Download or read book Treasures from the Embroiderers Guild Collection written by Embroiderers' Guild and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Embroiderers' Guild collection holds a unique place in the affections of embroidery enthusiasts. The first pieces were donatd by Queen Mary, Patron of the Guild 1924-53, and since then members have been donating their treasured pieces of embroidery, collected from Britain and around the world, to be appreciated by other embroiderers. The Collection has grown dramatically and now contains about 10,000 pieces from many different cultures, housed in the Guild's splendid headquarters in Hampton Court Palace. For the first time, this exceptional book shows an inspiring selection of 150 of the Collection's best pieces, mostly illustrated in superb colour photographs. There are exquisite framents from Chinese court costumes, stunning Turkish sashes and richly patterned Indian shawls, North American beadwork and patchwork can be constrasted with European peasant embroideries, and there is a comprehensive British section spanning four centuries of remarkable work. The Collection is particularly acclaimed for its inspiring contemporary pieces. Each work is described in detail by an acknowledged expert: the type of stitch, thread, fabric and design, and the fascinating social background. This book will undoubtedly become a treasure in itself, invaluable for embroiderers, students and collectors - and a most beautiful gift"--Jacket
Download or read book Embroidered Treasures Animals written by Dr. Annette Collinge and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2020-03-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fabulous collection of photographs of rarely seen embroidered animals from the the Embroiderers' Guild Collection. This fantastic book showcases the prestigious Embroiderers' Guild's huge collection of embroidered animals through the ages. Featuring photographs taken especially for the book, items are displayed in full along with detailed images that show off the stunning variety of creatures at their best. Rarely exhibited in public, these beautiful and important embroideries that span the centuries are now available for everyone to see. Dr Annette Collinge's informative extended captions for each of the pieces give information on the provenance where known, and evaluate the quality of, and variety in, each of the works from her expert perspective. "Needlework enthusiasts will find much to linger over... Without Collinge's skilled effort, most readers wouldn't have access to this elegant and fascinating members-only collection." BOOKLIST
Download or read book Embroidered Treasures Flowers written by Dr. Annette Collinge and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fantastic book showcases the Embroiderers' Guild's huge collection of embroidered flowers dating back to the 17th cenury. Featuring photographs commissioned for the book, items are shown in full and also with detail images to show off the flowers at their best. Hailing from all parts of the globe, this is an opportunity to see fabulous works that are very rarely seen in public. The Embroiderers' Guild, founded in 1906, has at the heart of its collection numerous beautiful donated textiles in all forms, given by members and enthusiasts over many years. The collection now contains thousands of embroidery examples from many countries and cultures. This book showcases the best of the collection's flower embroideries, dating from the 17th century to the present day. Whether they are abstract or naturalistic, the variety of flowers shown is quite extraordinary. They all exhibit a wonderful level of skill and imagination, and their beauty and detail will be inspirational to embroiderers of all ages and levels of expertise. Featuring photographs taken especially for the book, items are shown in full and also with detail images to show off the flowers at their best. These wonderful embroidered treasures are as varied as wall hangings, children's dresses, bridal bags and samplers. The images are shown with extended captions giving the country of origin, age, size and technique used to make them. Hailing from all parts of the globe, this is an opportunity to see fabulous works that are very rarely seen in public.
Download or read book The Royal School of Needlework Book of Embroidery written by Royal School of Needlework and published by SearchPress+ORM. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-in-one volume covering crewelwork, canvaswork, and six other types of hand embroidery, from the renowned school established in nineteenth-century England. This beautiful book is a rich source of embroidery techniques, stitches, and projects, covering eight key subjects in detail: crewelwork, bead embroidery, stumpwork, canvaswork, goldwork, whitework, blackwork, and silk shading. Collecting all the books in the trusted, bestselling Royal School of Needlework Essential Stitch Guide series, plus a new section on mounting your finished work, this fantastic book—heavily illustrated with photos—is a must-have for all embroiderers.
