In ONE SIMPLE STITCH Helen Stevens begins a crusade to prove that if you can bring your needle up through your fabric, and take it back through to the reverse, you can embroider ...and you can work all the projects in this book. And you don't even need lengthy step-by-step instructions. All the information you need is encompassed by a template, a colour chart and a unique 'directional diagram'. Armed with these three weapons, and one simple stitch, you will slay the dragon which has held you bac...
NEW IN PAPERBACK Building on the success of her previous books, Alison Holt shows you how to produce incredible seascapes using various combinations of just two simple machine stitches. The techniques are broken down into clear, step-by-step instructions, and there are five stunning projects as well as many examples of Alison's original and exquisite work to delight and inspire you. Alison 'paints' her threads on to hand-coloured backgrounds, blending her stitches and achieving stunning resul...
Edinburgh, early 1800s: Isobel, a seamstress, and her husband Edward set sail for New England, in flight from his opium addiction and mounting debts. But, arriving in Salem, Isobel soon finds herself penniless and alone. When she meets the young Nathaniel Hawthorne, the two are instantly drawn to each other: he is haunted by his ancestors, who sent innocent women to the gallows – while she is an unusually gifted needleworker, troubled by her own strange talents. Nathaniel and Isobel grow closer...
Cross Stitch Patterns and Motifs from 18th Century Samplers
by Penelope Carew-Hunt and Jean Morrison
Every quilter with an embroidery machine needs this book! 6 classic projects.
Illustrated with full-colour photographs, artworks and templates, this introduction to the art of machine embroidery explains the basic techniques of the craft and the equipment and materials necessary, and contains 25 step-by-step projects for making garments such as waistcoats, shirts and hats, soft furnishings such as cushions and throws, and accessories such as scarves, bags and buttons.
Punch Needle (Design Originals, #5270)
by Cheryl Haynes and Sarah Knoerr