Beginner's Guide to Goldwork (Search Press Classics) - Softcover

Chamberlin, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782214860 ISBN 13: 9781782214861

Publisher: Search Press, 2017

Synopsis

Goldwork is the art of embroidery with metal threads, and has been prized by religious orders and royal households throughout history for its opulence and intricate stitchery. Those who love traditional embroidery can now learn the essential techniques and create their own exquisite embroideries with this easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide.

Through careful and detailed instruction, Ruth Chamberlin teaches you how to stitch beautiful goldwork motifs, which together form an impressive sampler to show off their work. Covering a range of designs, stitches and techniques, with templates throughout and examples of the author's inspiring work, this book provides a firm basis on which to build future projects and continue on your goldwork journey.

This popular and enduring book by Ruth Chamberlin now returns as a Search Press Classic, with the addition of a foreword by the illustrious embroiderer and world-renowned blogger Mary Corbet (www.needlenthread.com).

About this title

About the Author

Ruth Chamberlin studied drawing and dress at Croydon Art School before moving on to the School of Embroidery, London, where she studied ecclesiastical embroidery. After leaving the school Ruth worked at the Warham Guild in London where she embroidered a cope and mitre for the Archbishop of Cantebury. Ruth now works on her own commissions, and has taught in adult education for over thirty years.

From the Back Cover

The beauty of goldwork lies in the way the light is reflected when metal threads are worked into a design. Ruth Chamberlin's embroideries are truly inspirational, and in this beautifully illustrated, step-by-step guide, she shows how to produce exquisite designs using both embroidery and goldwork techniques.

Edition details

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782214860
• ISBN 13: 9781782214861
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80