After burying her last remaining relative, Amity Jones answers an agency's advertisement for prospective wives for men of substance overseas. The result is a proxy marriage and a journey to Alaska to meet her husband for the first time. But there she also meets an adventurer who discovers gold.

Rivers of Gold

Literature & Fiction

Edmonds, Janet

British & Irish

St Martins Pr

A successful colonial businesswoman risks life-threatening accidents and other challenging obstacles to cross the Atlantic, seeking to claim her inheritance in Britain

Sarah Camberwell Tring

United States

The world is three-dimensional—why not embroidery? Creating three-dimensional embroidery for use on clothing and as unique accessories, or simply as stunning artwork, has become one of the hottest trends in the textile arts. The complete design and construction process is detailed here—from the initial drawing board sketch to the finished bags, boxes, or other artwork—with all the various stitches and steps illustrated in 90 color photographs. The instructions cover everything from the basics of creating raised geometric shapes to advanced freeform work and tucking, folding and coiling fabric to adding beads and other personalized touches, as well as multiple joinery techniques and a range of clever finishing methods.

Three-dimensional Embroidery: Methods of construction for the third dimension

Arts & Photography

B.T.BATSFORD LTD

The author's exquisite boxes are constructed simply by machine stitching layers of fabric together. She then layers, blends and enriches the surfaces using lustrous threads, goldwork, random stitching, complementary fabrics, metals, wire, beads and stamped images. Hand made cords, braids and tassels complete the designs, which glow with the richness of their decoration. This lavishly illustrated book is packed with detailed information on all the techniques - from the original design ideas right through to the final embellishments. Detailed step-by-step photographs accompany easy-to-follow text, and a sequence of projects illustrate how to construct, decorate and complete a range of different-shaped boxes - from small rectangles to pentagons and chests.

Beginner's Guide to Embroidered Boxes

Search Press

Janet Edmonds lives and writes on Cape Cod near Barnstable's salt marshes and harbor. Her work is infused with a strong sense of place and time - and plenty of sea salt. The poems in Small Craft immerse themselves in the glittering, turbulent waters of Cape Cod to see what can be salvaged and salvage what can be seen. Using a sound-rich diction, Edmondsdescribes the lowliest razor clam and the brightest constellations in the night sky. She combines presence and absence, light and dark, the knowable and the mysterious nature of things.

Small Craft

Poetry

Sea Crow Press

Janet Edmonds creates amazing textile pieces inspired by the artists Chuck Close, Van Gogh, Kandinsky, Matisse, Hundertwasser, John Piper and Giorgio Morandi. She outlines each artist's work, sharing what inspires her, then creates a series of artistic projects using various media and techniques, exploring this inspiration. These works lead in each case to a stitching project, with a stitch sampler to introduce each one. Janet's finished textile pieces include stitched squares, a portrait, a purse, a landscape, a box-framed 3D piece, embroidered boxes, stitched panels with castings and more. The flexibound format makes this a practical workbook for artists as well as a rich source of inspiration and ideas.

From Art to Stitch (Textile Artist)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Learn how to print designs on to fabric, and then embellish them with stitching. Janet Edmonds teaches you about all the materials and techniques you need to develop your skills in this fascinating area of textile art.

From Print to Stitch: Tips and Techniques for Hand-Printing and Stitching on Fabric

Three-dimensional Embroidery: Methods of Construction for the Third Dimension

Batsford

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