Download or read book Embroidery for the Absolute Beginner written by Susie Johns and published by Search Press. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in the United Kingdom in 2007 by Carroll & Brown Publishers, Limited, under the title Embroidery for beginners.
Download or read book Embroidery for the Absolute Beginner written by Susie Johns and published by SearchPress+ORM. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how to use traditional embroidery techniques from simple cross stitch to pulled thread embroidery—even if you’ve never embroidered before. The book introduces the reader to many different stitchery techniques from simple cross stitch to intricate pulled threadwork. Some of the techniques are useful for making decorative borders, while others are good for adding spot designs, monograms and lettering, and applying beads and sequins. There are twenty designs to choose from including motifs for attractive home accessories and a wide range of fashionable garments. Readers will also find out how the simplest of sewing machines can create embroidered pieces in a fraction of the time it takes to do it by hand. Everything is explained with clear, step-by-step photography and no-nonsense, easy-to-follow text.
Download or read book Freshly Stitched written by Celeste Johnston and published by Better Day Books. This book was released on 2021-02-28 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Inside you'll find 12 fresh projects featuring beautiful plants, flowers, and botanicals. Each one, includes step-by-step instructions, a quick reference guide to the colors and stitches, full-size patterns, and helpful tips... Enjoy the fulfilling, creative, and therapeutic process of embroidery with these modern, inviting, and uplifting designs!"--Back cover.
Download or read book Basics of Embroidery on Paper written by Erica Fortgens and published by Cantecleer. This book was released on 2001-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making your own cards for all kinds of occasions has recently developed into a fully fledged hobby. Embroidery on paper is one of the more popular techniques, and this book will tell you everything you need to know. It contains seasonal cards, cards for the announcement of a wedding, a birth, anniversary cards and of course many other designs.Contents include: IntroductionMaterials and ToolsTechniquesEnjoy Embroidery on PaperEmbroidered Borders on PaperFlowers on PaperChristmas on Paper
Download or read book Ribbon Embroidery written by Natalie Bellanger-Clement and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using ribbon to personalize any garment or home accessory creates not only beauty but dramatic impact. This resource details a wide variety of stitches, and includes templates suggesting stitch combinations to get one's creativity flowing.
Download or read book Embroidery Stitches Step by Step written by Lucinda Ganderton and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step-by-step guide to more than 200 decorative and practical stitches, this is the essential directory for beginners and seasoned stitchers alike. Acclaimed crafter and author Lucinda Ganderton offers a wealth of practical advice on stitches for embroidery, needlepoint, dressmaking and more. She helps you choose the right threads, needles, and fabrics, and shares inspirational ideas on how and where to use different stitches. Each stitch features easy-to-follow instructions and detailed photos for perfect results every time - from blanket or satin stitch to French knots and openwork. Join the embroidery revolution with Embroidery Stitches Step-by-Step.
Download or read book How to Embroider written by Susie Johns and published by GMC Publications. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even with zero experience, you can do embroidery! How to Embroider teaches embroidery as you would learn it sitting at your grandmother's knee. It introduces the basic tools, materials, and stitches you need to know and sprinkles in helpful tips to keep you on the right path. Best of all, instead of tedious repetition, you get to practice each new stitch by doing an easy but stylish project. Basic, must-know stitches made easy. From basic running and outline stitches to filling and couching stitches, you'll learn them all quickly by following simple, clear diagrams. You'll also find interesting variations on basic stitches that really stand out. So, even if you've never done hand sewing before, you can add some very cool decorative stitching to cushions, curtains, shirts, and more. Nine charming projects you can't wait to make. How to Embroider opens up an exciting world of creative possibilities. You'll learn to use fanciful stitching to put your personal touch on pillows, tea cozies, baby blankets, home accessories, and clothing. As you work your way through the book, each new technique builds on the last one until you've become more proficient - and you'll also have some delightful handcrafted projects to enjoy. Tips that a grandmother would share. Part of the popular How To series, this books weaves in a wealth of insightful information: when to use or not use an embroidery hoop and why, how to keep fabric from puckering, prevent thread from tangling, and use an old-fashioned needle threader. Whatever your needlework skills, How to Embroider deserves a place in your library - it's packed with easy-to-understand instruction and charming projects you'll cherish.
