Beginner's Guide to Drawn Thread Embroidery (Beginner's Guide to Needlecrafts) - Softcover

Bage, Patricia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844482421 ISBN 13: 9781844482429

Publisher: Search Press, 2007

Synopsis

Patricia Bage's beautiful and inspiring book provides everything you need to know to create exquisite drawn thread embroideries. All the techniques are explained using detailed step-by-step photographs and diagrams, and the four projects at the end of the book, designed by Patricia in her own contemporary style, allow you to put all you have learnt into practice and create wonderful embroideries of your own.

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Review

The author begins with a short history of this technique, it is one of the oldest forms of openwork embroidery developed to decotare linen and as a substitute for lace. The diagrams are extremely clear and easy to follow, not only for the stitches,but also showing the method of withdrawing threads to prepare for stitching: something which can be daunting for the novice. Suggestions for suitable materials are included. Instructions are given for using the stitches to make decorative pieces, based on traditional band samplers. These include other counted thread methods and the use of beads and coloured threads, to give the work a more contemporary feel. Once again the diagrams are very clear. This book is good value and ideal for anyone wishing to try this form of embroidery. --West Country Embroiderers, Winter 07

Drawn thread embroidery can seem a bit daunting if you haven't tried it before, but it's such a satisfying type of embroidery and the results can be spectacular. The basic technique involves cutting and withdrawing threads to create open areas in the fabric; the open areas are then embellished in a variety of ways. Photographs show how the threads are cut and removed, there are clear step-by-step instructions for working a variety of stitches and four projects allow you to practise the techniques. The combination of traditional techniques with contemporary threads, colours and embellishments make this a delightful book. --Stitch Dec 07/Jan 08

Drawn thread embroidery can seem a bit daunting if you haven't tried it before, but it's such a satisfying type of embroidery and the results can be spectacular. The basic technique involves cutting and withdrawing threads to create open areas in the fabric; the open areas are then embellished in a variety of ways. Photographs show how the threads are cut and removed, there are clear step-by-step instructions for working a variety of stitches and four projects allow you to practise the techniques. The combination of traditional techniques with contemporary threads, colours and embellishments make this a delightful book. --Stitch Dec 07/Jan 08

About the Author

Patricia Bage began to knit at the age of five, and her love of art and needlecrafts have remained with her ever since. She became interested in cross stitch in the early 1990s, and in 2000 she set up her own company, designing and selling her own embroidery designs all over the world. She has exhibited at numerous trade shows in the USA and in the UK. In 2002, Patricia did what she should have done at age 16 - enrolled on a BTEC course in Art and Design.

Edition details

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1844482421
• ISBN 13: 9781844482429
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 64