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Title:

Embroidery for the absolute beginner / Susie Johns & Caroline Smith.

Author:

Johns, Susie author.

Smith, Caroline author.

ISBN:

9781782212652

Personal Author:

Johns, Susie author.

Uniform Title:

Embroidery for beginners

Physical Description:

189 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Content Type:

text

Media Type (RDA):

unmediated

Carrier Type:

volume

Series:

The absolute beginner series

General Note:

Includes index.

Spiral bound.

First published in the United Kingdom in 2007 by Carroll & Brown Publishers, Limited, under the title Embroidery for beginners.

Subject Term:

Embroidery.

Embroidery -- Patterns.

Added Author:

Smith, Caroline

Format:

Books

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The book introduces the reader to many different stitchery techniques from simple cross stitch to intricate pulled threadwork. Some of the techniques are useful for making decorative borders, while others are good for adding spot designs, monograms and lettering, and applying beads and sequins. Readers will find out how to use these traditional techniques to create attractive home accessories and a wide range of fashionable garments. They will also be taught how the simplest of sewing machines can create embroidered pieces in a fraction of the time it takes to do it by hand.

Author Notes

Caroline Smith is an English writer and editor who has worked in lifestyle publishing for nearly 20 years. Her areas of expertise include needlecraft, cookery, gardening and DIY. Caroline lives in Surrey, England.

Susie Johns is a hugely successful author of crochet, knitting, sewing and craft titles, with dozens of books under her belt. She is an experienced crafter, a wonderfully inventive designer, and has articles published regularly in mainstream crafting magazines. Visit her website at susieatthecircus.typepad.com/

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Hand embroidery includes a variety of techniques such as surface embroidery, couching, smocking, drawn and pulled threadwork, and bead embroidery. In this introductory guide, fiber crafters Johns (Knitted Pets) and Smith provide an overview of each of these techniques, as well as projects that provide beginners the opportunity to combine embroidery into a variety of practical and decorative objects. As this is a beginners' guide, the tutorials don't delve deeply into a particular area; rather, they provide enough to get started, allowing for exploration of an array of methods without getting bogged down in too many beyond-the-basics details. VERDICT Embroidery novices seeking an all-in-one guide to diverse embroidery techniques will appreciate this direct, -introductory title. © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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