Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts
Description
Blackwork has a rich history that has developed over the years into an iconic and sophisticated style of embroidery. This practical book presents a number of ways to approach blackwork embroidery, from forming basic stitches and patterns to developing complex shaded pieces with confidence. Through an assortment of exercises, it introduces the principles of shading along with several projects to further explore the potential of blackwork.
• Detailed instructions on designing and developing shaded pieces of blackwork embroidery
• Guidance on how to choose suitable images for translating into stitch
• Step-by-step instructions on how to form basic stitches and how to form patterns
• Almost 250 shaded patterns, indicating how differing patterns appear when worked in different thicknesses of thread
• Patterns grouped by family for easy identification and pattern blending
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Foreign language rights available.
Russian rights sold.
Author Biography
Jen Goodwin trained with the Royal School of Needlework and now works as a contemporary embroidery artist. She teaches regularly for the RSN and at her own studio in Wimborne, Dorset, where she designs and sells a wide range of beautiful embroidery kits.
The Crowood Press
The Crowood Press is an independent publisher committed to producing high quality books intended for hobbyists, enthusiasts and professionals. Our lists range from instructional books on sports, crafts, gardening and performing arts to information and reference books on motoring, aviation and military history. We are also the new home to Robert Hale Non-fiction, JA Allen and NAG Press.
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- Publisher The Crowood Press
- Publication Date November 2020
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781785007750
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 19.95 GBP
- Pages160
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusUnpublished
- Copyright Year2020
- Dimensions260 x 215 mm
- Illustration1018 colour photographs
- SeriesEmbroidery - Techniques and Projects
- Series Part9
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