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RSN Essential Stitch Guides: Stumpwork

Large Format Edition
By Kate Sinton
Series: RSN Essential Stitch Guides
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RSN Essential Stitch Guides: Stumpwork by Kate Sinton is an informative guide that serves both beginners and advanced embroidery enthusiasts. The book provides detailed instructions and illustrations for mastering stumpwork, a style of raised and textured embroidery. It covers various techniques, tools, and materials essential for creating intricate, three-dimensional designs.
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You might enjoy this book if you're passionate about exploring intricate embroidery techniques, especially in the realm of stumpwork. It offers a comprehensive guide, detailed instructions, and inspiring designs perfect for both beginners and experienced embroiderers looking to expand their skills in creating textured, three-dimensional art.

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A new, larger format edition of the Royal School of Needlework's essential guide to stumpwork.

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The Royal School of Needlework teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard, developing techniques in new and innovative ways. Written by RSN apprentice and tutor Kate Sinton, RSN Essential Stitch Guides: Stumpwork contains an extensive guide to stitches and techniques, as well as guidance on the materials and equipment you need.

Learn how to design your own stumpwork embroidery, frame up, and position and transfer your design. Each stitch is clearly illustrated with step-by-step photography, paired with expert instruction on how to form the stitch and use it in your needlework.

With an introduction to the RSN and a brief history of stumpwork, as well as numerous traditional and contemporary examples, this book provides an essential guide to this classic form of embroidery.

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  • RSN Essential Stitch Guides: Stumpwork
    The Royal School of Needlework teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard, developing techniques in new and innovative ways. Written by RSN apprentice and tutor Kate Sinton, RSN Essential Stitch Guides: Stumpwork contains an extensive guide to stitches and techniques, as well as guidance on the materials and equipment you need. Learn how to design your own stumpwork embroidery, frame...
    By Kate Sinton
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RSN Essential Stitch Guides: Stumpwork by Kate Sinton is highly praised for its detailed and well-illustrated instructions, making it accessible even to beginners in stumpwork embroidery. Reviewers appreciate its comprehensive approach, covering the history, necessary materials, and varied techniques, all presented with clear step-by-step photographs. Enthusiasts admire it as a valuable reference, while some suggest the addition of a spiral binding for ease of use. The book is described as a rich resource for expanding embroidery skills and creativity, suitable for all levels.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782219231

Publisher: Search Press Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 January 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Search Press Ltd

Illustration: 400 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 482g

Pages: 112

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About the Author

After graduating from the Royal School of Needlework in 2002, Kate Sinton worked as a freelance embroiderer and artist. As well as continuing to teach a variety of classes at the RSN she set up drop-in summer embroidery classes at the Bermondsey Museum of Fashion and Textiles and worked with visiting textile lecturers at the British Museum. In 2006, Kate was appointed to manage a project that would produce over 200 new vestments for St Paul’s Cathedral. These were first exhibited in 2008 at St Martin’s College of Art and Design. During that time Kate continued to teach and produce artwork, and was part of a three-person show in Shepherd’s Market in Central London. Kate lives in Wiltshire, UK with her husband Jamie and son Thomas.

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