Author: Yvette Stanton
Publisher: Vetty
ISBN: 9780975767757
Category : Embroidery
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Features needlework from Guimaraes in northern Portugal. This title helps you to learn all you need to know to create your own masterpieces and heirlooms with the step-by-step instructions. It includes a range of projects, large and small, for beginners through to advanced stitchers.
Whitework Quilting
Author: Karen C. McTavish
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780974470603
Category : Machine quilting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A guide to wholecloth quilts as well as an examination of the art of quilting, this work provides an in-depth analysis of more than 50 quilts and the technique and inspiration behind their composition. 330 color photos. 1 diagram. Four-color interior.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780974470603
Category : Machine quilting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A guide to wholecloth quilts as well as an examination of the art of quilting, this work provides an in-depth analysis of more than 50 quilts and the technique and inspiration behind their composition. 330 color photos. 1 diagram. Four-color interior.
Portuguese Whitework
Author: Yvette Stanton
Publisher: Vetty
ISBN: 9780975767757
Category : Embroidery
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Features needlework from Guimaraes in northern Portugal. This title helps you to learn all you need to know to create your own masterpieces and heirlooms with the step-by-step instructions. It includes a range of projects, large and small, for beginners through to advanced stitchers.
Publisher: Vetty
ISBN: 9780975767757
Category : Embroidery
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Features needlework from Guimaraes in northern Portugal. This title helps you to learn all you need to know to create your own masterpieces and heirlooms with the step-by-step instructions. It includes a range of projects, large and small, for beginners through to advanced stitchers.
Whitework Inspirations
Author: Inspirations Studio
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782218327
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
8 fabulously beautiful whitework embroideries to stitch, from some of the world's most talented designers and the world's leading embroidery magazine. Whitework embroidery traditionally features beautifully intricate designs using white thread on white background fabric, examples of which can be found in many cultures across the world. Without the addition of colour, the fabric surface is ornamented with high-relief stitching, cutting, pulling or withdrawing threads with some styles utilizing all these techniques. Whitework Inspirations highlights the very best whitework has to offer in both design and technique. Featuring talented embroidery designers Kim Beamish, Deborah Love, Judy Stephenson, Christine P. Bishop, Susan O'Connor, Patricia Girolami and Luzine Happel, this special collection, including a tablecloth, table mats and sachets, has been curated into one publication. With 8 stunning whitework projects to make, there are clear step-by-step instructions, pullout patterns, a stitch guide and all the information you need to stitch them. Discover the origins, stitches, techniques and designs that are uniquely whitework, and learn how to make your own beautiful works of art.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1782218327
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
8 fabulously beautiful whitework embroideries to stitch, from some of the world's most talented designers and the world's leading embroidery magazine. Whitework embroidery traditionally features beautifully intricate designs using white thread on white background fabric, examples of which can be found in many cultures across the world. Without the addition of colour, the fabric surface is ornamented with high-relief stitching, cutting, pulling or withdrawing threads with some styles utilizing all these techniques. Whitework Inspirations highlights the very best whitework has to offer in both design and technique. Featuring talented embroidery designers Kim Beamish, Deborah Love, Judy Stephenson, Christine P. Bishop, Susan O'Connor, Patricia Girolami and Luzine Happel, this special collection, including a tablecloth, table mats and sachets, has been curated into one publication. With 8 stunning whitework projects to make, there are clear step-by-step instructions, pullout patterns, a stitch guide and all the information you need to stitch them. Discover the origins, stitches, techniques and designs that are uniquely whitework, and learn how to make your own beautiful works of art.
