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Counted-Thread Embroidery by Helen Fairfield ISBN: 0312012365 ISBN-13: 9780312012366 Format: Book Customer Reviews Be the first to review this book! Bibliographic Details Publisher: St. Martin's Press Published date: 1987 Edition: 1th edition Pages: 143 Similar books Redoute's Finest Flowers in Embroidery by Pierre-Joseph Redoute The famous flowers of artist Pierre Joseph Redouté come to life.on fabric! His timeless paintings become the inspiration for both traditional and modern surface techniques, together with raised and padded areas and stumpwork. The result is 3 Quilters Celebrate the 4 Seasons by Karen Combs The Stumpwork, Goldwork and Surface Embroidery Beetle Collection by Jane Nicholas Sadi Thread and Shisha Glass Embroidery by Betty Luke Discover the exquisite possibilities of working in the ancient decorative embroidery techniques of sadi and shisha. Sadi thread is made of fine metal twisted into coils, which can be cut, stretched, or curved into shapes and then couched, beaded, or laid onto fabric. Shisha is mirror glass, hand cut into small shapes that are attached to fabric by a frame of threads, a covering of sheer material, or other means. 19 fully illustrated original designs are included here, enabling you to use this lavish form of embellishment to create stunning effects on garments, accessories, cushions, table linens, and more. Detailed instructions for the techniques specific to sadi and shisha offer you the basis you need to create your own designs for these unique materials. Stumpwork Dragonflies by Jane Nicholas The dragonfly's elegant and unique shape, fragile iridescent wings, mystical beadlike eyes, and shimmering colors have fascinated needleworkers for centuries--and no form of stitchery captures its textures, vivid pigments, and dimensionality better than stumpwork. These magnificent designs take their inspiration from embroidery done as far back as the 16th century and from throughout the world. Incorporating a variety of materials and techniques, each pattern builds works of mesmerizing beauty. Includes detailed sections on anatomy and a dazzling "specimen box" of dragonfly types. A Selection of Crafters Choice Book Club.

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