Download or read book Embroidery for Beginners written by Tadeo Morgan and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide to embroidery stitches contains all the embroiderer needs to know to work dozens of stitches, and includes full advice on everything from choosing materials, beginning and ending a thread and using hoops to working as a left-handed embroiderer and learning how to paint threads. Step-by-step information and instructions make the techniques achievable for beginners as well as providing an invaluable reference guide for experienced embroiderers.
Download or read book First Time Embroidery and Cross Stitch written by Linda Wyszynski and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning how to embroider and cross stitch has never been simpler! Like having a personal instructor at your side, this beginner’s guide teaches everything you need to know about a variety of hand stitching techniques. Filled with detailed descriptions of materials and tools, the easy step-by-step instructions for classic embroidery, crewel, and cross-stitch will have you creating and embellishing projects like jewelry, journal covers, pillows, fashions, and more with confidence. With First Time Embroidery and Cross Stitch, you’ll be personalizing your own amazing pieces with beautiful stitches in no time.
Download or read book Embroidered Botanicals written by Yumiko Higuchi and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stitch simple and striking embroidery designs with wool, cotton, pearl cotton, and metallic threads. Japanese artist Yumiko Higuchi is celebrated for her embroidery designs with a Scandinavian flair. The motifs and patterns she offers here are true to her trademark zakka style: simple and graphic yet softened with organic shapes and imagery drawn from nature. The result is embroidery that feels modern and nostalgic all at once. In Embroidered Botanicals, Higuchi offers 39 embroidery projects highlighting the distinctive quality of different threads. With motifs created specifically for different types of thread-wool, cotton, pearl cotton, and metallic-makers will become better versed in the materials available to them. With beautiful photographs, clear step-by-step instructions, and detailed diagrams, this book will be an inspiring guide for those new to embroidery and a fresh and unique offering for those experienced with needle and thread.
Download or read book Embroidered Garden Flowers written by Kazuko Aoki and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A whimsical field guide to embroidered flowers. Working through a full growing season, from spring to autumn, the sixty-three flower varieties presented here offer a full garden of cherished blooms. From pansies and lilies-of-the-valley to poppies, zinnias, and campanulas, the flowers presented here feature buds, blooms, and roots in stunning detail and charming color combinations. As an avid gardener and seasoned embroiderer, Kazuko Aoki presents a beautiful blending of her twin passions through designs that are clearly rendered with an appreciation for intricacies and a delight in the subject. With artistic photographs, clear step-by-step instructions, and detailed diagrams, Embroidered Garden Flowers is a treasure trove that can be enjoyed by novice and experienced sewers alike.
Download or read book The Absolute Beginner s Guide to Hand Embroidery and Needlework written by Marie Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Hand Embroidery and Needlework A Simple, Handy Pocket Reference Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions Over 65 Photographs for Learning Over 15 Stitches: with 7 FREE Patterns! Have you ever wanted to learn how to do hand-stitched embroidery, but didn't know where to start? Have you always wanted to tap into the ancient art of hand embroidery but thought it was too hard? In this simple, easy-to-understand beginner's guide, I should you all of the absolutely necessary essentials of how to do hand embroidery. In these pages, you will learn the basics of the vast world of embroidery. Needle and thread are a part of our collective experience as humans. Embroidery is a skill we pass on to others, and the items we make tie families and friends together. The matriarchs in my family have been my rock. They first showed me the magic of hand embroidered items- how special a handmade piece became when it was embossed by hand, with love. My mother, grandmother, and great aunt instilled their love of thread in me. I hope to share that love with you through this book! Imagine the extra special gifts you can bestow on your friends and family with hand-stitched embroidery. You, too, can leave a lasting legacy that has been time-tested and worn through the ages. In this book, I show you exactly how to get started on your journey of embroidery. I composed this book with an audience in mind of the absolute first time beginner, so the steps are easy to follow. I have also included over 40 time-tested tips and tricks from my many years of crafting embroidered pieces. I illustrated the stitches and each step along the way with over 65 pictures for you to follow along. It's like I am sitting in your living room right beside you, instructing you personally! In this book, we