The Complete Photo Guide to Needlework
Published on 1. January 2012
272 pages
978-1-61058-176-9 (ISBN)
Description
Here is the ultimate reference for all styles of artistic hand stitching! No matter what design style you favor, this book gives you the tools to express yourself with needle and thread. Detailed technique instructions with clear charts and photos teach hundreds of stitches for embellishing clothes, gifts, accessories, or home decor. Simple projects let you try your hand at each method and inspire you to create your own designs.
Needlework methods include:
Creative embroidery
Crewel
Silk ribbon embroidery
Bead embroidery
Cross-stitch Needlepoint
Learn one method or learn them all! With The Complete Photo Guide to Needlework, you will know how to choose the best needles, threads, and fabrics for any project. Get abundant stitches at your fingertips with this essential guide that you'll turn to again and again.
Needlework methods include:
Creative embroidery
Crewel
Silk ribbon embroidery
Bead embroidery
Cross-stitch Needlepoint
Learn one method or learn them all! With The Complete Photo Guide to Needlework, you will know how to choose the best needles, threads, and fabrics for any project. Get abundant stitches at your fingertips with this essential guide that you'll turn to again and again.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Beverly
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
600 color photos
ISBN-13
978-1-61058-176-9 (9781610581769)
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Other editions
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Linda Wyszynski
The Complete Photo Guide to Needlework
Book
01/2012
Creative Publishing International, US
€36.50
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Person
Linda Wyszynski of Hearthside Creations, LLC, is an award-winning needlearts designer with more than 20 years of experience. She specializes in embroidery, silk ribbon embroidery, fabric beading, needlepoint, and cross-stitch, and enjoys using embellishments as well as stamps and stencils to highlight needlework. Linda also teaches internationally, including the needlework correspondence classes for the Embroiderers' Guild of America's Education Department. She has authored and co-authored several books and contributed articles to Craft, Needlework, Home Decor, and many other magazines. She lives in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- ABCs of Needlework
- Stitching Equipment and Supplies
- Charts, Diagrams, and Patterns
- Transferring Patterns and Stabilizing Fabric
- Special Information on Stitching
- Creative Embroidery
- Fabric
- Thread
- Stitches
- Indigo Jacket
- Azalea Blaze Pillow
- Crewel
- Fabric
- Thread
- Stitches
- Paisleys and Pearls Pillow
- Touch of Gold Fedora Hat
- Silk Ribbon Embroidery
- Fabric
- Ribbon and Thread
- Stitches
- Rainbow of Ribbons Purse
- Silk Magic Lamp Shade
- Bead Embroidery
- Fabric
- Thread
- Beads and Sequins
- Stitches
- Beaded Bliss Checkbook Cover
- Midnight Shimmer Bracelet
- Cross-Stitch Basic
- Fabric
- Thread
- Stitches
- Violet Blossoms Candle Band
- Springtime Journal
- Needlepoint
- Needlepoint Canvas
- Thread
- Stitches
- Flaming Maze Market Basket
- Iris Lace Box
- Resources
- Stitch Index
- About Author
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Copyright
