The Complete Photo Guide to Needlework - Softcover

Wyszynski, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589236416 ISBN 13: 9781589236417

Publisher: Creative Publishing int'l, 2012

Synopsis

Here is the ultimate reference for all styles of artistic hand stitching! No matter what design style you favor, this book gives you the tools to express yourself with needle and thread. Detailed technique instructions with clear charts and photos teach hundreds of stitches for embellishing clothes, gifts, accessories, or home decor. Simple projects let you try your hand at each method and inspire you to create your own designs.

Needlework methods include:

• Creative embroidery
• Crewel
• Silk ribbon embroidery
• Bead embroidery
• Cross-stitch Needlepoint

Learn one method or learn them all! With The Complete Photo Guide to Needlework, you will know how to choose the best needles, threads, and fabrics for any project. Get abundant stitches at your fingertips with this essential guide that you'll turn to again and again.

About this title

About the Author

Linda Wyszynski of Hearthside Creations, LLC, is an award-winning needlearts designer with more than 20 years of experience. She specializes in embroidery, silk ribbon embroidery, fabric beading, needlepoint, and cross-stitch, and enjoys using embellishments as well as stamps and stencils to highlight needlework. Linda also teaches internationally, including the needlework correspondence classes for the Embroiderers' Guild of America's Education Department. She has authored and co-authored several books and contributed articles to Craft, Needlework, Home Decor, and many other magazines. She lives in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Creative Publishing int'l
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1589236416
• ISBN 13: 9781589236417
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264