Mastering the art of embroidery
Subtitle: tutorials, techniques, and modern applications
By: Sophie Long
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781452109633
Subjects: Embroidery; Machine Embroidery
Other titles: Embroidery
Description: Embroidery is back in a big way! This comprehensive guide covers everything readers need to know with 30 illustrated, step-by-step tutorials for all the essential techniques, plus a section on digital and free-motion machine embroidery. More than 500 color images showcase a range of contemporary applications alongside inspiring artist profiles, a dictionary of embroidery stitches, and sections on other needlecrafts such as crewel, applique, and cross-stitch.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references (p. 278-279) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Section one.  Hand embroidery.  Surface embroidery; title: Counted surface embroidery; title: Embellishment; title: Stumpwork; title: Whitework; title: Three-dimensional embroidery.  Machine embroidery.  Free-motion embroidery; title: Digital embroidery.