Frisian Whitework
Author: Yvette Stanton
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1800920245
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Delve into elegant Frisian whitework with historical whitework with 11 varied projects and expert instruction for left and right handed stitchers alike. From Friesland in the Netherlands, this is a style of counted embroidery dating from the 1600s, traditionally used on men’s shirt collars, on household linen, and on samplers. The style is known as Frisian whitework, but there can be touches of color, and some samplers are worked fully in color. Alphabets, figurative motifs and geometric shapes are common, and they are interpreted in a wide variety of stitches, such as satin stitch, eyelets, whipped back stitch, and chain stitch; some also with cutwork and drawn thread work. Explore this beautiful style of embroidery using whitework specialist, Yvette Stanton’s clear instructions. The book features: A detailed introduction to Frisian whitework with historical and cultural information, including many photos of historical examples of Frisian whitework from the collection of the Fries Museum, helps to place the embroidery within its cultural context. Materials and equipment 11 varied projects with a range of contemporary applications, including two samplers, soft furnishings for the home, table linen, and small articles suitable to give as gifts. The left- and right-handed step-by-step stitch and technique instructions are easy to follow, making it easy to learn. Yvette Stanton’s expert instructions will help you on your way to making beautiful Frisian whitework embroidery.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1800920245
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Delve into elegant Frisian whitework with historical whitework with 11 varied projects and expert instruction for left and right handed stitchers alike. From Friesland in the Netherlands, this is a style of counted embroidery dating from the 1600s, traditionally used on men’s shirt collars, on household linen, and on samplers. The style is known as Frisian whitework, but there can be touches of color, and some samplers are worked fully in color. Alphabets, figurative motifs and geometric shapes are common, and they are interpreted in a wide variety of stitches, such as satin stitch, eyelets, whipped back stitch, and chain stitch; some also with cutwork and drawn thread work. Explore this beautiful style of embroidery using whitework specialist, Yvette Stanton’s clear instructions. The book features: A detailed introduction to Frisian whitework with historical and cultural information, including many photos of historical examples of Frisian whitework from the collection of the Fries Museum, helps to place the embroidery within its cultural context. Materials and equipment 11 varied projects with a range of contemporary applications, including two samplers, soft furnishings for the home, table linen, and small articles suitable to give as gifts. The left- and right-handed step-by-step stitch and technique instructions are easy to follow, making it easy to learn. Yvette Stanton’s expert instructions will help you on your way to making beautiful Frisian whitework embroidery.
American Quilts
Author: Robert Shaw
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402747731
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
This photographed book covers the historical panorama of quiltmaking in the United States, from the quintessential patterns to their cultural significance.--[Book jacket.].
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402747731
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
This photographed book covers the historical panorama of quiltmaking in the United States, from the quintessential patterns to their cultural significance.--[Book jacket.].
Whitework with Colour
Author: Trish Burr
Publisher: Milner Craft (Paperback)
ISBN: 9781863514965
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Shares instructions for seventeen projects that add color to traditional white work embroidery and can be done by beginners as well as more advanced stitchers.
Publisher: Milner Craft (Paperback)
ISBN: 9781863514965
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Shares instructions for seventeen projects that add color to traditional white work embroidery and can be done by beginners as well as more advanced stitchers.
Quilting for Show
Author: Karen C. McTavish
Publisher: On-Word Bound Books
ISBN: 9780974470634
Category : Appliqué
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From selecting various materials to making the final fold, this handy guide explains in-depth the keys that separate award-winning show quilts from the rest. Newcomers to the show world will learn how to improve upon basics such as blocking and adding a sleeve, as well as how to make machine quilting look like hand quilting. A wide range of contributors--including some of the nation’s best quilters, a quilt appraiser, and multiple professional judges--all contribute trade secrets to winning competitions and avoiding common mistakes. With a bonus DVD demonstrating how to perform specific techniques, novices and seasoned show quilters alike will be able to produce top-quality quilts with ease.
Publisher: On-Word Bound Books
ISBN: 9780974470634
Category : Appliqué
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From selecting various materials to making the final fold, this handy guide explains in-depth the keys that separate award-winning show quilts from the rest. Newcomers to the show world will learn how to improve upon basics such as blocking and adding a sleeve, as well as how to make machine quilting look like hand quilting. A wide range of contributors--including some of the nation’s best quilters, a quilt appraiser, and multiple professional judges--all contribute trade secrets to winning competitions and avoiding common mistakes. With a bonus DVD demonstrating how to perform specific techniques, novices and seasoned show quilters alike will be able to produce top-quality quilts with ease.
The Quilters Ultimate Visual Guide
Author: Ellen Pahl
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9780875967103
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Contains over 700 how-to illustrations for backing quilts, embellishment, paper piecing, machine quilting, and using templates and stencils
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9780875967103
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Contains over 700 how-to illustrations for backing quilts, embellishment, paper piecing, machine quilting, and using templates and stencils
Redwork
Author: Michael Bedard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780773733329
Category : Alchemy
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Redwork is published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780773733329
Category : Alchemy
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Redwork is published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside.
Clues in the Calico
Author: Barbara Brackman
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1571209182
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
In Clues in the Calico Barbara Brackman unveils a much-needed system for dating America's heirloom quilts. She tells how, by collecting and observing quilts and finally analyzing her computer file on close to 900 date-inscribed specimens, she arrived at the system. And through this telling she also imparts a colorful, stunningly illustrated history of quiltmaking along with a good bit of entertaining social history and the newest findings in textile research.
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1571209182
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
In Clues in the Calico Barbara Brackman unveils a much-needed system for dating America's heirloom quilts. She tells how, by collecting and observing quilts and finally analyzing her computer file on close to 900 date-inscribed specimens, she arrived at the system. And through this telling she also imparts a colorful, stunningly illustrated history of quiltmaking along with a good bit of entertaining social history and the newest findings in textile research.