Techniques Of Metal Thread Embroidery

Author : Kay Stanis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1086327578

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Techniques of Metal Thread Embroidery by Kay Stanis Pdf

This is a quick guide to metal threads and related techniques. With over 225 color diagrams and photos the world of metal thread embroidery will come alive for you. My goal is to make you more comfortable with the metal threads and the procedures for working with them.

Author : Country Bumpkin
Publisher : Search Press Limited
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-06
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781781263686

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A-Z of Goldwork with Silk Embroidery by Country Bumpkin Pdf

The ultimate reference guides for needleworkers with amazing projects, detailed step-by-step instructions and stunning photographs. This best-selling series covering mainly embroidery but also sewing, knitting and crochet was originally published by Country Bumpkin in Australia and has now been revamped for the modern needleworker by Search Press, with a fresh new design.This book is full of practical expertise on how to create beautiful goldwork embroideries, enhanced with silk embroidery, while conveying the history and tradition of goldwork down the years. There is detailed information about the threads and equipment needed, with clearly illustrated instructions and many hints and tips to help you achieve the best results.

Author : Jacqueline Friedman Kreinik,Ann Caswell
Publisher : David & Charles Publishers
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0715314378

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Metallic Thread Embroidery by Jacqueline Friedman Kreinik,Ann Caswell Pdf

Metallic and metal threads are some of the most interesting and useful materials available to needleworkers today, adding beautiful and dramatic effects to even the simplest designs. Obtainable in a spectacular rainbow of colours, never has the range available been greater. Fourteen stunning stitched images include hummingbirds, sunlit as they sip nectar from vibrant flowers, and the gossamer wings of a dragonfly shimmer in the mist. A romantic band sampler of pink and silver twinkles delicately, its hearts and flowers lustrous, while a sleeping mermaid sparkles beneath the waves, her tail iridescent and hair gleaming. Display these and other beautiful designs around the home, or give them as gifts, by making them up into a range of items including cushions, sachets, bags, mobiles and so much more. Step-by-step advice throughout is illustrated with inspirational colour photography and clear line drawings, making this the essential guide for anyone using metallic threads.

Author : Lizzy Pye
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-03
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781785006487

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Goldwork Embroidery by Lizzy Pye Pdf

Goldwork must be the most dramatic of the embroidered arts. The smallest addition of metal thread to a piece of embroidery can lend immediate visual impact, and yet the technique can also be beautifully subtle. A design stitched in goldwork will be rich in texture, shine and sparkle, and metal threads can be combined beautifully with other techniques. Aimed at guiding you through each stitch and technique, and with tips for moving on to your own designs, this book is full of practical instruction. With its high level of detail and over 600 photographs, it will be a treasured companion, whether you are a novice or an experienced embroiderer.

Author : Barbara Dawson
Publisher : Charles t Branford
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Metal thread embroidery.
ISBN : 071343919X

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The Technique of Metal Thread Embroidery by Barbara Dawson Pdf

Author : Ruth Chamberlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Embroidery
ISBN : 1782214860

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Beginners Guide to Goldwork by Ruth Chamberlin Pdf

This popular book by Ruth Chamberlin now returns as a Search Press Classic, with an updated design and preface on the author by the illustrious embroiderer Mary Corbet. A needle art that dates back over a thousand years, goldwork embroidery involves sewing with lavish metal threads. It has been prized and often used by religious orders and royal households for its opulence and the way the light glimmers and plays on the beautiful metallic designs. Those in love with this brilliant style of embroidery can now create their own with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide. Through calm and deliberate instruction, Chamberlin's book aims to teach the reader how to create a personal sampler - a piece of embroidery containing a mixture of designs and stitches, which shall provide a basis for future projects and enable readers to continue on their goldwork journey. With multiple stitch techniques - from simple laid stitch to the more complex basket stitch, several design motifs with corresponding templates that can be used, and a luminous gallery of finished work interspersed throughout, Chamberlin's work gently introduces beginners to the exquisite needle art of goldwork embroidery.

Author : Jane Lemon
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Embroidery
ISBN : 0713455772

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Metal Thread Embroidery by Jane Lemon Pdf

Author : Gail Marsh
Publisher : GMC Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Embroidery
ISBN : 1861088086

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18th Century Embroidery Techniques by Gail Marsh Pdf

Brimming with intricate drawings, color photos, and excerpts from 18th-century writings, this enthralling book is your passport to a bygone age. Fashion and textiles lecturer Gail Marsh offers insights into the lives of 18th-century embroiderers; their equipment, stitches, and threads; and techniques such as working with metal thread and spangles, silk embroidery, tambour, and the forgotten arts of Hollie Point and knotting. A must-have for historical costume creators, collectors, and needlework enthusiasts.

