Judith Baker Montano's Essential Stitch Guide

Author: Judith Baker Montano
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617450782
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
From best-selling author Judith Baker Montano Globally recognized needlework expert Judith Baker Montano shares 180 stitches and 70 combinations in this must-have stitch guide featuring the best from Elegant Stitches and Floral Stitches. With even more traditional embroidery stitches, silk ribbon stitches, and crazy quilting combinations, this beautiful handbook has an updated section of free-form inspiration for improvisational work. With full-color illustrations and advice for left-handed stitchers, the essential reference goes far beyond the basics! • Full-color illustrations of 180+ stitches including embroidery, silk ribbon stitches, crazy quilt combinations, and advice for left-handed stitchers • From best-selling author and globally recognized needlework expert Judith Baker Montano • Hidden wire-o binding makes for easy reference use

Free-Form Embroidery with Judith Baker Montano

Author: Judith Baker Montano
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607055732
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
The fiber artist and author of Crazy Quilting Odyssey shares her secrets for creating embroidered landscapes and seascapes in this illustrated guide. Beloved fiber artist and teacher Judith Baker Montano demonstrates how to beyond traditional embroidery in this new and comprehensive to free-form embroidery. In this book full of stunningly photographed examples and watercolor illustrations, she shows you how to apply the principles of fine art to various projects using fabrics, threads, and fibers. Judith explains how to use these materials with other embellishments to convey lifelike trees, flowers, ocean corals, and more with 60 stitches and 67 stitch combinations. She also demonstrates artistic embroidery techniques for building layers, creating dimension and perspective, and blending shapes. With techniques of free-form embroidery, you’ll be able to translate your favorite landscape or seascape photo into fiber art.

Elegant Stitches

Author: Judith Baker Montano
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607053594
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
The renowned fiber artist shares a wealth of inspiration in this illustrated reference guide with 100s of stitches for needleworkers of all skill levels. Judith Baker Montano’s Elegant Stitches features all the step-by-step instructions and illustrations you’ll need to create your own embroidered masterpieces. This volume includes 117 embroidery stitches and more than 130 crazy quilt combination stitches to start your stitching adventure. Judith also offers in-depth instruction on silk ribbon stitches, free-form stitches, composite stitches, and even left-handed stitches.

The Crazy Quilt Handbook

Author: Judith Baker Montano
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1571201734
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
Includes how-to information.

Floral Stitches

Author: Judith Baker Montano
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607056119
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
Over 50 flower designs from new and traditional stitches. Montano Color Chart helps you choose colors.

Doodle-stitching

Author: Aimee Ray
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781600590610
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 134

Book Description
A guide to embroidering hand drawn designs onto clothing, accessories and home accents. Also, shows how to transfer your own doodles onto fabric.

Judith Baker Montano's Embroidery & Crazy Quilt Stitch Tool

Author: Judith Baker Montano
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607052393
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 197

Book Description
Compact guide to 180+ stitches and stitch combinations for hand embroidery, silk ribbon embroidery, and crazy quilting.

Crazy Quilt Odyssey

Author: Judith Baker Montano
Publisher: C&T Publishing
ISBN: 9780914881414
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: You are purchasing a print on demand edition of this book. This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing, please contact c&t publishing.

Creative Stitches for Contemporary Embroidery

Author: Sharon Boggon
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617458783
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 195

Book Description
Find endless inspiration with this photo guide to embroidery stitches. Discover the 120 hand-embroidery stitches that every embroiderer should have in their stitching arsenal, with clear, step-by-step photos you can come back to time and again! Contemporary needlework teacher Sharon Boggon’s forward-thinking ideas will help you view hand embroidery through a vibrant new lens. Beginners and seasoned embroiderers will gain the confidence to create new patterns by playing with the stitches—manipulating the height and width, making asymmetrical loops, stacking up designs, or filling multiple rows with the same stitch. With so many creative variations and the author’s gorgeous samplers, you’ll be inspired to incorporate new techniques in your own crazy quilts and modern projects. Essential guide to surface embroidery! 120 contemporary stitches, including left-hand stitches, with step-by-step photos See how tiny tweaks to each stitch can take your needlework to unexpected places Play up the possibilities with modern fill patterns, asymmetry, luscious texture, and crazy quilting

Stumpwork Embroidery

Author: Helen Richman
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785002953
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 1059

Book Description
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.