Download or read book Embroidered Treasures Birds written by Dr. Annette Collinge and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unprecedented access to the prestigious Embroiderers' Guild's huge collection of embroidered birds through the ages, complete with detailed comments about each piece. This fantastic book showcases the Embroiderers' Guild's huge collection of embroidered birds through the ages. Featuring photographs taken especially for the book, items are shown in full and also with detail images to show off the birds at their best. These wonderful embroidered treasures are as varied as wall hangings, dresses, bridal bags and samplers, some of which date back to the seventeenth century. The images are shown with extended captions giving the country of origin, age, size and the embroidery techniques employed to make them. Now housed in the Bucks County Museum (UK), the collection hails from countries such as China, Japan, North America, Spain, Greece, Italy, Turkey, Norway and Switzerland. This books represents an opportunity to see fabulous embroideries that are rarely seen in public.
Download or read book Early American Embroidery Designs written by Elizabeth M. Townshend and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rare treasury of original embroidery designs dates from early days of the Republic. Nearly 200 beautiful and functional floral, vine, and basket motifs are featured in repeat patterns, spot designs, and more. While most of the patterns were probably intended for use with silk threads, several are particularly effective worked in wool.
Download or read book Beginner s Guide to Blackwork written by Lesley Wilkins and published by SearchPress+ORM. This book was released on 2020-03-12 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the sixteenth century embroidery technique in which beautiful patterns are created by stitching geometric designs onto evenweave fabric. Inspired by the past, Lesley Wilkins illustrates her techniques with a whole host of wonderful designs flowers, plants, birds, animals and figures. She covers everything from the materials to use and working with a chart, to getting started and how to stitch. Patterns are created by small stitched units which are combined in many different ways some heavily textured, some delicate and light. Borders can be built up by repeating and joining motifs. Clear step-by-step photographs accompany the author’s comprehensive instructions, and the motifs, borders, fill-in patterns and images are all charted, with inspirational pictures of embroideries showing how to build up finished designs. “The designs in this book are amazing. Some are very simple and others have a look of intricacy in them. There are figures, flowers, borders and much much more, this gives a lot of inspiration if you want to design your own piece.” —Postcard Reviews “A comprehensive book about the blackwork technique, covering the materials to use, how to use a chart, getting started and what designs we could do.” —Mr X Stitch
Download or read book Embroidered Treasures written by Dr Annette Collinge and published by Search Press Limited. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Embroiderers' Guild was founded in 1906 and has in its collection embroideries from all over the world. These wonderful works, which somehow survived through the ages, could be said to be one of the most important groups of embroideries assembled in one place. Stitched pieces and fragments were gathered together by early members of the Guild and inserted into portfolios that were circulated among members.Nature has always been a huge source of inspiration to embroiderers and this fantastic book showcases the Embroiderers' Guild's huge collection of embroidered birds through the ages. From the subtle shades seen in crewelwork and the Buratto lace of Europe to the glittering silk, metal and beetle wing designs of China, Japan and India, author Dr Annette Collinge presents a beautiful array of stitchwork that truly is a feast for the eyes.Featuring full-colour photographs and extended captions, items are shown also in full along with detailed images to show off the stunning stitched birds at their best. These wonderful embroidered treasures are as varied as badges, postcards, aprons, wall hangings, dresses, cushion covers and samplers, some of which date back to the 17th century.Collected from many different countries, this exquisite book is an opportunity to see fabulous works that are very rarely seen in public. Mary Corbet, of Needle 'n Thread, said in her review of the first book in this series:"e;Embroidered Treasures: Flowers is a fantastic book! It's inspirational. It's informative. It's beautiful!"e;For most of us who will never see a collection of embroideries like these up close and personal, this lovely book is the best way to experience them and learn about them. We can take what we learn and apply it to our own needlework pursuits. Or we can just enjoy the beauty of the pieces and appreciate the history behind them.It's a great book for your reference library..."e;
Download or read book Figure Work in Embroidery written by Angela Bishop and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Figures can bring an embroidery to life, but they are tricky to do well. This book guides you through the materials, stitches, body parts and clothes to give you the confidence and skills to embroider a figure and experiment, using your creative inspiration. With over 400 colour photographs it gives key information for getting started, creating designs and preparing embroideries; techniques for making three-dimensional forms using stitching and padding techniques; clear instruction for mastering stitches and then ideas for using them creatively. Specific advice is given for embroidering the face, hair, hands and feet as well as ideas for using stitching embellishments, such as beads, sequins, buttons, ribbons, feathers and jewellery charms. Step-by-step projects demonstrate a range of beautiful styles and techniques.