Author : Tracy A Franklin
Publisher : Anova Books
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-16
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1906388032

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New Ideas in Goldwork by Tracy A Franklin Pdf

Taking the best of the traditional and the new, New Ideas in Goldwork is a beautiful exploration of the potential of this needlework technique, combining it with metal-thread work in experimental ways. Expert and ex-Royal School of Needlework teacher Tracy Franklin takes the technique to new heights to inspire all embroiderers. Reference ideas from notebooks, cuttings and new and old embroideries are included. Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs and clear line diagrams, New Ideas in Goldwork covers: The basics of the traditional style, from design to simple padding with gold and metal threads; Two basic techniques of laid work and cut purl work, as these are fundamental in working a design correctly; Illustration and instruction on different stitch types; How to apply gold and metal threads in the most intricate and inspiring ways. Colour, detail and good design are the key points, always showing how exciting and sophisticated gold and metal work can be. Finally, the readers are encouraged to use their own creativity. !-- bullets -- Use different techniques in a non-traditional way while still appreciating the basic skills New in paperback Modern materials and devices to help you experiment further Illustrated with beautiful photography, diagrams and step-by-step text

Author : Alison Cole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Embroidery
ISBN : 0994392303

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The Stumpwork Masterclass by Alison Cole Pdf

Author : Helen Richman
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 1059 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781785002953

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Stumpwork Embroidery by Helen Richman Pdf

Stumpwork is a highly decorative and imaginative embroidery technique, which typically uses raised and padded stitches that are rich in texture. This practical book explains how to create your own piece of stumpwork embroidery. Beginning with an introduction to the appropriate materials, equipment and tools, it instructs on a wide range of stitches and techniques, and illustrates them with ten delightful projects. It then explains how to design your own piece of stumpwork before advising on finishing, presenting and caring for you work. Written by a leading embroiderer, this beautiful book will inspire and encourage you to try this exciting technique and create your own exquisite designs. Contents include: Practical advice on working with threads, as well as how to stretch and prepare fabrics; Over 900 photographs to guide the reader through a wide range of decorative and raised stitches; Detailed instructions on combining stumpwork with a range of other techniques to create unique designs; Ten projects show how to use the stitches in designs, including stumpwork human figures. This practical guide will be of great interest to embroiderers, designers, theatre designers, interior designers and historians, and is beautifully illustrated with 983 colour photographs.

Author : Mary Brown
Publisher : Sally Milner Pub
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1863513663

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Goldwork Embroidery by Mary Brown Pdf

Ancient European tradition lives on in goldwork, an art form encompassing embroidery with all types of metal threads, not only gold. Once reserved for royalty and other aristocrats, goldwork is now available to all through this fully illustrated guide. Part historical reference, part project plan book, and fully stuffed with pattern templates, it is an authoritative sourcebook on the history, materials, and techniques of goldwork embroidery. There are 15 projects for readers to complete, such as the Ornamental Fan, Portrait of a Woman, a lush Cornucopia, and an arresting Byzantine Angel. Color photographs show examples of medieval designs, and provide visual guideposts through each new project, while a section on metal thread manufacturing delivers a rich historical perspective.

Author : Georges Tsoucaris,Janusz Lipkowski
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789401001939

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Molecular and Structural Archaeology: Cosmetic and Therapeutic Chemicals by Georges Tsoucaris,Janusz Lipkowski Pdf

This book delineates the contours of molecular and structural archaeology as an emergent interdisciplinary field based on structural analysis at the molecular level and examines novel methodologies to reconstruct the synthesis and long-term transformation of materials used in antiquity. The focus of this volume is on cosmetic and therapeutic materials.

Author : Jen Goodwin
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 880 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781785007767

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Blackwork Embroidery by Jen Goodwin Pdf

Blackwork has a rich history that has developed over the years into an iconic and sophisticated style of embroidery. This practical book presents a number of ways to approach blackwork embroidery, from forming basic stitches and patterns to developing complex shaded pieces with confidence. Through an assortment of exercises, it introduces the principles of shading along with several projects to further explore the potential of blackwork. Detailed instructions on designing and developing shaded pieces of blackwork embroidery are given along with guidance on how to choose suitable images for translating into stitch. Step-by-step instructions on how to form basic stitches and how to form patterns are included as well as almost 250 shaded patterns, indicating how differing patterns appear when worked in different thicknesses of thread. Finally, patterns are grouped by family for easy identification and pattern blending.

Author : Trish Burr
Publisher : Milner Craft (Paperback)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1863514260

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Colour Confidence in Embroidery by Trish Burr Pdf

Based on her own experience with long and short stitch shading, gained through trial and error over the years, the author provides a greater awareness of how colour affects our embroidery, and what brings it to life.