Presents a gallery of original needlecraft ideas, covering all techniques, with instructions and guidance to inspire confidence and creativity

The Art of the Needle

Beaney, Jan

Pantheon

ART OF THE NEEDLE

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

RANDOM HOUSE UK

Stitches: New approaches

An amazing range of textures and effects can be produced through the creative use of stitches. The author begins by analysing in detail the effects that can be achieved by using different background fabrics, threads and needles and moves on to explore all the possibilities offered by a range of 40 different stitches. She asks questions such as 'Can the stitch be worked in circles?', 'Can it be worked upside down?' and illustrates some possible answers. She encourages the embroiderer to go beyond the 'correct' or conventional method of working, towards new approaches. There is also a valuable section on design which, by the use of sketches and photographs, introduces the principles of observing people, buildings, trees, flowers and landscapes and translating them into designs suitable for embroidery.

Stitches: New Approaches

Arts & Photography

Fashion

B.T.BATSFORD LTD

Forty different hand-embroidery stitches, plus a host of creative ideas for using them, generate a range of amazing textures that will delight anyone who enjoys needlework. In what will clearly become a classic of the craft, Jan Beaney analyzes in detail the eye-catching effects that an embroiderer can achieve through the use of different background fabrics, unusual threads, and various needles. She asks questions such as “Can the stitch be worked in circles?” and “Can it be worked upside down?” and illustrates some of the possible answers. All the orthodox methods of working a canvas are discarded; unique, original techniques reign, and the colorful photos show the wonderful results.

Stitches New Approaches (Batsford Classic Embroidery)

Embroidery: New Approaches

Michael, Joseph

The exciting process of producing machine-made lace by embroidering onto soluble fabric is described.

Vanishing Act: Machine Embroidery on Soluble Fabrics, Book 1

Double Trouble Enterprises

"This book shows design, stitch and fabric interpretations inspired by stones, rocks and minerals"--Publisher's website.

No Stone Unturned

Littlejohn, Jean

Connections: Links, Joins & Networks; Book 14

Bracken Books

Text includes over 90 sumptuous photographs of stitching with detailed explanations of the techniques; a comprehensive stitch glossary and stitch diagrams showing the variety of design application for different stitches; practical advice on the choice and planning of stitches and the creation of unusual backgrounds.

Stitch Magic: Ideas and Interpretation

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