Download or read book Vintage Stitching Treasury written by Suzanne McNeill and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crafting trendsetter Suzanne McNeill shows how to use vintage embroidery to add a nostalgic touch to anything you sew. Throughout the years, women have decorated their world by stitching artistic designs onto quilts, pillows, linens, laundry bags, potholders, and more. Now you can give new life to these charming motifs of olden days. Inside this book you’ll discover a treasure chest of authentic embroidery patterns from the classic magazines and needlework catalogs of days gone by. From birds and bunnies to flowers and fruit, hundreds of retro-cool designs are accompanied by gorgeous color photographs, stitching advice, and four step-by-step projects. You’re sure to find the perfect inspiration here for creating either a thoughtful gift or a new family heirloom.
Download or read book Fun with Stitching written by Fiona Goble and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - 35 cute sewing projects to turn everyday items into works of art. - Fabulous collection of simple and fun embroidery motifs. - Will inspire even a complete beginner to take up a needle and thread. - Includes easy-to-follow instructions, stitch guide, and bonus patterns. - A gorgeous book to help brighten the home and the faces of friends and family.
Download or read book Vintage Hand Embroidery Patterns Flowers and Butterflies written by Vicki Becker and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add a nostalgic touch to projects you have sewn or embellish purchased items using vintage embroidery patterns. The designs can be embroidered using simple stitches for a beautiful vintage look. This book includes: 24 authentic vintage designs in 3 sizes. Instructions for transferring the designs to fabric. How to embroider tips and techniques. Crayon tinting instructions. A Rag Quilt and Envelope Pillow pattern. This book explains how to transfer the designs onto fabric, color tint, and then embroider or highlight the designs with ink. Embroidery is a great way to add a special touch to your sewing projects requiring only a few basic inexpensive tools and materials that you can find in any craft store. All you really need to get started is a needle, floss, embroidery hoop, and fabric. Crafters of all skill levels find embroidery one of the easiest and most addictive ways to personalize everyday objects.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Classic Vintage Stitches written by Karen Hemingway and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ultimate stitchwork sourcebook features 245 embroidery stitches photographed close-up, instructions in 22 stitching techniques, and 24 superb projects.
Download or read book Retro Stitchery written by Beverly McCullough and published by Martingale. This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spend an evening stitching any of the designs in this book and you'll instantly remember what you've always loved about embroidery: it's fun, you can see the design quickly take shape right before your eyes, and in the end you have a delightful piece to brighten your home or office. From beautiful florals to inspirational sayings to whimsical tacos (yes, tacos!), you'll find more than a dozen designs to make you smile. Beverly McCullough of Flamingo Toes provides easy embroidery and finishing instructions so you can display pieces in hoops, on pillows or zip bags, and even on cork and clothing. Beverly's inspiring designs and ideas will make it a pleasure to take each stitch.
Download or read book Mystical Stitches written by Christi Johnson and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore personal transformation through the stitching of dreams and intentions. Anything but ordinary, Mystical Stitches combines the beloved and accessible craft of embroidery with a spiritual element, introducing a rich treasury of 200 magical symbols you can use to set an intention and create personal icons to wear or embellish items in the home. Christi Johnson offers unique patterns inspired by botanicals, animals, numbers, the cosmos, earth elements, zodiac signs, and mythical beasts, for novice or well-practiced crafters to combine into talismans with personal meaning. Johnson’s folk art style is vibrant and unintimidating and provides a framework for bringing spiritual elements into physical form.
Download or read book Vintage Hand Embroidery Patterns Flower Baskets written by Vicki Becker and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vintage Hand Embroidery Patterns Flower Baskets is the fourth book in this exciting series of vintage hand embroidery patterns. There are 24 authentic vintage designs in three sizes and complete instructions for making a throw size rag quilt, envelope pillow covers, and patchwork pillow covers. Instructions for transferring the designs to fabric, color tinting, and embroidery are also in the book.
Download or read book Early 20th Century Embroidery Techniques written by Gail Marsh and published by GMC Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title offers a detailed and illustrated study examining stitches, threads, techniques and the embroiderers of the period. The author delves into the archives to research the personalities, varied and unusual techniques and tools that hand-embroiderers used in the period 1900-1939, before the outbreak of World War II.
