
Stitch!
Cath Kidston(Author)
Quadrille Publishing Ltd
Will be published approx. on 5. November 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-84400-873-5 (ISBN)
Description
Following the runaway success of Sew!, Cath Kidston has turned her unique designer's eye to Stitch! Reinventing the arts of needlepoint and cross stitch for today's crafter, Cath has injected her own distinctive style of cheery, heartwarming, homemaking prints into these traditional crafts. Her blossom rose floral design worked in needlepoint creates the most fabulous clutch bag - not a million miles away from those seen on the Fendi catwalk this season - whilst her seventiesinspired pop flowers print makes a funky needlepoint cushion that wouldn't look out of place in any teenager's bedroom. There are plenty of quick, accessible and highly achievable projects throughout the book - Cath's popular quartet of fruit motifs, including the delectable cherries and apples, lend themselves brilliantly to making small cross stitched patches or badges that can adorn anything from a satchel pocket to a parka sleeve. In many projects to complement the stitched pieces, Cath has injected one of her trademark prints - for example, her polka dot and floral reworking of the needlepoint Union Jack is made up into a cushion using her iconic red dot cotton duck fabric for a backing. The beauty of both needlepoint and cross stitch is that they are worked on a canvas made up of a grid of squares, so - just like painting-by-numbers - it is virtually foolproof and a great result is guaranteed. And, as with Sew!, this book will include a unique giveaway kit: an exclusive stitching project for a zip-up purse. With over 20 charted designs to make up in either needlepoint or cross stitch, and over 40 finished projects that incorporate those designs into a variety of stylish items, Stitch! is guaranteed to have Cath fans and crafters everywhere stocking up on tapestry yarns and embroidery silks ready to get stitching.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
160 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
750 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84400-873-5 (9781844008735)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
One of Britain's leading and most loved designers, Cath Kidston is best known for her vintage-inspired, cheerful prints for the home. She opened her first shop in Notting Hill in 1993; the company now owns 15 shops and concessions in the UK and two in Japan. Cath has published two previous books and has a very successful stationery line. She lives in London.
Content
The unique and exclusive giveaway kit includes:
Specially printed fabric pieces to be made up into the cover purse
Ready-cut lengths of embroidery silks in six shades
A piece of 14 count soluble canvas
A sew-in nylon zipper
Specially printed fabric pieces to be made up into the cover purse
Ready-cut lengths of embroidery silks in six shades
A piece of 14 count soluble canvas
A sew-in nylon zipper