Donna Kooler's Encyclopedia of Needlework : Needlepoint, Embroidery, Counted Thread

by Kooler, Donna

• ISBN13: 9781574861846
• ISBN10: 1574861840
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Leisure Arts

Summary

This is the complete, authoritative guide to needlepoint, embroidery, and counted thread work. It covers the full learning process, from the history of needle arts to every detail of how to perform them. Includes 15 projects from renowned designers.

Table of Contents

needlepoint
introduction	2	(10)
history	12	(4)
materials	16	(11)
basics	27	(5)
stitch gallery
Diagonal Stitches	32	(11)
Straight Stitches	43	(11)
Crossed Stitches	54	(10)
Composite Stitches	64	(12)
projects
Glorious Poppy	76	(4)
Lotus Blossom Kimono	80	(4)
Elizabethan Garden	84	(5)
embroidery
introduction	89	(1)
history	90	(4)
materials	94	(11)
basics	105	(5)
stitch gallery
Flat Stitches	110	(12)
Looped Stitches	122	(6)
Chain Stitches	128	(5)
Knotted Stitches	133	(6)
Composite Stitches	139	(5)
projects
Jacobean pomegranate	144	(6)
Flight of Fancy	150	(4)
Silk Garden	154	(4)
Rosa Blanca	158	(4)
Petit Fleur	162	(5)
counted thread
Introduction	167	(1)
history	168	(6)
materials	174	(15)
basics	189	(5)
stitch gallery
Sampler Stitches	194	(29)
Blackwork	223	(7)
Pulled Work	230	(13)
Hardanger	243	(9)
Drawn Work	252	(5)
Edgings	257	(5)
projects
Dutch Treat	262	(4)
Acorn Sampler	266	(8)
Simple Elegance	274	(6)
Springtime Borders	280	(4)
Rose Basket	284	(6)
for your information
Farming and Finishing	290	(2)
DMC Conversion Chart	292	(2)
Anchor Conversion Chart	294	(2)
Metric Conversion Chart	296	(1)
Bibliography	297	(5)
Resources & Suppliers	302	(4)
Index	306	(10)
Stitch Index	316