RSN: Embroidered Boxes: Techniques, projects & pure inspiration (RSN series) - Softcover

Lewis, Heather

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782216529 ISBN 13: 9781782216520

Publisher: Search Press, 2020

Synopsis

This beautiful, practical guide to creating and embellishing embroidered boxes is written by Heather Lewis, a tutor with the Royal School of Needlework. It contains a history of the embroidered box, from the seventeenth century to the present day, and features techniques and guidance for needleworkers wishing to apply their skills to a practical application of the craft.

There are three projects to try: a small treasure chest with a curved lid, embroidered dragonfly detail and a false floor; a hexagonal box with a beautiful embroidered lid depicting afternoon tea, and an intricate stumpwork casket with a mirror in the lid and a hidden drawer. Each has a template and extensive instructions for preparation, embroidery and construction.

About this title

About the Author

Heather’s passion for embroidery began at a very young age; training at a fashion house in Yorkshire before graduating from the RSN Apprenticeship. Heather has taught embroidery for the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) at various locations in the UK and the United States. She currently teaches on the RSN Certificate, Diploma and on Day Classes.

Heather particularly enjoys Goldwork and ecclesiastical embroidery and after graduating she worked in the RSN Studio where she continues to assist on a variety of projects. There she has worked on a diverse range of commissions including a new altar frontal for The Royal Anglian Regimental Chapel in Essex and the Dover Castle hangings for the re-presentation of the Great Tower.

From the Back Cover

This beautiful, practical guide to creating and embellishing embroidered boxes features a history of the embroidered box, from the seventeenth century to the present day. Readers will learn critical techniques and glean guidance on applying needlework skills to create an intricately constructed box, with decorative embroidery to set it apart.

There are three extended projects to try and clear step-by-step instructions to aid the reader in their own construction and decoration of an embroidered box.

Edition details

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782216529
• ISBN 13: 9781782216520
• Binding: Flexibound
• Number of pages: 160