Punchneedle: The Complete Guide - Hardcover

Stewart, Marinda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0896896528 ISBN 13: 9780896896529

Publisher: Krause Publications, 2009

Synopsis

The Essential Punchneedle Resource!

Punchneedle embroidery is a beautiful, timeless needle art technique with limitless possibilities. Punchneedle The Complete Guide lets you explore all those possibilities with how-to information on everything you need to know about this amazing embroidery, including:

• An overview of all the materials and tools needed for creating punchneedle embroidery
• Embroidery on more than 20 different types of fabric including silk, wool and velvet
• Working with different types of threads from cotton to silk to novelty and metallic
• Creating special effects such as shading, clipping and sculpting, as well as positive and negative stitching
• Combining punchneedle embroidery with other sewing and needle crafts such as quilting, reverse applique and cross stitch
• Nine punchneedle embroidery projects on a variety of surfaces, including a photos album cover, napkins and Christmas ornaments
• Troubleshooting with quick solutions to the most common punchneedle embroidery problems

Whether you are just getting started or have been working with punchneedle embroidery for years, Punchneedle The Complete Guide is sure to become your essential reference guide.

About this title

About the Author

Marinda Stewart has been a professional designer and artist for more than 30 years. She has demonstrated various needlework techniques and projects on television shows including: Sew Creative, Quilt Central, Home Matters, The Carol Duvall Show and more. She has her own line of patterns and currently works with a number of corporate clients.

Edition details

• Publisher: Krause Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0896896528
• ISBN 13: 9780896896529
• Binding: Hardcover-spiral
• Number of pages: 256