Embroidered Alphabets With Ribbon Embroidery

by Van Niekerk, Di

• ISBN13: 9781844484461
• ISBN10: 1844484467
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-01
• Publisher: Search Pr Ltd

Summary

Offering 26 gorgeous monograms in ribbon embroidery and the instructions for applying them to quilts, toys, journals, cards, and home decor pieces, each step-by-step demonstration in this manual instructs crafters on basic techniques, accompanied by easy-to-follow diagrams and close-up photography that promotes minute details. In this highly versatile guide, each letter is beautifully reproduced in watercolor and clear instructions for transferring the painted designs onto fabric are included. Numerous designsfrom embroidered cards, plaques, and boxes to journals and baby clothesoffer crafters an almost limitless scope for creating personalized gifts for baby showers, birthdays, wedding parties, and anniversaries.

Author Biography

Di van Niekerk is a professional fiber arts instructor and the manager of a mail-order business specializing in ribbons, instruction guides, and other design-based products. She is the author of Dreamscapes in Ribbon & Embroidery, A Perfect World in Ribbon Embroidery & Stumpwork, and Stumpwork Ribbon Embroidery & Stumpwork.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
How to use this book	p. 7
Monograms, Letters and Words	p. 9
How are monograms used?	p. 9
Design ideas for monograms	p. 11
Design ideas using words, names and sentences	p. 13
Words in different languages	p. 14
Creating and Transferring Designs	p. 15
Use the pictures in the book	p. 15
Do your own scanning/copying and printing	p. 16
Transferring images using the solvent method	p. 20
Which Fabric to Use	p. 21
Preparing the fabric	p. 22
Before You Start	p. 23
Backing fabric	p. 23
Ribbons	p. 23
Threads	p. 26
Needles	p. 27
Embroidery frames or hoops	p. 28
Other requirements	p. 28
Keeping your work clean	p. 29
Useful hints	p. 29
Stitches and Techniques	p. 31
Filling in a monogram/initials of a word	p. 31
Embellishing the initials	p. 36
Embroidering letters of a word	p. 47
Covering holes	p. 49
Attaching the embroidery to your project	p. 49
Stitch Gallery	p. 52
The Alphabet: Ornate Letters	p. 59
More Ideas	p. 112
Templates	p. 121
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