Linda Wyszynski

First Time Embroidery and Cross-Stitch (eBook, ePUB)

The Absolute Beginner's Guide

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A beginner's step-by-step, photo-filled guide to the basics of embroidery, crewel, and cross stitch, with exciting projects to get you started. This beginner's guide, by embroidery professional Linda Wyszynski, uses easy-to-follow, photo-illustrated instruction to teach you the basics of classic embroidery, crewel, and cross-stitch techniques. In no time, you can use these methods to create beautiful, personalized designs. After a review of equipment and supplies, fabrics, threads, patterns, and stitching basics, jump right in with these step-by-step projects:

• Creative embroidery-Embroidered Jacket Collar and Embellished Pillow Case
• Crewel-Paisleys and Pearls Pillow and Touch of Gold Fedora Hat
• Cross-Stitch-Violet Blossoms Candle Band and Springtime Journal

There's a first time for everything. Enjoy the journey and achieve success with First Time Embroidery and Cross-Stitch.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Quarry Books
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781631597985
• Artikelnr.: 60860884

Autorenporträt

Linda Wyszynski of Hearthside Creations, LLC, is an award-winningneedlearts designer withmore 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 alsoteaches internationally, including the needlework correspondence classes for the Embroiderers' Guild of America's Education Department. Shehas authored and co-authoredseveral books and contributedarticles toCraft, Needlework, Home Decor,and many other magazines. She lives in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 6
 
GETTING STARTED 9
Stitching Equipment and Supplies 10
Fabrics 20
Threads 24
Charts, Diagrams, and Patterns 30
Transferring Patterns and Stabilizing Fabric 32
Stitching Basics 38
 
CREATIVE EMBROIDERY 45
Stitches 46
Embroidered Jacket Collar 70
Embellished Pillow Case 72
 
CREWEL 79
Stitches 80
Paisleys and Pearls Pillow 96
Touch of Gold Fedora Hat 101
 
CROSS-STITCH 107
Cross-Stitching with waste canvas (blue line) 108
Stitches 110
Violet Blossoms Candle Band 120
Springtime Journal 122
 
Glossary 124
About the Author/Acknowledgments 125
Index 126