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9781863512756

Masterwork : Creative and Functional Art : Embroidery, Cross Stitch, Silk Ribbon, Lace, Quilting, Weaving, Rag Rugs, Collectibles

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  • ISBN13:

    9781863512756

  • ISBN10:

    1863512756

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-05-01
  • Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $29.95

Summary

On display--some of the world's highest quality examples of decorative and functional arts specialties, interpreted by leading embroiderers, quilters, textile artists, and other needleworkers. All new, all original, all breathtakingly innovative, these exquisitely worked designs from 38 top creators include a variety of embroidered landscapes and flower gardens; silk ribbon and embroidered wildflowers; romantic and nostalgic heirlooms; traditional needlepoint lace and needlelace; woolen strands and enriched quilting; sculptured forms and exotic textures; rag rugs and woven floorcoverings. If you're a needleworker, you'll want to try many new areas. First, browse the dozens of colorful projects. Then study the descriptions of how each work was created. Finally, follow the material requirements and the practical instructions to reproduce each design.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8(4)
Botanical Studies
12(4)
Jan Woodman
Flower Gardens
16(10)
Diana Lampe
Drawn Threads
26(4)
Alison Snepp
Smocking
30(6)
Wendy Findlay
Embossed
36(8)
Jane Nicholas
Embroidered Landscapes
44(8)
Judy Wilford
Silk Ribbon Wildflowers
52(8)
Jenny Bradford
Wildflower Embroidery
60(6)
Annette Rich
Romantic Heirlooms
66(4)
Jenny Saladine
Understated, Elegant Embroidery
70(4)
Gary Clarke
Soft and Delicate
74(4)
Christine Harris
Old Ivory and Gold
78(6)
Helen Eriksson
Sumptuous Embroidery
84(1)
Kaye Pyke
Goldwork
85(1)
June Fiford
Embellishments
86(4)
Susan Dickens
Nostalgia
90(8)
Judith Coombe
Kathryn Thompson
Needlelace
98(6)
Christine Bishop
Traditional Needlepoint Lace
104(6)
Marie Laurie
Lace Knitting
110(6)
Furze Hewitt
Bobbins and Needles
116(8)
Jenny Rees
Tatted Lace
124(4)
Stephaney Packham
Collectibles
128(18)
Jan Hanlon
Linda Benson
Susie McMahon
Landscape Quilts
146(4)
Dianne Firth
Pieced Colour
150(2)
Beryl Hodges
Hand Quilting
152(1)
Kerry Gavin
Woollen Strands
153(1)
Judy Turner
Bears in the Smoky Mountains
154(6)
Margaret Rolfe
Enriched Quilting
160(4)
Ruth Stoneley
Sculptured Forms
164(6)
Annemieke Mein
Quilted and Printed Fragments
170(1)
Wendy Holland
Exotic Textures
171(1)
Glenys Gudgeon
Iconography
172(4)
Effie Mitrofanis
Creative Machine Embroidery
176(6)
Gabriella Verstraeten
Woven Floorcoverings
182(4)
Beth Hatton
Rag Rugs
186(4)
Miriam Miller
Artists' Biographies 190

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