will talk about the history of needlework crafts and embroidery. It's important that you truly understand the weight of this line of crafting. You will learn: What materials you will need Advice for fabric choices Thread selection tips Hoops and frames selection What incidental tools you may need Preparations to take How to trans your design The very fundamentals of embroidery Instruction on threading a needle (it's not that obvious!) That was just the FIRST part of this amazing guidebook! In this second half, we will talk about the actual stitches. I give you easy to follow, step-by-step instructions for how to complete the essential primary stitches. Running Stitch Holbein Stitch Pattern Darning Back Stitch Stem Stitch/Outline Stitch Long Stem Stitch Scroll Stitch Chain Stitch Blanket/Buttonhole Stitch Appliqu� Filling Stitches Satin Stitch Long and Short Stitch Detached Stitches Cross Stitch Knots French Knot We will also discuss how to care for your embroidered pieces. Then comes the BEST part! I have included 7 simple "practice patterns" for FREE just for you to test your new skills! As a BONUS When you purchase the paperback book from Amazon, you can download the eBook version absolutely FREE! You may want to strongly consider this, because the eBook version contains all of the photographs in FULL COLOR. I hope this book touches you with a love of embroidery, just like my grandma shared with me. Happy Stitching!
Download or read book Beginners Guide to Goldwork written by Ruth Chamberlin and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This popular book by Ruth Chamberlin now returns as a Search Press Classic, with an updated design and preface on the author by the illustrious embroiderer Mary Corbet. A needle art that dates back over a thousand years, goldwork embroidery involves sewing with lavish metal threads. It has been prized and often used by religious orders and royal households for its opulence and the way the light glimmers and plays on the beautiful metallic designs. Those in love with this brilliant style of embroidery can now create their own with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide. Through calm and deliberate instruction, Chamberlin's book aims to teach the reader how to create a personal sampler - a piece of embroidery containing a mixture of designs and stitches, which shall provide a basis for future projects and enable readers to continue on their goldwork journey. With multiple stitch techniques - from simple laid stitch to the more complex basket stitch, several design motifs with corresponding templates that can be used, and a luminous gallery of finished work interspersed throughout, Chamberlin's work gently introduces beginners to the exquisite needle art of goldwork embroidery.
Download or read book Reader s Digest Complete Book of Cross Stitch and Counted Thread Techniques written by Eleanor Van Zandt and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives instructions for more than twenty-five projects in cross stitch, blackwork, pattern darning, pulled work, Hardanger work, and drawn thread work.
Download or read book Hand Embroidery for Beginners written by Lugo Ree and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hand Embroidery For Beginners In this book, you will find a collection of carefully and thoughtfully handpicked different basic Stitches that have stood the test of time. Learn these Basic Stitches will help you to go for the complex ones. An absolute beginner will find this book a delight as it touches upon every necessary information required to start from scratch. Each stitch also comes with super useful information on how to deal with the stitches in different situations. You will learn how to use them in circles, corners, curves, and joints. It will also give you other tips that will make you comfortable with hand embroidery. This also means that it is an excellent book for children who want to start with the basics of hand embroidery and cultivate a hobby of value. It also includes a different project with guides to make it. Get this book now!
Download or read book Complete Guide to Embroidery Stitches written by Jennifer Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Feather stitches, drawn-thread stitches, beadwork. From fabric embroidery to canvas work and everything in-between, the wealth of embroidery stitches featured in this book will satisfy anyone looking for an all-encompassing needlework resource." -- back cover.
Download or read book A Z of Embroidery Stitches written by Country Bumpkin and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014-12-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic, complete manual for the beginner through to the advanced embroiderer looking to extend their stitch repertoire. This comprehensive guide to embroidery stitches contains all the embroiderer needs to know to work dozens of stitches, and includes full advice on everything from choosing materials, beginning and ending a thread and using hoops to working as a left-handed embroiderer and learning how to paint threads. Step-by-step photography and clear instructions make the techniques achievable for beginners as well as providing an invaluable reference guide for experienced embroiderers.
