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Product Identifiers

PublisherSearch Press, The Limited

ISBN-101800920180

ISBN-139781800920187

eBay Product ID (ePID)12057276980

Product Key Features

Book TitleRsn Essential Stitch Guides: Silk Shading-Large Format Edition

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicNeedlework / Embroidery, General, Fiber Arts & Textiles, Applique

IllustratorYes

GenreCrafts & Hobbies

AuthorSarah Homfray, Jonathan Newey

Book SeriesRsn Esg Lf Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight14.8 Oz

Item Length11.1 in

Item Width8.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisA new, larger format edition of the Royal School of Needlework's essential guide to silk shading, giving you all you need to create thread-painted embroideries. Graduate Apprentice, Sarah Homfray throws light onto the beautiful craft of silk shading, also known as painting with a needle, long and short stitch embroidery or thread painting. Sarah: * Reveals the history of the craft. then moves on to the materials and equipment required. * Covers design and using color; simplifying and demystifying this oft-neglected area of embroidery. * Covers all (main section) of the essential stitches and techniques through clear, step-by-step diagrams and photographs, coupled with beautiful, close-up photographs showing how they can be used in a finished piece. * Includes key traditional techniques: the fundamental stab, split and long and short stitches, along with couching, padding, adding beads and sequins, and knots. * Ends with beautiful and exquisitely-worked examples of how the techniques can be combined in finished pieces, and covering working with different fabrics, threads and incorporating painted backgrounds. The RSN teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard and is well respected all over the world. It not only upholds the traditions of English embroidery that go back many hundreds of years, but is constantly taking embroidery forward in new and innovative ways., The Royal School of Needlework (RSN) teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard, developing techniques in new and innovative ways. RSN Graduate Apprentice Sarah Homfray guides you through the RSN's methods for skillfully blending silk or cotton threads to create the smooth, sumptuous and luxurious appearance of a flower fruit, plant or animal. The book explains all the techniques and key stitches including the fundamental long and short stitch, as well as couching, design work, adding beads, sequins and padding, making this a fantastic source of reference. The book also includes a section in which the techniques are combined to create finished pieces, all beautifully and exquisitely worked by the author. Book jacket.

LC Classification NumberTT778