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Title Embroidery : a maker's guide / illustrations by Eleanor Crow ; project editing, Faye Robson.

Publication Info. London : Thames & Hudson/V&A, 2017.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  746.44 EMBROIDERY    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  OV 746.44 EMB    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  746.44 EMBROIDERY    Check Shelf
Description 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Note "With over 230 photographs and illustrations."
"From Japanese kogin to Irish whitework -- 15 projects inspired by the V & A collections"--Cover.
Summary Contains fifteen beautiful step- by- step projects for crafters at all levels. Each one takes its cue from a different tradition, including English goldwork, Indian beetle- wing embellishment, Japanese Kogin, and Irish whitework, as well as contemporary machine embroidery. This modern maker's guide to decorative stitching traditions around the world will expand readers' crafting horizons and become an invaluable addition to every crafting shelf.
Note Includes index.
Contents Embroidery today -- Tools & materials -- Stitch guide -- Counted-thread & canvas work: Kogin ; Berlin woolwork ; Bargello ; Blackwork ; Phulkari -- Freestyle embroidery: Crewelwork ; Chinese silk ; Goldwork ; Art needlework -- Whitework: Broderie anglaise ; Mountmellick -- Embellishments: Shisha ; Beetle wing ; Aine appliqué -- Contemporary embroidery: Drawing with thread.
Subject Embroidery -- Patterns.
Embroidery.
Embroidery. (OCoLC)fst00908378
Genre/Form Patterns. (OCoLC)fst01424065
Added Author Crow, Eleanor, illustrator.
Robson, Faye, editor.
Victoria and Albert Museum, contributor.
ISBN 9780500293270 (paperback)
0500293279 (paperback)
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