Embroidery category: 188 books
Hoop La!
100 Things To Do with Embroidery Hoops
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
There are endless practical and decorative uses for the humble embroidery hoop: from pretty wall art and hanging mobiles to functional pin boards, key racks, mirrors and storage. Kirsty Neale explores the numerous different ways to decorate your hoops with a range of techniques including applique,...
Embellishments for Adventurous Sewing
Master Applique, Decorative Stitching, and Machine Embroidery through Easy Step-by-step Instruction
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
This step-by-step technique reference introduces and thoroughly explores several methods of fabric embellishment that can be used to adorn clothes, home décor items, or even quilts. With Embellishments for Adventurous Sewing, you'll delve into various methods of appliqué, learn the nuances of free-motion...
Patchwork Loves Embroidery Too
14 Delightful Handmade Treasures
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
Best-selling author Gail Pan returns with a new collection of designs that are a dream to embroider and a delight to admire! Inspired by Gail's daily walks, an abundance of sweet motifs includes bees and bunnies, houses and hearts, and her signature bird, leaf, and vine stitcheries.
New to...
Embroidery Basics
A NeedleKnowledge Book
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
How to use a variety of embroidery threads and simple stitches to create beautiful embroidered projects.
Stitches for Crazy Quilting
The Stitch Plates
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Much of the beauty and charm of crazy quilts is in the variations and combinations of embroidery stitches that are worked on them. Author of numerous titles on crazy quilting and the needle arts, J. Marsha Michler presents a collection of hundreds of variations on twenty basic embroidery stitches....
Contemporary Candlewick Embroidery
25 Home Decor Accents Featuring Colored Floss & Ribbonwork
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
Through her unconventional experimentation with ribbon, author and designer Denise Giles has formulated an enchanting combination - the texture of traditional candlewicking with the classic beauty of silk ribbon. Replace the heavy cotton threads with delicate flosses, silken or metallic threads, and...
Embroidery pour le Jardinier
100 French Ideas for the Gardener
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Embroidery pour le Jardinier presents more than one hundred designs to add charm to things you use in the garden and twenty-one needlework steps teaching how to do this. In no time you'll be hand-stitching cherry motifs to seed bags, butterflies to tool kits, and scarecrows and pumpkins to your gloves...
Beginner's Guide to Hardanger Embroidery
28 stitches and techniques for hardanger
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Learn the basic stitches and essential techniques to create beautiful freestyle embroidery with this comprehensive guide. Every stitch has clear step-by-step instructions and is accompanied by coloured diagrams, making it easy to create impressive embroidered designs. This short book also includes instructions for two projects--celebration bunting and a retro sunglasses case.
by Mabel Van Niekerk
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
Embroider on printed fabrics with basic embroidery stitches to enhance the design by adding texture and embellishments to it. The embroidery can also be used to define the outlines of motifs and colors can be subtly darkened or lightened in certain spots to better suit your color choices. This type of embroidery work is usually done on cushion covers or on crazy patchwork.
Beginner's Guide to Blackwork Embroidery
30 blackwork patterns and ideas
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Learn the basic stitches and essential techniques to create beautiful blackwork embroidery with this comprehensive guide. Every blackwork pattern has clear step-by-step instructions and is accompanied by coloured diagrams, making it easy to create impressive embroidered designs. This short book also includes instructions for two projects--a bird book bag and decorative blackwork buttons.
Stitch & Sew
Beautifully Embroider 31 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Revive your love for hand stitching with 31 fresh embroidery designs! Showcase your needlework on 5 pretty, practical projects—a drawstring bag, clutch, flex case, change purse, and zipper pouch. Learn beginner to advanced embroidery one stitch at a time, testing your thread choices in an Embroidery...
The Embroidery Book
Visual Resource of Color & Design - 149 Stitches - Step-by-Step Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Enjoy this visual guide to 149 embroidery stitches and motifs. Use robust color charts to choose thread, silk ribbon, buttons, beads, and trims for crazy quilting and seam treatments with best-selling author Christen Brown.
Beginner's Guide to Goldwork Embroidery
Essential stitches and techniques for goldwork
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Learn the basic stitches and essential techniques to create beautiful goldwork embroidery with this comprehensive guide. Every stitch has clear step-by-step instructions and is accompanied by coloured diagrams, making it easy to create impressive embroidered designs. This short book also includes instructions for two projects--a sweet silver brooch and an elegant acorn hanging picture.
Beginner's Guide to Crewelwork Embroidery
33 stitches and techniques for crewelwork
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Learn the basic stitches and essential techniques to create beautiful crewelwork embroidery with this comprehensive guide. Every stitch has clear step-by-step instructions and is accompanied by coloured diagrams, making it easy to create impressive embroidered designs. This short book also includes instructions for two projects--a quirky sleeping mask and a colourful bolster cushion.