Download or read book Stunning Stitches for Crazy Quilts written by Kathy Seaman Shaw and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find endless inspiration for stitching your crazy quilts in this treasure trove of seam designs and templates by the creator of Shawkl Designs. You don't have to be a master embroiderer to create beautiful crazy-quilt seams! With 480 seam designs to inspire your creativity, Stunning Stitches for Crazy Quilts will also teach you the simple techniques that give your stitches a professional appearance. Line everything up perfectly with full-size stitch templates and dozens of step-by-step illustrations. Then dress up embroidered seams with sparkly beads, buttons, sequins, and silk ribbon embellishments for endless creative combinations! This eBook edition includes links to printable full-size templates.
Download or read book A Treasury of Design for Artists and Craftsmen written by Gregory Mirow and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary adaptations of beautiful, traditional decoration, patterns: Art Nouveau, paisleys, op art, plaids, stripes, geometrics, snowflakes, Mexican, Scandinavian, African, Persian, masks, and more. 104 plates, 4 in color.
Download or read book Embroidered Effects written by Jenny Hart and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2009-09-09 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embroidery empress Jenny Hart taught her legion of fans the basics with the best-selling Stitch-It Kit and Sublime Stitching. Now she takes stitchers one step further with instructions and diagrams for more than 35 stitches, some published here for the first time. To top it off, Embroidered Effects includes dozens of original (and reusable) iron-on transfers. With lots of project photos for guidance, even beginners can learn how to stitch faux tattoos on their shirt sleeves, cheeky fan dancers on their shower curtains, and many more fun projects.
Download or read book Art in Needlework written by Lewis Foreman Day and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Simon and Schuster 75th Anniversary Vintage Crossword Treasury written by Prosper Buranelli and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of vintage puzzles from the series that started it all, edited by the original crossword wizards who set the standard in the field.
Download or read book The Homemaker s Mentor Treasury of Homekeeping Skills written by Martha Greene and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reminiscent of the old-timey home journals kept by homekeepers of the past, The Homemaker's Mentor Treasury of Homekeeping Skills is to be passed from mother to daughter, or grandmother to granddaughter. It will be a treasured album of tried-and-true homekeeping skills, something fast becoming a lost art in our day. Add your own Personalization... and it becomes a true heirloom! Delightfully illustrated and filled with practical, proven "hands on" advice and inspiration for the homekeeper, this volume also has plenty of room for you to personalize it with your own snippets, recipes and annotations, and pages to journal in your own handwriting, keeping the way "Mother always did it" from becoming forgotten in this ever-changing world. The information in this volume, plus the unique touch you can add to it, will make this a cherished heirloom treasured by family for years to come. Topics included: HOMEKEEPING: Cleaning - Scrubbing -Bedding & Linens - Laundry - Ironing HOME DUTIES: Daily Duties - Duty ever at Hand - Children's Duty to Parents - Snippets & Clippings HOSPITALITY: The Hostess - Preparing Hearth and Home - The Fare - Our Merry Guests FIRST AID IN THE HOME: Medicinal Cupboard - Emergency Care - Burns and Wounds - Home Remedies - Family Medical History - Resources GARDENING: Garden Basics - Vegetable Gardens - Herbs - Planting Records - Garden Sketches - Old fashioned Flowers - Harvest Bounty - Resources COOKING & BAKING: Meal Times - The Pantry - Kitchen Tools - In the Kitchen - Well-planned Menus - Measuring - Butcher, Baker, Happy Homemaker - Family Recipes RESERVES FOR THE FAMILY: Preparing for Emergency - Home Canning - Dehydration - Freezing - Recipes for Preserving - Reserve Records and Recipes HANDIWORK: Sewing Basket - Basic Skills - Embroidery - Tatting - Stitching Projects - Quilting - Crocheting - Knitting - Patterns BUSINESS OF THE HOME: Simple Home Repairs - Documents and Necessary Paper - Home Inventory - Frugality FAMILY RECORDS: Sacred Union - Genealogies - Births - Marriages - Deaths - Family Crest - Family Creed - Mementos ...and much more!
Download or read book 500 Simply Charming Designs for Embroidery written by E & G Crafts Co., LTD and published by Design Originals. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Presents 500 embroidery designs with illustrative diagrams, as well as short chapters on embroidery essentials such as embroidery basics, types of stitches, and stitch ideas"--
Download or read book A Stitch in Time written by Jane Waller and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strikke- og hækleopskrifter på vintagetøj til kvinder med opskrifterne i både original udgave og opdateret udgave
Download or read book The New Carolingian Modelbook written by Kim Brody Salazar and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