Download or read book Three Hundred Years of Embroidery 1600 1900 written by Pauline Johnstone and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Embroiderers Guild Transfers Collection written by Dr. Annette Collinge and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important collection of beautiful, historically significant iron-on transfer designs from the Embroiderers' Guild. The use of hot iron transfers in embroidery has a long and fascinating history, but they've often been looked down upon by serious embroiderers and have therefore been largely overlooked. They were, however, produced in large numbers and much of the work created from them was of a very high quality. An important though largely forgotten part of the Embroiderers' Guild legacy is the huge collection of hot iron transfers dating back to the early 20th century that were created by members of the Guild. They fell out of favour in the 1960s and the Guild stopped producing them. Many transfers were stored away and haven't been seen since those times; others were simply thrown away. This publication, which consists of one booklet of transfers and one booklet of worked examples, showcases specially chosen examples worked in specific ways as an inspiration to readers to either follow, or work in their own way. This is a massively important collection of beautiful embroidery transfers that will excite embroiderers, textile artists, historians and lovers of traditional and vintage embroidery everywhere.
Download or read book Embroidered Treasures Flowers written by Collinge and published by Search Press Limited. This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blackwork Embroidery written by Jen Goodwin and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blackwork has a rich history that has developed over the years into an iconic and sophisticated style of embroidery. This practical book presents a number of ways to approach blackwork embroidery, from forming basic stitches and patterns to developing complex shaded pieces with confidence. Through an assortment of exercises, it introduces the principles of shading along with several projects to further explore the potential of blackwork. Detailed instructions on designing and developing shaded pieces of blackwork embroidery are given along with guidance on how to choose suitable images for translating into stitch. Step-by-step instructions on how to form basic stitches and how to form patterns are included as well as almost 250 shaded patterns, indicating how differing patterns appear when worked in different thicknesses of thread. Finally, patterns are grouped by family for easy identification and pattern blending.
Download or read book RSN Goldwork written by Emi Nimura and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the historical art of goldwork in this informative guide from the Royal School of Needlework. The Royal School of Needlework (RSN) is recognized internationally as a centre of excellence for embroidery, and Goldwork is the fourth title in a series of books showcasing the RSN's techniques and contemporary flair. Author Emi Nimura is a Graduate Apprentice and expert teacher with the RSN, and provides the reader with a thorough grounding in goldwork stitches and techniques, three beautiful projects and numerous inspiring finished pieces. The book features an introduction to the RSN and its prestigious heritage. It reveals the history and context of goldwork, the materials and tools that are used, and clear, highly illustrated technical instruction that will allow the reader to achieve the technical expertise that goldwork demands. In addition, there are numerous examples of Emi's exquisite work throughout the book, together with a varied range of finished works by other embroiderers that showcase the diversity of goldwork design in both a traditional and a contemporary context.
Download or read book Embroidered Originals written by Sue Rangeley and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Embroidered originals will take you from breathtaking drawings through stitched samples to wonderful finished garments and accessories. A chapter on Studio Techniques gives insight into the rich diversity of processes employed by Sue and will serve as a comprehensive practical guide for all embroiderers and textile artists; including cut-out and machine lace, water-soluble media, fabric manipulation, rouleaux, use of sheer fabrics, free machining, quilting, beading"-- Back cover.
Download or read book Modern Bargello written by Francis and published by Search Press Limited. This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kew Book of Embroidered Flowers Hardback Library edition written by Burr and published by Search Press Limited. This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
