Creative Stitching on Paper

Creative Stitching on Paper
Author: Joanne O'Sullivan
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2006
Genre: Needlework
ISBN: 9781579906993

Paper crafters will warmly welcome this first-of-its kind volume, which presents the richness and variety of a newly popular technique. Whether it’s used in scrapbooks or on handmade cards, for decorative effects or functional bindings, stitched paper is found everywhere these days. The spectacular results are unique and impossible to achieve with just glue or folding. Explore a cornucopia of different papers and threads. Follow the clever tips for preventing delicate papers from tearing and for machine-stitching around curves. Best of all, you can create a beautiful baby mobile; a "family tree” to frame; and a "slipcover” for a bud vase. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery

A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery
Author: Jan Beaney
Publisher: Batsford Books
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2014-11-12
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1849942277

'A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery' illustrates a wealth of ideas from two internationally renowned embroiderers. It is divided into two sections: the first, 'Design to Embroider' by Jean Littlejohn develops ideas showing that anyone can design as well as decorate fabric and paper for embroidery. The second, 'Stitched Images' by Jan Beaney, illustrates how to colour fabric and combine this with stitchery. She then looks at ways of interpreting designs using applique, patchwork, quilting, and hand and machine embroidery. The final section gives guidance on selecting a theme. With the combined talents of two innovative embroiderers, this highly illustrated book is an inspiring source of colour, pattern, design, stitch and texture which will encourage embroiderers to create their own exciting and rewarding pieces.

Creative Embroidery, Mixing the Old with the New

Creative Embroidery, Mixing the Old with the New
Author: Christen Brown
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2023-03-25
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1644033992

Create with your stash, both old and new! Put all stashed, hoarded, and handed down bits and pieces to creative use! Popular author Christen Brown walks readers through innovative uses for all kinds of embellishments — like lace, vintage linens and hankies, trims and ribbons, buttons of all sorts, and vintage notions — through techniques and projects. If you want to add more unique stash pieces, she provides tips on finding the good stuff, both in-person and online. Get tips for taking care of your treasures, from cleaning vintage finds to fiber identification. Embroider your stashed treasures with 19 stash project ideas, 3 step-by-step projects, and a robust gallery to get started Explore a wide variety of projects from feminine to whimsical, functional to frivolous, and old school to contemporary Christen walks you through adding embroidery stitches with a library of 100+ stitches.

Handcrafts

Handcrafts
Author: Barbara Brabec
Publisher:
Total Pages: 12
Release: 1982
Genre: Handicraft
ISBN:

A is for Apron

A is for Apron
Author: Nathalie Mornu
Publisher: Lark Books
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2008
Genre: Aprons
ISBN: 1600592015

Aprons can be seen everywhere, from upscale catalogues to trendy stores. What's more, today's versions are so incredibly cute, they're no longer relegated to kitchen wear.

The Art of Whimsical Stitching

The Art of Whimsical Stitching
Author: Joanne Sharpe
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2016-04-14
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1632502054

Paint, Stitch, Play! In The Art of Whimsical Stitching, bestselling author and teacher Joanne Sharpe shares her favorite, go-to methods for creating exuberant stitch art. If you're a sewer or quilter, you'll take your stitching in a new direction with paints, markers, and dyes. If you're a mixed-media artist, you'll learn to embellish your work with stitching. Follow step-by-step instructions and photos demonstrating a dozen inspiring techniques, including collage, stenciling, free-motion stitching, fused applique lettering, needle felting, doodle machine and hand embroidery, and more! Then, transform your custom fabric into playful pillows and bags, art quilts, journals, and other fun and funk-tional projects. Joanne's whimsical artwork and a "sketchbook" of designs you can adapt for your own work round out this colorful, inspirational guide.

Creative Crewel Embroidery

Creative Crewel Embroidery
Author: Judy Jeroy
Publisher: Lark Books
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2000-08
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781579901875

Crewel--the art of embroidery with wool--is a perennial favorite with embroiderers. Here's a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment, with designs that range from the traditional to the truly innovative. All the basics are there for the beginner, including 68 stitches and 11 projects. Then, for adventuresome stitchers, there is inspiration: 55 pieces from today's most talented and best-known embroiderers.