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Bead Embroidery: Chinese Style
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A delicate craft that has been handed down for thousands of years, bead embroidery was popular among the aristocrats in China's imperial courts and is an important part of modern haute couture, wedding dresses, and other accessories. A step-by-step guide to 25 unique embroidery designs, Bead...
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A step-by-step guide to 25 unique embroidery designs, Bead Embroidery: Chinese Style incorporates traditional Chinese design elements, including landscape paintings, bird and flower motifs, and famous poems.
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A delicate craft that has been handed down for thousands of years, bead embroidery was popular among the aristocrats in China's imperial courts and is an important part of modern haute couture, wedding dresses, and other accessories.
A step-by-step guide to 25 unique embroidery designs, Bead Embroidery: Chinese Style incorporates traditional Chinese design elements, including landscape paintings, bird and flower motifs, and famous poems. Projects are both beautiful and useful, and are simple enough for embroidery beginners.
Readers will learn about:
- The different bead embroidery tools, techniques, and materials
- Over a dozen embroidery stitches for single-bead, multi-bead, free stitches, layered stitches, and more
- Small-scale embroidery projects, including jewellery, coasters, pouches, and silk scarves
- More advanced projects, including makeup bags, lamp covers, and wall art
Author Han Yu is one of the world's leading experts on bead embroidery. She studied at the prestigious Ecole Lesage, part of Chanel's Metiers d'art, in Paris, and regularly produces pieces for Shanghai and Paris Fashion Weeks, and for celebrities.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781632880116
Publisher: Shanghai Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 January 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Shanghai Press
Edition: Second edition
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 184.0mm
Height: 260.0mm
Weight: 639g
Pages: 184
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About the Author
Han Yu studied bead embroidery at the embroidery school of Ecole Lesage, part of Chanel' s Me tiers d' art, and the Royal School of Needlework in the U.K. Upon graduation, she founded a bead embroidery studio named Gracey Han, where she designs and produces haute couture garments and accessories for Shanghai Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, and for celebrities. She has been striving to disseminate the art of bead embroidery by giving lectures to university students and teaching at embroidery workshops across China.
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