Pendrays Inventive Needlepoint by Pendray Shay (3 results)

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Trade Paperback. Shay Pendray's Inventive Needlepoint: Techniques by Shay Pendray Paperback 2004. ; none; 18.00 x 13.00 x 3.00.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Author and needlepoint designer, Shay Pendray captures in writing for the first time her award-winning tips and techniques for stitching, from the basics - starting and stopping thread, laying multistranded threads and framing - to embellishing, combining stitches, and new innovative couching techniques. More than just an ordinary needlepoint book - enthusiasts will find answers to questions found nowhere else. Readers will learn how to select composite stitches; new couching techniques and using metallics on canvas and metal threads; combining counted needlepoint stitches and embroidery; and embellishing canvas with silk - there is not a more complete reference on the market that addresses silk - types of silk and when and where to use silks. Suitable for needlepoint stitchers of all skill levels this reference combines full-colour photographs and illustrations to demonstrate each technique. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.