Download or read book Helen M Stevens Embroiderer s Year written by Helen Stevens and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2006-10-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this inspiration-packed book, Helen M. Stevens brings stitchers exquisite designs for every month of the year. These gorgeous projects celebrate all the important traditions, holidays and mile markers. The book features:
Download or read book The Embroiderer s Countryside written by Helen M. Stevens and published by . This book was released on 1999-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embroidery artist Helen M. Stevens lives and works in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, which inspires her embroideries of wild animals, birds and flowers. This book reproduces in colour a collection of 75 examples of her work, and also contains a discussion of the techniques used.
Download or read book Helen Stevens World of Embroidery written by Helen M. Stevens and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrates the diverse beauty of nature from around the globe.
Download or read book The Myth Magic of Embroidery Helen Stevens Masterclass written by Helen Stevens and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2000-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of embroideries focusing on nature, the countryside and sacred places. Each chapter contains an adaptation of a legend or fable.
Download or read book Helen M Stevens Embroidered Landscapes written by Helen Stevens and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2007-05-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Helen M. Stevens' Masterclass Embroidery Series books have sold over 50,000 copies to date* Beautiful illustrations and gorgeous projects will inspire novice and advanced embroiderersDrawing inspiration from different cultures and countries, Helen M. Stevens presents a collection of simply stunning embroidery projects that celebrate the beauty of nature around the world. From the polar caps to the tropics, through flora, fauna, birds, and insects, this guide shows readers how to translate images in nature into finished projects, and inspires them to blend traditional and modern techniques--such as using real gold and silver, and incorporating materials gathered from nature--for surprisingly lifelike results.
Download or read book The Timeless Art of Embroidery written by Helen M. Stevens and published by David & Charles Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing inspiration from over 1200 years of history, this book provides a collection of 75 embroideries alongside sketches from the author's workbook. It includes full instructions for all techniques and stitches.
Download or read book Helen M Stevens Embroidered Gardens written by Helen M. Stevens and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the fifth title in "The Masterclass Embroidery Series" showing how to create stunning embroideries designed by internatio- nally acclaimed textile artist Helen M. Stevens.Helen explores a range of beautiful garden settings, from the intimate and personal cottage garden, to the stately splendour of the formal country park, using pure silk embroidery threads to achieve astonishingly realistic effects.Each of the five chapters builds toward an in-depth masterclass project including landscape templates and close-up detailed colour templates of garden wildlife, as well as colour keys and step-by-step stitching instructions.Easy-to-follow colour photographs illustrate the working stages of each masterclass embroidery, ensuring that perfect results can be achieved when recreating the picturesque designs.
Download or read book Helen M Stevens Embroidered Animals written by Helen Mary Stevens and published by David & Charles Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of a series which reveals the secrets of achieving lifelike effects using pure silk thread. This book features over 20 inspirational studies from nature. It includes a variety of animal portraits: from ferocious predators to familiar countryside dwellers.|In this fourth title in her "Masterclass Embroidery" Series, acclaimed textile artist Helen M. Stevens reveals the secrets of achieving lifelike effects using pure silk thread."Embroidered Animals" features over 20 inspirational studies from nature. In five chapters, Helen creates a variety of animal portraits: from ferocious predators to familiar countryside dwellers.Each of the five chapters builds toward an in-depth project, which includes templates, colour keys and step-by-step stitching instructions.Easy-to-follow colour photographs illustrate the working stages of each masterclass project, ensuring that perfect results can be achieved when recreating these delightful animal studies.
Download or read book Embroiderer s Country Album written by Helen M. Stevens and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helen Stevens recreates with consummate artistry the atmosphere, buildings, and wildlife of the traditional country scene, giving full instructions for all techniques and stitches.
Download or read book A Passion for Needlework written by Inspirations Studios Corporation Pty Ltd and published by . This book was released on 2020-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Colour Confidence in Embroidery written by Trish Burr and published by Milner Craft (Paperback). This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on her own experience with long and short stitch shading, gained through trial and error over the years, the author provides a greater awareness of how colour affects our embroidery, and what brings it to life.
Download or read book Crewel Embroidery written by Audrey A. Francini and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Language Instinct written by Steven Pinker and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A brilliant, witty, and altogether satisfying book." — New York Times Book Review The classic work on the development of human language by the world’s leading expert on language and the mind In The Language Instinct, the world's expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution. The Language Instinct received the William James Book Prize from the American Psychological Association and the Public Interest Award from the Linguistics Society of America. This edition includes an update on advances in the science of language since The Language Instinct was first published.
Download or read book Needle Painting Embroidery written by Trish Burr and published by Sally Milner Pub. This book was released on 2011 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a self-taught embroiderer, Burr understands the need for clarity. The embroideries are divided into three levels, each designed to take you onto the next stage of needle painting. The projects feature traditional flowers, and two small, colorful and delightful South African birds.
Download or read book Beadwork written by Christi Belcourt and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First Nations, Métis and Inuit beadwork are beautiful art forms that are unique to North America. The patterns and techniques created and passed down through generations of our grandmothers are still being used today. Beadwork is not simple decoration of material goods. It is an expression of identity. It is an art form that connects us to the skills, the sacrifices and the creativity of our ancestors. Beadwork carries images that are ancient and reflect spiritual beliefs. And even more than that, beadwork is a healing art. Beadwork explores: the history of beads and the use of beads today ; the cultural and spiritual significance of beadwork ; show materials and various techniques used in beadwork regional styles in Canada ; diagrams and step-by-step instructions for different techniques."--pub. website.
Download or read book Redoute s Finest Flowers in Embroidery written by Trish Burr and published by Sally Milner Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Trish Burr has painstakingly recreated blooms from the paintings of 19th-century botanical artist Pierre Joseph Redouté in exquisite embroidery. Using only the simplest stitches, she provides instructions, illustrations and photographs to take you step-by-step through stitching 17 beautiful blossoms—roses, lilies, birds of paradise, dahlias, magnolias and more. A gorgeous gift for anyone with a passion for flowers or needlework.”—Vogue Patterns.
Download or read book International Women in Science written by Catherine M.C. Haines and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2001-11-20 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From aviators to zoologists, the A-Z entries of this volume include a significant number of living scientists, some of whom have contributed material. By personally corresponding with these women, visiting obscure museums and archives, and uncovering many primary sources, Catharine M. C. Haines has collected in one volume a scope of information that can be found nowhere else. Full end-of-entry bibliographies, a list of the women scientists by specialty, and a comprehensive index make this title an indispensable starting point for further research on international female scientists."--BOOK JACKET.
