Creative Stitches for Contemporary Embroidery

Creative Stitches for Contemporary Embroidery
Author: Sharon Boggon
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2020-11-25
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1617458783

Find endless inspiration with this photo guide to embroidery stitches. Discover the 120 hand-embroidery stitches that every embroiderer should have in their stitching arsenal, with clear, step-by-step photos you can come back to time and again! Contemporary needlework teacher Sharon Boggon’s forward-thinking ideas will help you view hand embroidery through a vibrant new lens. Beginners and seasoned embroiderers will gain the confidence to create new patterns by playing with the stitches—manipulating the height and width, making asymmetrical loops, stacking up designs, or filling multiple rows with the same stitch. With so many creative variations and the author’s gorgeous samplers, you’ll be inspired to incorporate new techniques in your own crazy quilts and modern projects. Essential guide to surface embroidery! 120 contemporary stitches, including left-hand stitches, with step-by-step photos See how tiny tweaks to each stitch can take your needlework to unexpected places Play up the possibilities with modern fill patterns, asymmetry, luscious texture, and crazy quilting

The Stitches of Creative Embroidery

The Stitches of Creative Embroidery
Author: Jacqueline Enthoven
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1987
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780887401114

This classic book of embroidery stitch instructions shows more than 200 different stitches, many of them endangered ethnic types which have not been in print before. Many countries including France, Spain, India, Mexico, and the Orient are represented. Step-by-step diagrams and photographs of finished articles will inspire even a beginner.

A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery

A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery
Author: Jan Beaney
Publisher: Batsford Books
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2014-11-12
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1849942277

'A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery' illustrates a wealth of ideas from two internationally renowned embroiderers. It is divided into two sections: the first, 'Design to Embroider' by Jean Littlejohn develops ideas showing that anyone can design as well as decorate fabric and paper for embroidery. The second, 'Stitched Images' by Jan Beaney, illustrates how to colour fabric and combine this with stitchery. She then looks at ways of interpreting designs using applique, patchwork, quilting, and hand and machine embroidery. The final section gives guidance on selecting a theme. With the combined talents of two innovative embroiderers, this highly illustrated book is an inspiring source of colour, pattern, design, stitch and texture which will encourage embroiderers to create their own exciting and rewarding pieces.

Mindful Embroidery

Mindful Embroidery
Author: Charles Henry
Publisher: Page Street Publishing
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1645670538

Embroider Your Stress Away Escape the chaos of everyday life by embroidering yourself a romantic and tranquil getaway. Allow Charles Henry and Elin Petronella to whisk you away to the calming villas of the French countryside. Discover the hidden gems of Paris, stroll down the colorful tiled streets of Lisbon or float along the canals of Venice. Let go of your worries stitch by stitch through these 20 delightful European scenescapes inspired by Charles and Elin’s favorite places throughout Europe. Beginners can confidently complete any design in this book using five common and simple embroidery stitches. As leaders in the modern hand embroidery movement, Charles and Elin invite you to let go of perfectionism and instead slow down, unwind and enjoy the meditative process of creating something gorgeous one stitch, and breath, at a time. For a printable download of the pattern design templates, please email Charles at [email protected].

The Creative Art of Embroidery

The Creative Art of Embroidery
Author: Barbara Snook
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1972
Genre: Embroidery
ISBN: 9780600317524

History, pp. 5-29; "National [European] embroidery styles," pp. 30-43.

Creative Embroidery, Mixing the Old with the New

Creative Embroidery, Mixing the Old with the New
Author: Christen Brown
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2023-03-25
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1644033992

Create with your stash, both old and new! Put all stashed, hoarded, and handed down bits and pieces to creative use! Popular author Christen Brown walks readers through innovative uses for all kinds of embellishments — like lace, vintage linens and hankies, trims and ribbons, buttons of all sorts, and vintage notions — through techniques and projects. If you want to add more unique stash pieces, she provides tips on finding the good stuff, both in-person and online. Get tips for taking care of your treasures, from cleaning vintage finds to fiber identification. Embroider your stashed treasures with 19 stash project ideas, 3 step-by-step projects, and a robust gallery to get started Explore a wide variety of projects from feminine to whimsical, functional to frivolous, and old school to contemporary Christen walks you through adding embroidery stitches with a library of 100+ stitches.

Creative Embroidery Techniques Using Colour Through Gold

Creative Embroidery Techniques Using Colour Through Gold
Author: Daphne J. Ashby
Publisher: GMC Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Canvas embroidery
ISBN: 9781861080875

Make your embroidery glitter! Just take yarns of different colors, put them all through the needle at once, and overlay the work with gold thread. Blend colors effectively, work with strong hues, and shift colors as you embroider. Dozens of novel stitches will entice you; use them to make shapes ranging from triangles to octagons. Stitch greeting cards; an embroidered desk set; a frame; a clock, tray and mirror set; and other shimmering, decorative items.

The Complete Book of Machine Embroidery

The Complete Book of Machine Embroidery
Author: Robbie Fanning
Publisher:
Total Pages: 283
Release: 1986
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780801976483

Provides information on design transfer, applique, basic and advanced embroidery techniques, automatic stitches, machine accessories, special fabrics, and lettering, and includes a dozen project ideas

Creative Machine Embroidery

Creative Machine Embroidery
Author: Linda Miller
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-09-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781408103982

Filled with exciting projects, this book is a how-to guide for textile artists looking to learn all the methods and techniques they need to begin "painting with threads" using their own home sewing machine. This is destined to become a classic handbook, with chapters covering all the basics, including tools and materials; methods and techniques; using your sewing machine; experimenting with threads, fabrics, and colors; and creating your own designs and presenting your work. It will inspire enthusiastic beginners with limited textiles skills, as well as engage more experienced textile artists who wish to understand and adopt new techniques. The book is like taking a series of technique-based master classes, with step-by-step photographs to illustrate each stage of the process.

Creative Sampler Embroidery

Creative Sampler Embroidery
Author: Caroline Vincent
Publisher: Vandamere Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Embroidery
ISBN: 9781861265289

Using stitches and colours, this title contains ideas for capturing the modern world witha sampler, still using age-old designs but interpreting them with beautiful images and new techniques.