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Title:
Hand embroidery : timeless techniques for beginners and beyond / Patricia Bage [and seven others].
ISBN:
9781782218388
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Publication Information:
Tunbridge Wells : Search Press, 2021.
Physical Description:
272 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 27 cm
General Note:
Reprint. Originally published as: The stitching book : a step-by-step guide to surface stitching techniques / Patricia Bage [and others]. Tunbridge Wells, Kent [England] : Search Press, 2012

"Including material previously published by Search Press as: "Beginner's guide to drawn thread embroidery" by Patricia Bage; "Beginner's guide to hardanger" by Jill Carter; "Beginner's guide to goldwork" by Ruth Chamberlin; "Beginner's guide to stumpwork" by Kay Dennis; "Beginner's guide to silk shading" by Clare Hanham; "Beginner's guide to crewel embroidery" by Jane Rainbow; "Beginner's guide to Mountmelilick embroidery by Pat Trott; "Beginner's guide to blackwork" by Lesley Wilkins." -- Colophon.
Contents:
Where to stitch -- What to stitch -- Transferring a design onto fabric -- Framing up -- Starting to stitch -- Mounting your work -- Silk shading -- Crewel embroidery -- Mountmellick -- Stumpwork -- Hardanger -- Blackwork -- Drawn thread embroidery -- Goldwork.
Summary:
An expert guide to popular surface-stitching techniques, suitable for stitchers of all abilities! Aimed at both beginners and those wishing to explore new areas or to develop their existing skills, this book provides a complete, step-by-step guide to traditional stitching techniques, including drawn thread embroidery, hardanger, goldwork, stumpwork, silk shading, crewel embroidery, Mountmellick and blackwork.
OCLC Number:
on1255885425
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