Stitch Magic

Author: Alison Reid
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781584799115
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This sourcebook of stitching techniques, together with twenty projects demonstrating how to use them, helps you to become your own textile designer, stitching fabric into fresh, new forms by hand and machine. Techniques covered include pleating, pintucking, cording, quilting, embroidery, appliqué, hand-stitch marks and smocking. Stitch magic is the ideal reference for anyone who has basic knowledge of sewing but wants to branch out into creating his or her own textiles.

Stitch Magic

Author: Jan Beaney
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780713489606
Category : Embroidery
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
'Stitch Magic' is an animated celebration of the magic of hand stitching by two internationally renowned embroiderers. Using the wide range of fabrics, threads and materials now available, Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn give aspiring and knowledgeable embroiderers alike the inspiration to experiment with the basic hand stitches to create infinite stitch interpretations. Over 100 sumptuous photographs of stitched pieces introduce a breathtaking range of new work by the authors as well as stitching from different cultures and a selection of other contemporary work. These examples are accompanied by detailed captions explaining the working methods. Complete with stitch diagrams showing the different design applications of the stitches and a comprehensive glossary, this is a colourful sourcebook of ideas for embroiderers wanting to exploit the compelling texture of stitch.

The Magic of Christmas to Cross Stitch

Author: Véronique Enginger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780764354618
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Let the magic of Christmas inspire your stitching with these 20 cross stitch patterns, blending the traditional style of France with a charming contemporary simplicity. Many of the designs include multiple scenes and motifs, offering you hundreds of components to use in a myriad of ways. The elements of a cross-stitched Christmas are all here: wintry scenes, Father Christmas, toys, sparkling decorations, and children enjoying the anticipation! Along with the patterns, enjoy instructions for projects to show off your stitchwork, like a Christmas stocking, a gorgeous Advent calendar, gift cards, and a holiday ABC sampler. Scattered throughout are spirit-inspiring activities and holiday lore, like what the real Santa Claus Village in Finland is like, how the department store window display tradition began, and a recipe for German Christmas cookies.

Splice Magic

Author: Tiffany Hayes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578333755
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Splice Magic is a groundbreaking quilting technique by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack. Tiffany Hayes, together with Kristie J. Smith and a host of friends, created a pattern book of 10 quilts to showcase the Splice Magic technique. The book is sponsored by Stitchin' Heaven, in Quitman, TX.

Hand Sewing Magic

Author: Lynn Krawczyk
Publisher: Quarry Books
ISBN: 1589239687
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description
Hand Sewing Magic is an essential reference to all things stitching, featuring how-tos for dozens of stitches, from the basics for sewing and mending to stunning embroidered embellishment. Hand Sewing Magic is a modern, all-in-one guide for hand stitchers of all levels of skill and experience, and for all applications. In this unique guide book you will: Get an in-depth overview of essential tools and materials, including thread, needles, fabric, and other key supplies. Explore a comprehensive visual dictionary of 35 stitches plus dozens of variations, from basic mending to stylish decorative embellishment to unique art stitching. Discover key techniques, from starting and ending threads to the right way to use an embroidery hoop, from stitching curved shapes to color shading, and more. Learn essential tips and tricks from influential and innovative stitchers, including Joanne Sharpe, Allison Aller, and Catherine Redford. 10 simple and stunning projects show unique ways to use stitches and techniques. With Hand Sewing Magic, you’ll make the most of your hand stitching and give all your projects a beautiful handmade look.

Mystical Stitches

Author: Christi Johnson
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 163586335X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 379

Book Description
Explore personal transformation through the stitching of dreams and intentions. Anything but ordinary, Mystical Stitches combines the beloved and accessible craft of embroidery with a spiritual element, introducing a rich treasury of 200 magical symbols you can use to set an intention and create personal icons to wear or embellish items in the home. Christi Johnson offers unique patterns inspired by botanicals, animals, numbers, the cosmos, earth elements, zodiac signs, and mythical beasts, for novice or well-practiced crafters to combine into talismans with personal meaning. Johnson’s folk art style is vibrant and unintimidating and provides a framework for bringing spiritual elements into physical form. This publication conforms to the EPUB Accessibility specification at WCAG 2.0 Level AA.

The Magic of the Forest in Cross Stitch and Watercolour

Author: Jan Woodman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780949284594
Category : Cross-stitch
Languages : en
Pages : 140

Book Description
Provides 50 cross-stitch charts of Australian wildflowers, birds and butterflies. Wildflower emblems for each state are also included.

Edward's Menagerie

Author: Kerry Lord
Publisher: David & Charles
ISBN: 1446367436
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 266

Book Description
Create a suave high-flying rhino, a lovesick elephant who knows her way around a kitchen, and a seriously chivalrous tiger . . . With just two weeks to go before her baby Edward’s due date, yarn enthusiast Kerry Lord picked up a crochet hook for the first time, and a new obsession began. Over the next twelve months, the collection of crochet animals expanded week by week until Edward’s Menagerie was complete—with forty unique patterns. These cute animals with larger-than-life personalities are made using simple crochet techniques, and the step-by-step instructions enable a complete beginner to get hooking straight away. Each animal also has a universal pattern, allowing crocheters to change their hooks and yarns to create four different sizes, making for 160 different possibilities. Be warned—these unlikely characters, made using a super-soft yarn in a sumptuous natural color palette, will become your new best friends as you hook your way through the whole menagerie!

Threadneedle (Threadneedle)

Author: Cari Thomas
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008407029
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 576

Book Description
The Sunday Times No.4 bestseller Within the boroughs of London, nestled among its streets, hides another city, filled with magic.

The Geometry of Hand-Sewing

Author: Natalie Chanin
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683351231
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 150

Book Description
This sewing guide reveals a breakthrough method to simplify learning stitches of all kinds, with more than 100 stitches from the simple to the fanciful. As makers, we tend to learn different stitches over time without thinking much about how they relate to one another. But when Natalie Chanin and her teams at Alabama Chanin and The School of Making began to look at needlework closely, they realized all stitches are based on geometric grid systems. They also discovered that learning new stitches—even elaborate ones—became simple and easy when using grids as guides. In The Geometry of Hand-Sewing Chanin presents their breakthrough method, featuring illustrated instructions (for both right- and left-handed stitchers) for more than 100 stitches—from the basic straight and chain to complex feather and herringbone. Photos of both right and wrong sides are included, as well as guidelines for modifying stitches to increase one’s repertoire further. The book also offers downloads for two stitching cards with the grids on which every stitch in the book is based. These printable cards can be used as stencils for transferring grids to fabric.