, this newly redesigned classic completes a comprehensive dictionary of embroidery stitches and techniques. It offers embroiderers a perfect way to add variety and interest to every new stitching project. Ultra-clear visuals make it easy to learn new techniques—and historical insights and beautiful embroideries add to the inspiration. It’s the ultimate reference guide for needleworkers with enjoyable projects, detailed step-by-step instructions, and stunning photographs.
Author | : Helen McCook |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021-11-30 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1800920172 |
Download RSN Essential Stitch Guides: Goldwork - Large Format Edition Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A new, larger format edition of the Royal School of Needlework's essential guide to goldwork, giving you all you need to create beautiful stitched work with metal thread. The Royal School of Needlework teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard and is well respected all over the world. It not only upholds the traditions of English embroidery that go back many hundreds of years but is constantly taking embroidery forward in new and innovative ways. Written by Helen McCook, RSN Graduate Apprentice, Tutor and renowned embroiderer, this book begins with: A historical account of goldwork, then moves on to the materials and equipment required Framing up, how to transfer a design on to fabric, and how to start and finish a thread. The main section of the book then covers all the essential stitches and techniques through clear, step-by-step diagrams and photographs, coupled with beautiful, close-up photographs showing how then can be used in a finished piece. All the key traditional techniques are included: couching, bricking, basketweave, cutwork, spangles, s-ing, pearl purl, plate, and kid. The book ends with beautiful and exquisitely worked examples of how the techniques can be combined in finished pieces. Part of the RSN Essential Guides series.