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Complete Idiot's Guide to Needlework

Complete Idiot's Guide to Needlework


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This guide is for anyone who is interested in learning or re-learning the art of embroidery or needlepoint. Containing a history of needlecrafts, as well as an updated look at its uses for your home and wardrobe, it explains how to deal with such concepts as color, balance, scale, and texture, and how to incorporate your own personal syle. Everything you need to know about the art of embroidery, including needle and thread types, materials, stitch types, frames, techniques, enlarging or reducing designs, monogramming, and project ideas, is in this book.

Table of Contents:
I. WELCOME TO NEEDLECRAFTS. 1. An Ancient Craft with Modern Appeal. Get Hooked on the Basics. The History of Needlework. Embroidery. Varieties of Style and Purpose. Make Way for the Practical. Man vs. the Machine. The Twentieth Century. Keeping It Alive Today. Pretty and Useful. Modern Uses at Home ! Not Just for Toaster Covers! Expand Your Wardrobe. Just for Show: Needlecraft as Art. 2. Well-Designed Needle Art. Embroidery vs. Needlepoint: What's the Difference? Choosing the Right Design for You. Design Basics. Choosing Color: A Needleworker's Powerful Tool. Simple Science of Color. Color Your World. Getting a Feel for Texture. Bringing It Together. Proportionally Speaking. It All Hangs in the Balance. You've Got Style: Use It! II. EMBROIDERY BASICS. 3. Tools of the Trade. The Material World of Embroidery. Nice Threads! The Fine Points of Needles. Taut and Tidy Frames. Little Extras Make a Big Difference. Kits: Packaged Goods. 4. Technique Chic. Consider Yourself Framed! Setting Up the Hoop Frame. Mounting Odd Shapes. Binding the Frame. Preparing the Straight-Sided Frame. The Nitty-Gritty Basics. Cutting and Binding. Preparing the Threads. From Start to Finish. Helpful Tips. Enlarging and Reducing Designs. Transferring a Design. Freehand Embroidery. Tracing with Dressmaker's Carbon. Hot Iron Transfer. Basting Through Tissue Paper. Tracing-Paper Templates. 5. In Stitches. At First Stitch. Flat Stitches. Running Stitch. Double Running Stitch. Backstitch. Stem Stitch. Straight Stitch. Satin Stitch. Seed Stitch. Encroaching Satin Stitch. Crossed Stitches. Basic Cross Stitch. Long-Armed Cross Stitch. Herringbone Stitch. Basket Stitch. Zigzag Stitch. Leaf Stitch. Looped Stitches. Chain Stitch. Lazy Daisy. Blanket Stitch. Checkered Chain Stitch. Open Chain. Feather Stitch. Cretan Stitch. Knotted Stitches. French Knot. Coral Stitch. Bullion Stitch. Scroll Stitch. Zigzag Stitch. Four-Legged Knot. Knotted Chain Stitch. 6. Initially Speaking: The Art of Monogramming. Making It Your Own. The A to Z of Monograms. Know Your Alphabets. Stitching Simple Letters and Monograms. Padding Your Lettering. Braid and Ribbon Lettering. Using Openwork. The Simplicity of Samplers. III. ADVANCED EMBROIDERY. 7. Combining Stitches and Special Effects. Special Techniques. Couching. Laidwork. Smocking. Smocking Stitches. Stem Stitch. Cable Stitch. Honeycomb Stitch. Beadwork. Stitching with Beads. Applying Sequins. Combining Stitches for Special Effects. Crewelwork. Stumpwork. Whitework. Blackwork. 8. Designing Your Own Embroidery. The Forming of Forms. Inspiration for Designs. Cultivate Your Ideas. Now File Those Ideas. Helpful Hints for Preparing Your Design. Design Decisions. Type of Fabric. Outlines. Voiding. Backgrounds. Color and Thread Combos. Different Color Effects. Pictorial Embroidery. 9. The Embroiderer's Finishing Touch. Necessary Tools. The Finishing Touch. Blocking. Mounting. Framing. Professional Framers. Getting It on the Wall. In the Wash. Keep Away, Moths! 