Embroiderers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Embroiderers write by Kay Staniland. This book was released on 1991-01-01. Embroiderers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Examines the work of medieval embroiderers, including vestments, altar cloths, clothes, and wall-hangings, and discusses their techniques, how they acquired their skills, and embroiderers' guilds
The Embroiderer
The Embroiderer - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Embroiderer write by Kathryn Gauci. This book was released on 2019-05-23. The Embroiderer available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From USA Today Bestselling author Kathryn Gauci-A richly woven saga set against the mosques and minarets of Asia Minor and the ruins of ancient Athens, 1822: As The Greek War of Independence rages, a child is born to a woman of legendary beauty on the Greek island of Chios. The subsequent decades of bitter struggle between Greeks and Turks simmer to a head when the Greek army invades Turkey in 1919. During this time, Dimitra Lamartine arrives in Smyrna and gains fame and fortune as an embroiderer to the elite of Ottoman society. However, it is her granddaughter, Sophia, who takes the business to great heights as a couturier in Constantinople only to see their world come crashing down with the outbreak of war.1922: Sophia begins a new life in Athens, but the memory of a dire prophecy once told to her grandmother about a girl with flaming red hair begins to haunt her with devastating consequences with the occupation of Greece by the Axis Powers in 19411972: Eleni Stephenson is called to the bedside of her dying aunt in Athens. In a story that rips her world apart, Eleni discovers the chilling truth behind her family's dark past plunging her into the shadowy world of political intrigue, secret societies and espionage where families and friends are torn apart and where a belief in superstition simmers just below the surface.Extravagant, inventive, emotionally sweeping, The Embroiderer is a tale that travellers and those who seek culture and oriental history will love
Embroiderer's Pattern Book
Embroiderer's Pattern Book - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Embroiderer's Pattern Book write by Search Press. This book was released on 2004. Embroiderer's Pattern Book available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is perfect for all those embroiderers seeking ideas and inspiration for their work. It covers many different styles and is packed with original designs which can be used and adapted to create a whole range of finished pieces. As an endless resource it offers traditional and contemporary ideas which can be stitched and embellished with fabric paints, dyes, metallic threads, beads, appliqu� and much more. Here you will find flowers, trees, foliage, birds, animals, figures, hearts and a host of inspirational ideas.
The Embroiderer's Countryside
The Embroiderer's Countryside - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Embroiderer's Countryside write by Helen M. Stevens. This book was released on 1999-03-15. The Embroiderer's Countryside available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Embroidery artist Helen M. Stevens lives and works in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, which inspires her embroideries of wild animals, birds and flowers. This book reproduces in colour a collection of 75 examples of her work, and also contains a discussion of the techniques used.
The Embroiderer's Garden
The Embroiderer's Garden - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Embroiderer's Garden write by Thomasina Beck. This book was released on 1997. The Embroiderer's Garden available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Irresistible sketches adapted from the world's most beautiful gardens--in 80 pages of glorious full color--bring the needleworker a host of great project ideas, all with easy-to-follow instructions and over 150 step-by-step photos. Especially helpful: tips on translating nature's subtle colors and shapes into stitchwork. 192 pages, 88 color illus., 250 b/w illus., 8 3/4 x 12 1/4.
