Doodle Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners
by Aimee Ray
from Lark Books
Creative Machine Stitching: Special Effects for Quilts and More (That Patchwork Place)
by Patricia Nelson
from That Patchwork Place
Create shimmering waves with silver thread. Make flowers out of fluffy yarns. Start a snowfall with iridescent threads. Stitch delicate leaves, stars, vines, and much more--no fancy sewing machine required! A world of ideas for easy machine embroidery is packed into this authoritative guide.
• Eleven exquisite projects include quilts, linens, pillows, and curtains
• Learn thread, bobbin, crewel, and ribbon embroidery, plus a host of finishing touches
• Find out how to choose threads, needles, and stabilizers for machine-guided and free-motion embroidery
From the author of Stylish Sewing.
Alabama Stitch Book: Projects and Stories Celebrating Hand-Sewing, Quilting and Embroidery for Contemporary Sustainable Style
by Natalie Chanin
from Stewart, Tabori & Chang
This long-awaited book from Chanin begins with her story. After living in New York and Vienna for over 20 years, she began to transform cotton T-shirts into high fashion using the needlework skills she learned as a child in Florence, Alabama. When she moved home, Chanin hired local women (many of whom had worked in the state’s now defunct textile factories) to stitch her couture collections with her.
What follows is a step-by-step guide to the stitching, stenciling, and beading techniques used in the 20 projects showcased in the book: T-shirts, skirts, and corsets that are sold at chic shops around the world, plus a journal cover, sampler quilt, and tablecloth, among others. Also included are a pullout stencil, perforated postcard for bead-embroidery, and reusable patterns. Throughout are Robert Rausch’s beautiful photographs set against the back roads, farms, and homesteads of the rural South.
Sublime Stitching: Hundreds of Hip Embroidery Patterns and How-To
by Jenny Hart
from Chronicle Books
Elizabeth Taylor, Carrie Fisher, Tracey Ullman, and Laura Dern all own her work. Now, in her much-anticipated first book, embroidery pioneer Jenny Hart brings her sublime designs to everyone. Expanding on the offerings of her Stitch-It Kit, Sublime Stitching offers all the instructions, tips, and hip patterns needed to create hundreds of stylish projects. Perfect for stitchers of all experience levels, this charmingly photographed book includes simple directions and inspiring project ideas for stitching up jeans, handbags, neckties, baby bibs, and more. Best of all are the entirely original, ready-to-use iron-on patterns bound in the back. Jenny has included all sorts of delightful designs from cheeky margaritas and maracas to classic teapots and cupcakes. These patterns are easy to remove after using, and a cinch to store in the handy pockets on the inside covers. Believe it or not, each pattern can be used up to nine times. Now that's sublime.
The Art of Bead Embroidery: Techniques, Designs & Inspirations
by Heidi Kummli
from Kalmbach
Embroidery Machine Essentials: How to Stabilize, Hoop and Stitch Decorative Designs
by Twigg Jeanine
from Krause Publications
Embroidery machines are the hottest trend in home sewing, with over 400,000 machines in use. The possibilities are endless when it comes to embellishing everything from kids' wear to table linens. This guide provides essential information that goes beyond the basic instruction manual for owners of a home embroidery machine or combination sewing-embroidery machine.
Taking the guesswork out of using a home embroidery machine, this book covers the entire embroidery process from choosing designs, threads, stabilizers and needles to hooping, design placement and stitching techniques. Simple projects are made easy with step-by-step instructions, allowing readers to experiment with their new skills and embroidery techniques. A handy troubleshooting section helps solve problems along the way. Includes a bonus CD featuring 6 exclusive embroidery designs digitized by award-winning Lindee Goodall, owner of Cactus Punch®.
- Includes a free CD with 6 exclusive designs—a $35 value!
- Tips and techniques for stitching decorative designs onto purchased or sewn items
- An inspiring gallery of project ideas
Digitizing Made Easy: Create Custom Embroidery Designs Like a Pro
by John Deer
from Krause Publications
Features a bonus CD with 20+ embroidery designs, convenient for duplicating with multiple projects.
Digitizing Made Easy is for every embroidery machine user and commercial machine embroiderer looking to better understand and utilize digitizing software. The author's time-tested method, demonstrated in 250 step-by-step color photos will help you to better identify the tools of modern digitizing, and the best processes with which to use them. With chapters covering artwork, auto-digitizing, stitch types, mapping and sequencing, underlay and blending, readers will quickly develop a solid foundation with which to explore the endless possibilities of digitizing.
Bead Embroidery
by Yukiko Ogura
from Japan Publications Trading
Even beginning beaders can learn to add beauty and texture to their needlework projects with this practical, user-friendly and vividly illustrated guide. The author offers step-by-step instructions and diagrams to help novices and experts alike master the techniques. Full-color photos of a wide variety of motifs will inspire readers to create their own unique, personalized embellishments to jeans, jackets, sweaters, bags, shoes, scarves, pillows and more.
Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches
by Mary Thomas
from Trafalgar Square Books
The Perfect Fit: The Classic Guide to Altering Patterns
by Editors of Creative Publishing
from Creative Publishing international
Altering patterns has never been easier, thanks to the help of 400 step-by-step photographs!
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