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This handy book presents 144 basic stitches and includes sections on silk ribbon embroidery, crazy-quilt combination stitches, composite stitches, and more.
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Embroidery. . .the word conjures up so many visions and memories for me: crewel wool pomegranates flowing across an eighteenth century bedspread in Balmoral Castle; my grandmother's collection of tea towels, each heralding a new day of the week with precise outline stitches; the gift of a chain stitch horse head, lovingly made by my daughter in her seventh-grade home economics class; the delicate silk ribbon flowers that fill me with delight in the "Land of Wonder, Down Under"; the silver crane worked in silk by a Japanese student, shyly handed to me as I rushed to catch my plane in Tokyo; the look in my friend's eyes when I finished the crazy quilt landscape commemorating his parents; the assurance from my son that he loved the pink flowers decorating his new T-shirt and wore it anyway; the brightly colored yarmulkes lovingly embroidered by my friend for her son's Bar Mitzvah; concentrating on the priest's gold Read the first page
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Embroidery. . .the word conjures up so many visions and memories for me: crewel wool pomegranates flowing across an eighteenth century bedspread in Balmoral Castle; my grandmother's collection of tea towels, each heralding a new day of the week with precise outline stitches; the gift of a chain stitch horse head, lovingly made by my daughter in her seventh-grade home economics class; the delicate silk ribbon flowers that fill me with delight in the "Land of Wonder, Down Under"; the silver crane worked in silk by a Japanese student, shyly handed to me as I rushed to catch my plane in Tokyo; the look in my friend's eyes when I finished the crazy quilt landscape commemorating his parents; the assurance from my son that he loved the pink flowers decorating his new T-shirt and wore it anyway; the brightly colored yarmulkes lovingly embroidered by my friend for her son's Bar Mitzvah; concentrating on the priest's gold Read the first page
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A clear and concise book with illustrations to inspire.,
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This review is from: Elegant Stitches: Illustrated Stitch Guide and Source Book of Inspiration (Spiral-bound)
This is a book of wonderful and inspiring illustrations. The diagrams are clear and concise. The diagrams show how easy it is to add to the stitches with other stitches to make your work grow.Judith has a wonderful ability to make one stitch turn into at least 10 different stitches with her use of colour and beading. This expands the depth of the stitches to make them more interestiing and gives them more width and versatility and interest.A wonderful book and very practical being spiral bound so that it lies flat and stays open while you are trying to reconstruct these stitches.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful, educational book all embroiderers will love!,
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This review is from: Elegant Stitches: Illustrated Stitch Guide and Source Book of Inspiration (Spiral-bound)
The photos in this book depict some of the most inspirational needlework I've ever seen. Included are very clear diagrams and instructions to do hundreds of stitches. No matter what your skill level, if you love embroidery and needlwork, this is the one book you can't do without.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Truly inspirational.,
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This review is from: Elegant Stitches: Illustrated Stitch Guide and Source Book of Inspiration (Spiral-bound)
As other reviewers have mentioned this book is spiral bound and it is also quite small (approx A4 size when opened flat)which means that it is an ideal size if you need to carry it and your work with you. There is a stitching guide chart which suggests what threads/yarns suit which fabrics along with the corresponding size of needle required. It has many useful tips including; using hoops and frames, methods of transferring designs and also methods of enlarging or reducing designs. The stitches illustrated are divided by stitch type e.g. flat, cross, looped etc. and are clearly shown with line drawings and beautiful photographs. (There are nine basic stitches demonstrated for left-handers.) There is a large section on combination stitches especially for crazy quilts which clearly shows how each combination variation is put together (including a suggestion on how to stitch the spider and web). There is also another section on free form stitchery which has photographs and sketches showing how the author uses painting, patchwork and embroidery (including silk embroidery)amongst other skills to create various stunningly intricate collages. I was so pleased with this book, even as a beginner, it gave me real motivation to go and try out some of the stitches and ideas for myself. Definately a book to add to my library. If I have to make a tiny criticism it would be that it might have been nice if the publishers had included some extra blank pages so that you could note and add your own ideas on stitch combination.
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