Needleweaving and Embroidery: Embellished Treasures

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Needleweaving and Embroidery: Embellished Treasures by Effie Mitrofanis offers an immersive journey into the world of decorative needlework. This captivating book delves into a variety of techniques for creating intricate patterns and textures using needleweaving, alongside traditional embroidery. Filled with practical tips, stunning illustrations, and inspirational designs, it serves as a beautiful guide for both novice and experienced crafters aiming to enrich their textile projects.
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You might like this book if you are passionate about textile arts and enjoy exploring unique embroidery techniques. It offers detailed insights and creative inspiration for both beginners and seasoned crafters interested in enhancing their needlework projects with needleweaving and embellishment.

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Needleweaving and Embroidery: Embellished Treasures

Stitchers who have dabbled in cross stitch, hardanger and pulled work, plus beginners and more experienced stitchers are invited to venture into Needleweaving and Embroidery, a beautiful and colourful combination of well-known embroidery techniques.

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Unique designs combined with beautiful coloured threads and cloths, as well as stylish embellishments, make this book especially attractive for all embroiderers. Stitchers who have dabbled in cross stitch, hardanger, and pulled work, as well as beginners and more experienced stitchers, are invited to venture into Needleweaving and Embroidery: Embellished Treasures, a combination of well-known embroidery techniques such as drawn thread, needle weaving, and surface stitches.

Specially selected stitches and finishing touches are sampled in small, useful projects such as bookmarks, greeting cards, pot pourri and glasses bags, table mat and runner, and more. Small and medium-sized projects allow skills to develop through the creation of objects which are beautiful and useful, to keep or give as special gifts.

Series: Milner Craft Series

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The reviews for Needleweaving and Embroidery: Embellished Treasures highlight the book's innovative use of traditional drawn thread work in a contemporary style. By combining needleweaving with vibrant surface stitches in colourful threads and ribbons, the book offers a fresh take on these techniques. It includes clear photographs and diagrams that support the step-by-step instructions, with projects such as bookmarks, greetings cards, and table mats to apply the skills learned.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781863513449

Publisher: Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2005

Country: Australia

Imprint: Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd

Illustration: 120 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 502.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 120

About the Author

Effie Mitrofanis is a researcher and tutor of creative and traditional hand embroidery and exhibits and lectures regularly throughout Australia and internationally. She has studied embroidery and needle lace in the UK, Italy, Greece, China and India. She has published numerous articles in the World of Embroidery, UK, and magazines in Australia. She has a passionate interest in the art, pattern and texture of embroidery, its history, its makers and techniques.

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