The Myth & Magic of Embroidery (Helen Stevens' Masterclass

The Myth & Magic of Embroidery (Helen Stevens' Masterclass
Author: Helen Stevens
Publisher: David & Charles
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000-05-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780715307748

A collection of embroideries focusing on nature, the countryside and sacred places. Each chapter contains an adaptation of a legend or fable.

Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Gardens

Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Gardens
Author: Helen M. Stevens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2008
Genre: Embroidery
ISBN: 9780715329849

This is the fifth title in "The Masterclass Embroidery Series" showing how to create stunning embroideries designed by internatio- nally acclaimed textile artist Helen M. Stevens.Helen explores a range of beautiful garden settings, from the intimate and personal cottage garden, to the stately splendour of the formal country park, using pure silk embroidery threads to achieve astonishingly realistic effects.Each of the five chapters builds toward an in-depth masterclass project including landscape templates and close-up detailed colour templates of garden wildlife, as well as colour keys and step-by-step stitching instructions.Easy-to-follow colour photographs illustrate the working stages of each masterclass embroidery, ensuring that perfect results can be achieved when recreating the picturesque designs.

The Embroiderer's Countryside

The Embroiderer's Countryside
Author: Helen M. Stevens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999-03-15
Genre: Country life in art
ISBN: 9780715308264

Embroidery artist Helen M. Stevens lives and works in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, which inspires her embroideries of wild animals, birds and flowers. This book reproduces in colour a collection of 75 examples of her work, and also contains a discussion of the techniques used.

Helen M. Stevens' Embroiderer's Year

Helen M. Stevens' Embroiderer's Year
Author: Helen Stevens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Embroidery
ISBN: 9780715315842

Helen explores each month of the year in embroidery through traditional celebrations such as Christmas and Easter, Thanksgiving or the Fourth of July, as well as through the changing scenes of nature like the appearance of the first snowdrops, the arrival of migrating birds like the swallow, harvesting the corn, or the ripening of autumn fruits. Helen's special talents lie in her close observation of the flora and fauna of the natural world and translating them with skill into exquisite embroideries. In this book she continues to share her secrets with the reader.

The Timeless Art of Embroidery

The Timeless Art of Embroidery
Author: Helen M. Stevens
Publisher: David & Charles Publishers
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2001
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780715312162

Drawing inspiration from over 1200 years of history, this book provides a collection of 75 embroideries alongside sketches from the author's workbook. It includes full instructions for all techniques and stitches.

Redoute's Finest Flowers in Embroidery

Redoute's Finest Flowers in Embroidery
Author: Trish Burr
Publisher: Sally Milner Publishing
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2002
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1863512934

“Trish Burr has painstakingly recreated blooms from the paintings of 19th-century botanical artist Pierre Joseph Redouté in exquisite embroidery. Using only the simplest stitches, she provides instructions, illustrations and photographs to take you step-by-step through stitching 17 beautiful blossoms—roses, lilies, birds of paradise, dahlias, magnolias and more. A gorgeous gift for anyone with a passion for flowers or needlework.”—Vogue Patterns.

Embroiderer's Country Album

Embroiderer's Country Album
Author: Helen M. Stevens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Country life in art
ISBN: 9780715308257

Helen Stevens recreates with consummate artistry the atmosphere, buildings, and wildlife of the traditional country scene, giving full instructions for all techniques and stitches.

Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Animals

Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Animals
Author: Helen Mary Stevens
Publisher: David & Charles Publishers
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2009
Genre: Animals in art
ISBN: 9780715327869

Part of a series which reveals the secrets of achieving lifelike effects using pure silk thread. This book features over 20 inspirational studies from nature. It includes a variety of animal portraits: from ferocious predators to familiar countryside dwellers.|In this fourth title in her "Masterclass Embroidery" Series, acclaimed textile artist Helen M. Stevens reveals the secrets of achieving lifelike effects using pure silk thread."Embroidered Animals" features over 20 inspirational studies from nature. In five chapters, Helen creates a variety of animal portraits: from ferocious predators to familiar countryside dwellers.Each of the five chapters builds toward an in-depth project, which includes templates, colour keys and step-by-step stitching instructions.Easy-to-follow colour photographs illustrate the working stages of each masterclass project, ensuring that perfect results can be achieved when recreating these delightful animal studies.