Hand Embroidery Dictionary

Hand Embroidery Dictionary
Author: Christen Brown
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2021-09-25
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1644030101

The complete go-to guide for all things embroidery! Everything embroidery bundled into one helpful how-to guide! Expert embroiderer Christen Brown breaks down 500+ stitches from the basics for beginners to more complex designs for advanced stitchers. Stitches range from Lazy Daisy, French Knot, Herringbone, Capped, Chevron, and so much more. Create intricate art like Christen with projects such as psychedelic balloons, mushroom gardens, and flowered embroidered spirals. Bursting with color and beads, designs are perfect for contemporary embroidery art or crazy quilting. Start simple and learn how to choose tools and threads, achieve the perfect stitch, and then start designing your unique embroidery project. From basic stitches to complex combinations each of the 500+ designs comes with step-by-step instructions Mix it up and learn how to change the position of the stitch and use the distance between points Best-selling author Christen Brown provides expert guidance for all, including tips and instructions for left-handed embroiderers

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 Embroidery Book

The Embroidery Book
Author: Christen Brown
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2016-11-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1617452254

“A spectacular encyclopedia of embroidery, sharing valuable techniques passed down through the generations . . . you’ll wonder how you ever worked without it.” —Sew Magazine Enjoy the tranquility of slow stitching with this step-by-step, visual guide to 149 embroidery stitches, motifs, and extras. Go beyond basic color theory–robust color charts take the guesswork out of choosing thread, silk ribbon, buttons, beads, and trims. Then take your embroidery to the next level with luxurious seam treatments and stunning stand-alone designs. Bestselling author Christen Brown’s traditional and contemporary techniques are showcased in a colorful gallery of crazy-quilted projects. “An overview of embroidery stitches and techniques as well as inspiration for embroidery projects . . . She dissects several of her pieces, summarizing the color palette, decorative elements, and stitches used.” —Library Journal

Mary's Whimsical Stitches

Mary's Whimsical Stitches
Author: Mary Legallet
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-12-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781733946100

A guide to all things needlepoint with over 200 needlepoint stitch diagrams and insight from a nationally recognized teacher and needlepoint writer.

Psychedelic Notebook

Psychedelic Notebook
Author: Fungi Love
Publisher:
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2019-07-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781081147792

Grab this amazing Hippie Alien Girl Art Painting Notebook for yourself or someone who loves painting and creating art. The paperback notebook consists of 120 pages, size 6x9 inches.- 6x9 Notebook- 120 Pages Count- Paperback Cover

Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches

Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches
Author: Jan Eaton
Publisher: SearchPress+ORM
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2019-01-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1781265631

A redesigned edition of the classic, go-to embroidery guide for all skill levels, featuring clear instructions and huge library of stitches. This book includes full illustrated instructions for over 400 embroidery stitches, ranging from simple border and outline stitches, to filling stitches, canvas stitches, and pulled fabric stitches. Scattered throughout are dozens of inspirational embroideries to show the stitches in use. First published in 1934, Mary Thomas’s Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches is ideal for those starting out with needlework as well as more accomplished embroiderers looking for inspiration for different stitches and techniques. This new, revamped edition includes the internationally renowned embroiderer Jan Eaton’s revisions to the original text, and a preface by famed embroiderer Mary Corbet. Praise for Mary Thomas’s Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches “This is one that I always recommend, because of its . . . easy to read diagrams and instructions, and logical categorization of stitches.” —Mary Corbet’s Needle ‘N Thread

Punchneedle The Complete Guide

Punchneedle The Complete Guide
Author: Marinda Stewart
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2009-05-20
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1440221308

The Essential Punchneedle Resource! Punchneedle embroidery is a beautiful, timeless needle art technique with limitless possibilities. Punchneedle The Complete Guide lets you explore all those possibilities with how-to information on everything you need to know about this amazing embroidery, including: • An overview of all the materials and tools needed for creating punchneedle embroidery • Embroidery on more than 20 different types of fabric including silk, wool and velvet • Working with different types of threads from cotton to silk to novelty and metallic • Creating special effects such as shading, clipping and sculpting, as well as positive and negative stitching • Combining punchneedle embroidery with other sewing and needle crafts such as quilting, reverse applique and cross stitch • Nine punchneedle embroidery projects on a variety of surfaces, including a photos album cover, napkins and Christmas ornaments • Troubleshooting with quick solutions to the most common punchneedle embroidery problems Whether you are just getting started or have been working with punchneedle embroidery for years, Punchneedle The Complete Guide is sure to become your essential reference guide.

Needlepoint Stitch by Stitch

Needlepoint Stitch by Stitch
Author: Anna Pearson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 182
Release: 1987
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780345340559

Describes basic materials and techniques, features a stitch glossary, and provides instructions together with simple, advanced, and inspirational projects for tent, florentine, cross, and pulled thread stitches