Stitches : new approaches / Jan Beaney

By: Beaney, Jan .

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BookPublisher: London : B.T. Batsford, 1985Description: 238 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0713488875.Subject(s): Embroidery

DDC classification: 746.44

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This volume analyses the effects that can be achieved by using different background fabrics, threads and needles, exploring all the possibilities offered by a range of 40 different stitches. A section on design shows how to translate observations into designs suitable for embroidery.

Includes bibliographic references (p. 233) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Acknowledgments (p. 6)
Foreword (p. 7)
Stitchery: A personal view (p. 8)
Stitches for functional embroidery (p. 12)
Starting points
1 Choice of background fabrics (p. 13)
2 Threads (p. 16)
3 Needles (p. 20)
4 Frames (p. 22)
An approach to stitchery (p. 24)
Exploring two stitches (p. 27)
Cretan stitch (p. 27)
Raised stem stitch band (p. 52)
Looking at other stitches (p. 70)
Ideas for design (p. 189)
Design starting points
1 Looking and sketching (p. 196)
2 One-stitch pictures and patterns (p. 214)
3 Hand stitching with other techniques (p. 225)
Conclusion (p. 231)
Books to read (p. 233)
Suppliers (p. 235)
Index to stitches (p. 237)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Jan Beaney has been involved in the world of embroidery for over thirty years as a designer, tutor and author. She teaches extensively in the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, and is a member of the 62 Group. Jan presented the successful BBC TV series Embroidery and has appeared on ITV's This Morning and BBC's Good Morning with Anne and Nick.