- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Australia) (2 Nov 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0684028824
- ISBN-13: 978-0684028828
- Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 20.4 x 0.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,633,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
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NOT recommended, 24 Jun 2005
By M. B. Grove - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Art and Craft of Goldwork: Goldwork Projects Using Gold Threads, Beads and Sequins (Paperback)
1. This book has no illustrations of the techniques described; all it has are verbal descriptions of how to form the stitches, etc., and for a craft book, that's an inexcusable oversight. It is very difficult to explain handwork with words, and the author's descriptions are completely insufficient to the task.
2. The author has failed to consider her target audience. Though the book is supposedly for beginner to expert levels, the author skips over many explanations needed to make these techniques clear for less experienced stitchers.
3. When describing each stitch, the author refers the reader to the photographs of finished pieces--unfortunately the photos are of such poor quality that it's difficult to see any detail, and as the projects have no keys to help you tell which section or line is which, it's often difficult to tell which part of the project the text refers to.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspiring Designs in Gold, 21 Sep 2005
By Theresa - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Art and Craft of Goldwork: Goldwork Projects Using Gold Threads, Beads and Sequins (Paperback)
I loved this book. Lots of books like this look very oldfashioned and ordinary but Antonia Lomny's designs are very original and well designed.
I am new to gold embrodiering myself and haven't tried to make any of the projects yet but my eighty one year old Grand Mother's halfway through one now and it already looks fabulous , so they can't be that hard.
My only thought is a hardback would have been better for a gift book, and I would have put the colour pictures all in the right chapters. But that's just a little quibble. This is lovely collection of designs from a very talented artist.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A true work of art!, 11 Aug 2005
By Ms Stitchaholic - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Art and Craft of Goldwork: Goldwork Projects Using Gold Threads, Beads and Sequins (Paperback)
I was given this recently by another devotee of gold thread and I've had no trouble following the instructions and creating two of the projects so far. I have a way to go before I get close to the authors skill but I'm still happy with what this book has taught me. I can't understand why anyone would give this book less than 4 stars. It's stunning. I totally recommend it and am really looking forward to her next goldwork book. A perfect gift for us stitchoholics.
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