Author: Ina Kliffen
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486291253
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Forty-three carefully designed color-coded charts depict bizarre mythical creatures that abound in Celtic art. Complete instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams enable even beginning needlecrafters to create a wealth of fabulous patterns that will embellish clothing, linens, and other domestic items.
Celtic Animals Charted Designs
Author: Ina Kliffen
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486291253
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Forty-three carefully designed color-coded charts depict bizarre mythical creatures that abound in Celtic art. Complete instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams enable even beginning needlecrafters to create a wealth of fabulous patterns that will embellish clothing, linens, and other domestic items.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486291253
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Forty-three carefully designed color-coded charts depict bizarre mythical creatures that abound in Celtic art. Complete instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams enable even beginning needlecrafters to create a wealth of fabulous patterns that will embellish clothing, linens, and other domestic items.
Celtic Charted Designs
Author: Co Spinhoven
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157199
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Over 300 lovely designs from Book of Kells, Tara Brooch, and other authentic Celtic sources: spiral work, knot work, biomorphic patterns, more.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157199
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Over 300 lovely designs from Book of Kells, Tara Brooch, and other authentic Celtic sources: spiral work, knot work, biomorphic patterns, more.
Charted Peasant Designs from Saxon Transylvania
Author: Emil Sigerus
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486234258
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
A century ago, a folk art enthusiast collected these ornate, highly stylized designs from among a now-dispersed community of ethnic Germans residing in Transylvania. Nearly 200 designs include birds, flowers, mythical creatures, and other motifs in styles ranging from simple to complex and in themes from medieval to modern. Easily adapted to other crafts projects.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486234258
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
A century ago, a folk art enthusiast collected these ornate, highly stylized designs from among a now-dispersed community of ethnic Germans residing in Transylvania. Nearly 200 designs include birds, flowers, mythical creatures, and other motifs in styles ranging from simple to complex and in themes from medieval to modern. Easily adapted to other crafts projects.
Celtic and Old Norse Designs
Author: Courtney Davis
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486412296
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Artists, illustrators, designers, and craftspeople in search of exceptionally bold and inventive motifs will find them in this versatile treasury brimming with 125 royalty-free designs. Taken from authentic Celtic and Old Norse sources, they include an amazing array of birds, human figures, and mythological creatures, all ingeniously woven into an intricate network of spirals and interlacings. Meticulously adapted from artwork that graced ancient rune stones and religious symbols, furniture, manuscripts, bronze mirrors, sword hilts, cooking utensils, and other artifacts, the illustrations depict a crucifix; decorative creatures that adorned the pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels; interwoven designs from stone crosses of Ireland, Scotland, and Cornwall; and many other designs and motifs. Convenient and inexpensive, this collection offers inspiration and a wealth of immediately usable dramatic ornamentation rich in character and distinctive in content.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486412296
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Artists, illustrators, designers, and craftspeople in search of exceptionally bold and inventive motifs will find them in this versatile treasury brimming with 125 royalty-free designs. Taken from authentic Celtic and Old Norse sources, they include an amazing array of birds, human figures, and mythological creatures, all ingeniously woven into an intricate network of spirals and interlacings. Meticulously adapted from artwork that graced ancient rune stones and religious symbols, furniture, manuscripts, bronze mirrors, sword hilts, cooking utensils, and other artifacts, the illustrations depict a crucifix; decorative creatures that adorned the pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels; interwoven designs from stone crosses of Ireland, Scotland, and Cornwall; and many other designs and motifs. Convenient and inexpensive, this collection offers inspiration and a wealth of immediately usable dramatic ornamentation rich in character and distinctive in content.
Celtic Cross Stitch
Author: Gail Lawther
Publisher: David & Charles Publishers
ISBN: 9780715302729
Category : Cross-stitch
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This book presents 30 projects using traditional Celtic art designs. Projects range from simple cards and pictures, a cushion and a rug, to an embroidered border for a wedding dress. Included is a separate section on Celtic alphabets.
Publisher: David & Charles Publishers
ISBN: 9780715302729
Category : Cross-stitch
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This book presents 30 projects using traditional Celtic art designs. Projects range from simple cards and pictures, a cushion and a rug, to an embroidered border for a wedding dress. Included is a separate section on Celtic alphabets.
Celtic Needlepoint
Author: Alice Starmore
Publisher: Collins & Brown
ISBN: 9781854700704
Category : Art, Celtic
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher: Collins & Brown
ISBN: 9781854700704
Category : Art, Celtic
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Scandinavian Charted Designs from the Archives of the Lindberg Press
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Encyclopedia of Embroidery Stitches, Including Crewel
Author: Marion Nichols
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486139778
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Precise explanations and instructions, clearly illustrated, on how to work chain, back, cross, knotted, woven stitches, and many more — 178 in all, including Cable Outline, Whipped Satin, and Eyelet Buttonhole. Over 1400 illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486139778
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Precise explanations and instructions, clearly illustrated, on how to work chain, back, cross, knotted, woven stitches, and many more — 178 in all, including Cable Outline, Whipped Satin, and Eyelet Buttonhole. Over 1400 illustrations.
Celtic Cable Shawls
Author: Lucy Magve
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780992769000
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Learn to knit intricate cabled knot-work with this collection of 7 beautiful shawl patterns inspired by Celtic and Pictish art. Celtic Cable Shawls is the first book by Scottish designer Lucy Hague and features photography from the stunning Scottish Highlands, along with information on the history of Celtic and Pictish art. All of the shawls feature completely original cable stitch patterns, and instructions are presented in both charted and written form. For the intermediate knitter who is ready to take on a challenge, this book provides a great starting point for exploring the techniques of closed-loop cable knitting. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lucy Hague is an independent designer based in Edinburgh, Scotland, who enjoys writing patterns with a focus on complex and engaging texture and unique stitch patterns. Her work has been featured in The Knitter, Knit Edge magazine, Pom Pom Quarterly and Knit Now. For more information, visit www.lucyhague.co.uk.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780992769000
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Learn to knit intricate cabled knot-work with this collection of 7 beautiful shawl patterns inspired by Celtic and Pictish art. Celtic Cable Shawls is the first book by Scottish designer Lucy Hague and features photography from the stunning Scottish Highlands, along with information on the history of Celtic and Pictish art. All of the shawls feature completely original cable stitch patterns, and instructions are presented in both charted and written form. For the intermediate knitter who is ready to take on a challenge, this book provides a great starting point for exploring the techniques of closed-loop cable knitting. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lucy Hague is an independent designer based in Edinburgh, Scotland, who enjoys writing patterns with a focus on complex and engaging texture and unique stitch patterns. Her work has been featured in The Knitter, Knit Edge magazine, Pom Pom Quarterly and Knit Now. For more information, visit www.lucyhague.co.uk.
Illuminated Knits
Author: Lucy Hague
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780992769017
Category : Decoration and ornament, Celtic
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Illuminated Knits is a collection of four knitting patterns by Scottish designer Lucy Hague, inspired by the rich colours and intricate decorations found in illuminated Celtic manuscripts. All patterns are presented in both charted and written form, and full explanations are provided for every stitch, along with a guide to selecting colours.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780992769017
Category : Decoration and ornament, Celtic
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Illuminated Knits is a collection of four knitting patterns by Scottish designer Lucy Hague, inspired by the rich colours and intricate decorations found in illuminated Celtic manuscripts. All patterns are presented in both charted and written form, and full explanations are provided for every stitch, along with a guide to selecting colours.