Embroidery

Name: Embroidery
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9780500293270
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A Maker's Guide

Series: Maker’s Guide; V&A

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Summary

Embroidery: A Maker's Guide offers 15 exquisite step-by-step projects inspired by varied historical embroidery traditions, including English goldwork, Indian beetle-wing embellishment, Japanese kogin, and Irish whitework. Projects range from a bargello purse and blackwork moth motifs on napkins to a William Morris cushion and machine-embroidered lingerie lilies. Crafted by leading teachers in the modern craft revival, the guide combines functional, fashionable designs with expert tips to help readers evolve their own creative stitching styles.
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This book is ideal for embroidery enthusiasts and craft makers of all skill levels who seek to explore diverse historical techniques and develop their own decorative stitching designs with expert guidance.

One of two volumes in the new ‘Maker’s Guides’ series, which introduces handcraft traditions from around the globe through artefacts from the V&A’s world-class collections and step-by-step projects accessible to all.

From Japanese kogin to Irish whitework: fifteen projects inspired by the V&A collections

Description

Embroidery: A Maker's Guide contains 15 beautiful step-by-step projects for crafters at all levels. Each one takes its cue from a different historical tradition—from English goldwork to Indian beetle-wing embellishment, from Japanese kogin to Irish whitework.

Projects include a bargello purse; blackwork moth and dragonfly motifs on napkins; a William Morris artichoke motif on a small cushion; Chinese-inspired motifs for adorning a denim jacket; Mountmellick whitework on a decorative necklace-collar; Indian shisha mirrorwork on a clutch bag; and machine-embroidered lilies on lingerie.

Designed by teachers and practitioners at the leading edge of today's craft revival, the projects are both functional and fashionable, and include tips on how to take next steps towards developing your own designs.

This modern maker's guide will inspire all readers with the confidence to express their creativity through the age-old craft of decorative stitching.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Antiques Diary praises it as a "fresh, contemporary approach to handcraft traditions from around the world." Dressmaker magazine highlights it as the "ultimate maker’s guide" suitable for crafters at all levels. Sewing World calls the book a "gorgeous journey through embroidery tradition" that broadens needlework horizons, while Craft Focus describes it as "inspiring" and confidence-building. Sew compares flipping through its pages to visiting the V&A museum.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500293270

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: with over 230 photographs and illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 205.0mm

Height: 265.0mm

Weight: 710g

Pages: 176

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Arts & Culture Arts and Crafts Non-Fiction Series: Maker’s Guide; V&A

About the Author

The Victoria and Albert Museum is the world's leading museum of art, design, and performance, housing a permanent collection of over 2.3 million objects that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The V&A is located in London, England.