10. An Easy Embroidery Project from Start to Finish. Small, Simple, and Sweet: A Sampler. Getting Acquainted with the Materials. The Fabric. The Needle. The Thread. Helpful Tools. Reading the Chart. The Stitch. Preparing Your Thread. Preparing Your Fabric. Ready, Set, Stitch. Framing. Grids to Make Your Own. IV. NEEDLEPOINT BASICS. 11. Needlepoint Tools of the Trade. Your Canvas. Mono Canvas. Double or Penelope Canvas. Interlock and Rug Canvases. Plastic and Paper Canvas. To the Point: Needles. Yarn. Frames. The Little Extras. Needlepoint ! Ready to Go. Kits. Hand-Painted Designs. Charts. Trammed Canvas. Stored but Ready to Go. 12. Needlepoint Tips and Tricks. Fragile ! Handle with Care! Take a Stab at Stitches. Thread Tech. Transferring Techniques. Using Dressmaker's Carbon. The Homemade Light Box Trick. Transferring with Markers and Paints. Charting a Design. 13. Just Point and Stitch. Tent. Half-Cross Stitch. Continental Stitch. Basketweave Stitch. Diagonal. Gobelin Stitch. Encroaching Gobelin. Working Graduated Diagonal Stitches. Condensed Scottish Stitch. Checker Stitch. Byzantine Stitch. Crossed. Basic Horizontal Cross Stitch. Diagonal Cross Stitch. Oblong Cross Stitch. Rice Stitch. Straight. Upright Gobelin Stitch. Gobelin Filling Stitch. Random Long Stitch. Long and Short Stitch. Star. Large Algerian Eye Stitch. Looped. Velvet Stitch. 14. Bargello Design. Effects of Color. Bargello Basics. Fundamental Zigzag. Adding Curves. Catching Waves. Fish Scales. Two-Way Bargello. Four-Way Bargello. Charting Your Own Designs. V. ADVANCED NEEDLEPOINT. 15. Designing Your Own Needlepoint. Inspirations for Needlepoint Ideas. Sampling Samplers. Freehand Design. Drawing Directly on Canvas. Stitching Directly on Canvas. Super-Size It! 16. Adding Your Own Flair. Backgrounds. Not-So-Plain Jane. Blended Tones. Marbled Backgrounds. Patterned Backgrounds. Unworked Backgrounds. Shading Techniques. Creating Texture. Direction of Stitches. Changing Tone. Raised Effects. Just Bead It! Touching Up Borders. Border Effects. Shaped Borders. Corners. Overflowing Borders. 17. Finishing Your Needlepoint. Necessary Tools. The First Step: Blocking. Joining Needlework Pieces. Mounting Techniques. Framing Your Work. Hanging Your Needlepoint. Clean but Don't Scrub! 18. An Easy Needlepoint Project from Start to Finish. Making a Dollhouse Rug. Getting Acquainted with the Materials. The Canvas. The Needle. The Yarn. The Chart. The Stitch. Ready to Start. Finishing. Where to Go from Here? Grids to Make Your Own. VI. GETTING CRAFTY. 19. Beyond Needle and Thread. Perseverance in a New Hobby. Never Give Up! Making Time for Your New Craft. The Comfort of Needlework. Sharing Ideas. Joining or Starting a Craft Group. Chatting Online. Submitting Designs to Magazines. Volunteering with Children ! Sharing and Winning. Help Out at Nursing Homes. 20. More Than a Hobby. Give It Away. Selling Your Work. Is Selling for You? Determining Your Market. Where to Sell Your Wares. Craft Fairs. Mom-and-Pop Shops. Selling on the Internet. Exploring Other Crafts. APPENDIXES. Appendix A. Resources for Novice Needleworkers. Appendix B. Supplies: A Local and Global Source Guide. Appendix C. Glossary. INDEX.

About the Author :
Mary Ann Young is an accomplished needlecrafts person and freelance writer on arts and crafts.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780028639680
  • Publisher: Pearson Professional Education
  • Publisher Imprint: Alpha Books
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 232 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0028639685
  • Publisher Date: 23 Nov 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Weight: 479 gr


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