The Needlepoint Book
A Complete Update of the Classic Guide
Published on 2. March 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-684-83230-2 (ISBN)
Description
The most comprehensive and trusted guide to stitching beautiful needlepoint designs now includes authoratitive discussions of recent innovations in this ever popular craft. Including clear instructions on everything from transferring designs to selecting colours for professional looking finishes, Jo Ippolito Christensen provides solid information and easy-to-follow guides for working with different materials, understanding new yarns and fibers with a range of stitches - old and new. THE NEEDLEPOINT BOOK is a complete guide to the craft, and the only book that any reader will need to become an expert at creating exquisite works to be treasured forever.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
550 LINE DRAWING T-O, 16 PP 4C INSERT for 9-29
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 187 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
904 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-684-83230-2 (9780684832302)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Person
Jo Ippolito Christensen has been needlepointing for more than thirty years. She is the author of Teach Yourself Needlepoint; Needlepoint: The Third Dimension; The Needlepoint Scraps Book, and others. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
Content
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
PREFACE
A WORD OF THANKS
PART ONE: GETTING STARTED
CHAPTER ONE: BASIC INFORMATION
Choosing Your Project
Supplies
Equipment
CHAPTER TWO: BASIC PROCEDURES
Preparing the Canvas
Handling the Yarn
Threading the Needle
Stitching in General
Stitching a Design
Ripping and Mending
Piecing Canvas
Making a Sampler
Cleaning Needlepoint
Left-handed Stitches
CHAPTER THREE: STITCHING TECHNIQUES
Shading
Open Work
Applique
PART TWO: DESIGN AND COLOR
CHAPTER FOUR: DESIGN
Form
Texture
Unity
Focal Point
Point of Entry
Proportion
Balance
Line
Composition
Perspective
Idea Sources
CHAPTER FIVE: COLOR
Color Uses
Color Theory
Applying Color Theory to Needlepoint
PART THREE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
CHAPTER SIX: EVALUATING YOUR DESIGN, COLORS, AND YARNS
Evaluation of Your Yarn
Step-by-Step Analysis of Yarns
Putting Your Design on Canvas
Choosing the Stitches for Your Design
Summary: Checklists
CHAPTER SEVEN: BLOCKING AND FINISHING
Blocking
Finishing Techniques
PART FOUR: THE STITCHES
CHAPTER EIGHT: STRAIGHT STITCHES
CHAPTER NINE: DIAGONAL STITCHES
CHAPTER TEN: BOX STITCHES
CHAPTER ELEVEN: CROSS STITCHES
CHAPTER TWELVE: TIED STITCHES
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: EYE STITCHES
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: LEAF STITCHES
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: LINE STITCHES
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: DECORATIVE STITCHES
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: OPEN STITCHES
APPENDIX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
GENERAL INDEX
STITCH INDEX
FOREWORD
PREFACE
A WORD OF THANKS
PART ONE: GETTING STARTED
CHAPTER ONE: BASIC INFORMATION
Choosing Your Project
Supplies
Equipment
CHAPTER TWO: BASIC PROCEDURES
Preparing the Canvas
Handling the Yarn
Threading the Needle
Stitching in General
Stitching a Design
Ripping and Mending
Piecing Canvas
Making a Sampler
Cleaning Needlepoint
Left-handed Stitches
CHAPTER THREE: STITCHING TECHNIQUES
Shading
Open Work
Applique
PART TWO: DESIGN AND COLOR
CHAPTER FOUR: DESIGN
Form
Texture
Unity
Focal Point
Point of Entry
Proportion
Balance
Line
Composition
Perspective
Idea Sources
CHAPTER FIVE: COLOR
Color Uses
Color Theory
Applying Color Theory to Needlepoint
PART THREE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
CHAPTER SIX: EVALUATING YOUR DESIGN, COLORS, AND YARNS
Evaluation of Your Yarn
Step-by-Step Analysis of Yarns
Putting Your Design on Canvas
Choosing the Stitches for Your Design
Summary: Checklists
CHAPTER SEVEN: BLOCKING AND FINISHING
Blocking
Finishing Techniques
PART FOUR: THE STITCHES
CHAPTER EIGHT: STRAIGHT STITCHES
CHAPTER NINE: DIAGONAL STITCHES
CHAPTER TEN: BOX STITCHES
CHAPTER ELEVEN: CROSS STITCHES
CHAPTER TWELVE: TIED STITCHES
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: EYE STITCHES
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: LEAF STITCHES
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: LINE STITCHES
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: DECORATIVE STITCHES
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: OPEN STITCHES
APPENDIX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
GENERAL INDEX
STITCH INDEX