Download or read book Reader s Digest Complete Guide to Needlework written by Reader's Digest Association and published by Readers Digest. This book was released on 1979 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of us take pride and pleasure in our needlework skills, while others of us have been drawn to sewing crafts but haven't been confident enough to try them. Happily, this book is a gold mine of instruction and inspiration for everyone, whatever your level of skill.

Download or read book The Needlepoint Book written by Jo Ippolito Christensen and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, The Needlepoint Book is the only needlework guide you’ll ever need—now including 436 stitches and 1,680 illustrations. Since its original publication in 1976, The Needlepoint Book has become known as the bible for all stitching enthusiasts—the one resource for every needlepoint aficionado. Whether you’re new to the craft or have been practicing for years, this guide covers your sewing journey from inspiration to achievement with specific guidelines on how to make the painted canvas yours. Featuring all-new projects and stitch patterns for every level of expertise, you will learn practical skills, such as how to: -Choose your project with purpose -Tell its story with stitches and fibers -Create mood with color and texture -Fill that blank background -Select and use embellishments such as beads and sequins Included in this revised and expanded edition is a crash course on how to use new fibers; updated information on materials, as well as how to work with and care for them; dozens of new stitches; and diagrams and stitch guides for select projects included in the book. Also featured are thirty-two pages of color photographs with all-new projects; dozens of new stitches explained with photos and drawings; and a new ribbon stitch chapter. The Needlepoint Book is the one book to own on the topic. In one comprehensive volume, it has everything you'll need to create your own artistic, high-quality heirloom.

Download or read book Carolyn Ambuter s Even More Complete Book of Needlepoint written by Carolyn Ambuter and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 1987 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book New Look at Needlepoint written by Carol Cheney Rome and published by Crown. This book was released on 1982-03 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mary s Whimsical Stitches written by Mary Legallet and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to all things needlepoint with over 200 needlepoint stitch diagrams and insight from a nationally recognized teacher and needlepoint writer.

Download or read book The Complete Needlepoint Course written by Anna Pearson and published by Todtri Productions. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Develop and perfect your stitching skills with over 20 step-by-step projects featuring traditional and innovative designs on canvas"--Cover

Download or read book A Needlepoint Scrapbook written by Loretta Swit and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1986 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Decorative Victorian Needlework written by Elizabeth Bradley and published by Sterling. This book was released on 2000-12-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether your pleasure is animals, florals, abstract geometrics, or repeating patterns, they re here, along with borders and needlework rugs. Stitch cushions that feature subtly shaded, mossy rosebud wreaths, a cord-and-tassel design for borders, a pillow with a posy of violets, and a background of overlapping ribbons. From pin cushions and pictures to chair covers and carpets, every one is breathtaking. "

Download or read book Needlework Antique Flowers written by Elizabeth Bradley and published by . This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the romance and charm of classic gardens in full bloom, this work presents needlework designs that bring the joys of nature into the home. Drawing upon perennial favourites and heirloom flowers, it follows on the success of Decorative Victorian Needlework, offering colour photographs, colour charts and comprehensive instructions.

Download or read book A Z of Needlepoint written by Bumpkin Country and published by . This book was released on 2015-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "65 stitches shown in clear photographs and steps."--Back cover.

Download or read book Stitches to Go written by Suzanne Howren and published by . This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STITCHES TO GOJust the stitches, in a format for use when you're "on the go." It contains all the stitch diagrams from the 3 Stitches For Effect books plus Stitch Journal pages to use for recording projects, plans or ideas. This little book is a necessary addition to your traveling stitching supplies.

Download or read book Needlework Animals written by Elizabeth Bradley and published by Trafalgar Square Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides patterns and instructions for over twenty-five needlework projects featuring a variety of animals.

Download or read book Complete Book of Needlepoint written by Carolyn Ambuter and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Needlework written by Mary Young and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is for anyone who is interested in learning or re-learning the art of embroidery or needlepoint. Containing a history of needlecrafts, as well as an updated look at its uses for your home and wardrobe, it explains how to deal with such concepts as color, balance, scale, and texture, and how to incorporate your own personal syle. Everything you need to know about the art of embroidery, including needle and thread types, materials, stitch types, frames, techniques, enlarging or reducing designs, monogramming, and project ideas, is in this book.

Download or read book The Complete Photo Guide to Needlework written by Linda Wyszynski and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Photo Guide to Needlework is a comprehensive how-to book about all of the most popular hand needle arts: embroidery, crossstitch, needlepoint, crewel, silk ribbon embroidery, and bead embroidery.

Download or read book Bead Embroidery The Complete Guide written by Jane Davis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-12-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revitalize classic embroidery stitches for a contemporary look simply by adding beads to your needlework. Learn how to embroider with beads on anything from bags and boxes to pillows and purses with Bead Embroidery: The Complete Guide. Through thorough research, her own personal experience and a visual smorgasbord of 525 photographs and 265 how-to illustrations, best selling author Jane Davis teaches you 215 embroidery stitches - from the common to the uniquely rare. Whether a beginner or seasoned embroiderer, you will revel in this truly complete guide. You'll find: • Comprehensive Basics section showcasing every stitch at a glance, plus tips on choosing the right beads, threads, fabrics and tools to ensure your needlework success. • Extensive instruction on how to create 215 embroidery stitches, each presented with a photograph and how-to illustration showing options with or without beads. • Impressive assortment of 20 fabulous projects for home decorating, holiday gift-giving or personal accessorizing.

Download or read book The Complete Book of Knitting written by Barbara Abbey and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2001-04-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excellent guide for learning how to knit well, undertake new projects, and even create new designs. All basic procedures thoroughly explained-from casting on and binding off, to inserting zippers and lining garments. Over 500 illustrations show how to knit and purl, increase and decrease stitches, knit left-handed, knit with more than one color, make cables, and much else. Includes chapter on Abbreviations and Terms.