Embroidery category: 188 books
Embroidery pour la Maison
100 French Designs for the Home
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
In Embroidery pour la Maison, a delightful little craft book from French artist Sylvie Blondeau, you'll find more than 100 adorable ways to personalize and decorate everyday items in your home.
Part of a new series of embroidery books and featuring more 100 projects and twenty-one different...
by A. J. Wace
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
“English Domestic Embroidery” is a detailed account of the history and development of embroidery in England from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. This highly-readable account looks in detail at the emergence and subsequent popularity and influence of needlework in England, exploring notable...
Bead Embroidery The Complete Guide
Bring New Dimension to Classic Needlework
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2005
Revitalize classic embroidery stitches for a contemporary look simply by adding beads to your needlework.
Learn how to embroider with beads on anything from bags and boxes to pillows and purses with Bead Embroidery: The Complete Guide. Through thorough research, her own personal experience...
by J. Marsha Michler
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2012
A few basic stitches and some simple tools and materials are all it takes to get started with surface embroidery. Hand embroidery offers much in the way of creative expression; adding dimension, texture, and color to the surface it is worked on. Author of numerous titles on crazy quilting and the...
Embroidery pour le Bebe
100 French Designs for Babies and the Nursery
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
In Embroidery pour le Bebe, a delightful little craft book from French artist Sylvie Blondeau, you'll find more than 100 adorable ways to decorate everyday objects for babies.
With decorating ideas for things they use all the time, such as diaper bags, blankies, bibs, bottle holders, and toys,...
by Linda Welters
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2011
This is a classic article on Greek embroidery, especially that found on women's chemises. The chemise is a basic garment worn by peasant women all over the Balkans for many centuries, as late as the twentieth century in some places. The article aims to illustrate and discuss the embroidery of nineteen...
Lunch-Hour Embroidery
130 Playful Motifs from A to Z
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
It's the debut book in Martingale's "Lunch-Hour" series! From apples, anchors, and alligators to zebras, zippers, and zinnias, you'll love creating your own embroidery art from A to Z. Learn 10 basic embroidery stitches in minutes; then choose from more than 75 cute motifs to embroider,...
Ribbonwork Embroidery
Techniques and Projects
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Ribbon embroidery is a simple, beautiful and versatile technique that dates back to the seventeenth century. This book brings it up to date with fresh instruction on floral classics, as well as stunning contemporary designs. With over 400 colour step-by-step photographs to guide the reader through...
Edgy Embroidery
Transform Conventional Stitches into 25 Unconventional Designs
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Bold Designs That Don't Follow the Rules
Embroidery isn’t just florals anymore, it’s a moth with pinned wings, an old haunted house on a hill or a cow skull with a flower crown. You won’t find “home sweet home” here, but you will find “Can U Not” or “Don’t Be A Prick.” Renee...
by Elsie Mochrie
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
“Simple Embroidery” offers the reader a novice-friendly introduction to the art of embroidery, including chapters on the basic stitches, how to properly form borders, and creating simple patterns. With step-by-step instructions and simple diagrams throughout, this vintage book is ideal for anyone...
Stitch Encyclopedia: Embroidery
An Illustrated Guide to the Essential Embroidery Stitches
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
This gorgeously illustrated stitch guide for embroidery is as timeless as the craft itself. The book presents the fundamental stitches for needlecraft in simple, easy-to-follow color illustrations. The encyclopedic, dip-in, dip-out approach is well-suited for beginners looking to build a foundation...
by A. F. Morris Hands
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This vintage book contains a catalogue of examples of Jacobean embroidery, including simple instructions for reproduction, detailed descriptions, practical tips, and more. With authentic photographs and helpful diagrams, this volume is highly recommended for modern embroidery enthusiasts, and would...
by Barbara J. Morris
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2016
Embroidery has always been a popular art in England, and records show that from Anglo-Saxon times the English were skilled in the craft. The earliest surviving examples are all ecclesiastical. Portions of a magnificent stole and maniple (Plate 1 in this book), dating from about A.D. 915, were found...
501 Enchanting Embroidery Designs
Irresistible Stitchables to Brighten Up Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
"If you have never embroidered before, no worries, for there are detailed instructions of what you need + all the techniques and stitches you need to know for the patterns in the book." —Japanese Sewing Books blog
This fun embroidery book contains hundreds of creative needlework...