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Loading... The Royal School of Needlework Book of Embroidery: A Guide To Essential Stitches, Techniques And Projectsby The Royal School of Needlework
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Simply the best embroidery book I have read. Highly recommend. ( ) Having all eight volumes in one book has good and bad points. This is really very big and heavy to use as a guide while stitching. On the other hand, it uses less shelf space, and is convenient for referring to different types of embroidery. As each book was written by a different writer, they vary a lot in how useful they are to me, however each writer seems excited by the particular type she is writing about, and that is important. This book is not really for beginners, although it includes a lot of good information skipped in many beginner's books. I was fascinated by the way starting and finishing a thread varies from one area to another, and sometimes even within a volume depending on what is being stitched. Most beginners will miss being walked through projects. While some volumes include one or two projects that experienced needlewomen could copy, the information is too sketchy for beginners to follow. Needlewomen who want to try their own designs will find both inspiration and encouragement from the whole book. For what it's worth, the Whitework chapter left me feeling inadequate. The Beadwork made me want to stop all my current projects and start beading. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesRSN Essential Stitch Guides (Omnibus of all eight) Contains
This book is a rich source of embroidery techniques, stitches and projects, covering eight key subjects in detail: crewelwork, bead embroidery, stumpwork, canvaswork, goldwork, whitework, blackwork and silk shading. Containing all the trusted, bestselling content from the RSN Essential Stitch Guide series, plus a new section on mounting your finished work. Written by expert RSN graduate apprentices and endorsed by the RSN, the book contains clear step-by-step stitch guides, examples of contemporary and historical pieces and inspiring projects. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)746.44The arts Graphic arts and decorative arts Textile arts Needlework EmbroideryLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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