Author: Daphne J. AshbyPublisher: Daphne J Ashby & Jackie Woolsey
ISBN: 9780954003029
Category : Box making
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Embroidered Boxes
Author: Emma BroughtonPublisher: Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN: 9781785005633
Category : Embroidery
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Boxes are a special way to display embroidery and to present and store treasured pieces. This beautiful book brings the traditional craft of box making right up to date with the latest construction techniques and modern designs. It starts with projects suitable for beginners, and then introduces further techniques so readers can design and construct their own boxes. There are ten step-by step guides on how to construct different styles and shapes of boxes, and how to insert more complex decorative and functional elements. With over 650 colour photographs as well as stunning examples of embroidery techniques and designs, it is sure to delight and inspire every embroiderer and craft enthusiast.
The Royal School of Needlework Book of Embroidery
Author: Royal School of NeedleworkPublisher: SearchPress+ORM
ISBN: 1781265437
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
An all-in-one volume covering crewelwork, canvaswork, and six other types of hand embroidery, from the renowned school established in nineteenth-century England. This beautiful 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. Collecting all the books in the trusted, bestselling Royal School of Needlework Essential Stitch Guide series, plus a new section on mounting your finished work, this fantastic book—heavily illustrated with photos—is a must-have for all embroiderers.
Making Hand-sewn Boxes
Author: Jackie WoolseyPublisher: GMC Publications
ISBN: 9781861080851
Category : Box craft
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Boxes and lids offer a perfect vehicle for needleworkers to showcase patchwork, quilting, and embroidery skills. Calling for surprisingly little fabric, they're great for finishing up remnants or indulging in an expensive textile. Make boxes with trays and dividers for jewelry, sewing supplies, or other small objects. All techniques are covered and a dazzling gallery of projects will inspire you.
Cartonnage Basics and Beyond
Author: Claudia SquioPublisher: Bookbaby
ISBN: 9781543919028
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cartonnage is a lovely handmade art, originated in France long time ago and it has been revived around the world in the latest years. It is the "art of box making", out of cardboard, glue and fabric or paper. With this technique, we can make much more than boxes, unique functional pieces to decorate our homes, for everyday use or as unique gifts. With step by step color picture Cartonnage instructions (about 700 pictures), no steps missing, this book is a master class to make your own beautiful fabric boxes from the very beginning. Also covers how to build more advanced pieces including dividers, trays and drawers. You will learn how to start from the scratch cutting your own cardboard or you will be able to start from some DIY kits (sold separately) with all pieces of paperboard pre cut and have fun using your favorite fabrics. Very simple materials needed, no expensive tools! You will also have the opportunity to learn how to personalize your boxes painting your own fabric or adding embroideries! Online videos available for this book.
Handstitched Boxes
Author: Meg EvansPublisher:
ISBN: 9780715317785
Category : Box making
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A guide to creating hand-stitched boxes. The projects featured cover a variety of sizes and shapes and involve using techniques including free-embroidery, canvaswork, cross stitch and folded patchwork. All the projects are graded to indicate their level of difficulty.
Author: Carolyn PearceMaking Decorative Fabric Covered Boxes
Author: Mary Jo HineyPublisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
ISBN: 9780806912967
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Express your love for the playful, the romantic, the elegant, with these imaginative, colorfully photographed projects based on cardboard boxes. Round up a paint roller, tacky glue, craft scissors, cardboard, a utility knife, and some paper bags. Basic techniques for scoring, fabric-covering, laminating, wrapping, and padding, as well as some simple sewing and embroidery instructions, are all fully illustrated. Try your hand at the 21 gorgeous mix-and-match designs, including a bullion rose, a dwarf dahlia, a fluted rim, a gathered leaf, and other ornaments and decorative touches. Then let your imagination loose! Start with "For the One I Love", a heart-shaped box with silk flowers in shades of peach and rose, or "By the Sea" with its pearly curls of ivory ribbon cascading over eyelet lace. House special mementos in "Treasured Keepsakes", a domed box wrapped in a rusty ribbon. Or make a doll's seagoing wardrobe trunk, "A Trip Across the Atlantic". Whether they hold your own treasured baubles or special gifts for your friends, these beautiful fabric-covered boxes send a magic message.
Beginner's Guide to Embroidered Boxes
Author: Janet EdmondsPublisher: Search Press
ISBN: 9780855329297
Category : Embroidery
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Inspired by the elaborately decorated boxes and caskets of centuries gone by, Janet Edmonds shows how to create a beautiful collection of richly stitched boxes using a combination of machine and hand embroidery.
Elegant Embroidery
Author: Reiko MoriPublisher:
ISBN: 9780986302954
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Welcome to the artful world of Japanese master embroiderer Reiko Mori, a place where embroidery embodies charm, grace, and true elegance. Choose from more than 40 picturesque motifs, many grouped into enchanting vignettes to mix and match; then use the motifs in 11 projects, including totes, fabric-covered boxes, and more. Learn 16 embroidery stitches to create designs for holidays (a wreath and tiny ornaments); seasons (chubby bees buzzing around dimensional daisies); and everyday occasions (an antique sewing machine and scissors). Themed chapters include flower, marine, and Christmas collections, as well as an assortment of Ms. Mori's signature black-on-linen designs. Embroidery enthusiasts will love re-creating this captivating collection.
