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Beschreibung
Combining beautiful colored threads and cloths with stylish embellishments, these unique designs offer embroiderers at all levels a chance to create heirloom treasures. Techniques such as drawn thread, needleweaving and surface stitches are explained and put to lovely use in gifts and decorative items from bookmarks, greeting cards, and eyeglass cases to an apricot cushion and a drawstring purse decorated with roses. Small and medium size projects allow stitchers to practice basic techniques in open work and surface stitches such as whipped chain, bullion stitch, buttonhole shading, and others. Finishing techniques include tassels, plaited fringe, ladder stitch, and more.
Combining beautiful colored threads and cloths with stylish embellishments, these unique designs offer embroiderers at all levels a chance to create heirloom treasures. Techniques such as drawn thread, needleweaving and surface stitches are explained and put to lovely use in gifts and decorative items from bookmarks, greeting cards, and eyeglass cases to an apricot cushion and a drawstring purse decorated with roses. Small and medium size projects allow stitchers to practice basic techniques in open work and surface stitches such as whipped chain, bullion stitch, buttonhole shading, and others. Finishing techniques include tassels, plaited fringe, ladder stitch, and more.
Über den Autor
Effie has studied embroidery and needle lace in the UK, Italy, Greece, China and India. She has an Associate Diploma of Fine Art and Master of Visual & Performing Arts in which she studied the origin and evolution of needle lace. is the author of numerous successful books on embroidery and the textile arts. She travels and lectures extensively throughout Australia and New Zealand and has a passionate interest the art, pattern and texture of embroidery, its history, its makers and techniques.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Basteln & Handarbeiten
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Milner Craft Series
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781863513449
ISBN-10: 1863513442
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Mitrofanis, Effie
Hersteller: Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd
Milner Craft Series
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 282 x 212 x 8 mm
Von/Mit: Effie Mitrofanis
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.08.2005
Gewicht: 0,494 kg
Artikel-ID: 133586690