Twisted Stitches - 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 Twisted Stitches write by Phil Davison. This book was released on 2011. Twisted Stitches available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For crafters who like their stitching with a twist, this book reworks or reimagines fine embroidery and cute craft imagery so that they cross over to the dark side. Think charming cottages with roses around the door - and trash and abandoned vehicles in the front yard, or napkins embroidered with pretty but poisonous plants. Projects include a RIP (read in peace) bookmark, a butterfly and skulls tote bag, and a pig strikes back barbecue apron. Inspired by popular culture and street art, it's the craft equivalent of the Jane Austin and vampire novel smash-up and is guaranteed to amuse. The book contains 30 original cross stitch and embroidery designs, organised by project type (eg home or clothing). Projects include pictures, cards, cushions and accessories. Twisted Stitches also features instructions on techniques for new stitchers. All projects use DMC threads.
Norah Gaughan's Twisted Stitch Sourcebook
Norah Gaughan's Twisted Stitch Sourcebook - 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 Norah Gaughan's Twisted Stitch Sourcebook write by Norah Gaughan. This book was released on 2021-01-12. Norah Gaughan's Twisted Stitch Sourcebook available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The essential guide to using simple twisted stitches to add interest and beauty to handknits Master the simple and addictive art of the twisted stitch. The basics are easy to learn, and the design possibilities (and twist combinations that come to light once you begin) are almost endless. The book starts with a treasure trove of twisted stitch variations, starting with patterns made from diagonals and building from there—adding horizontal and vertical elements, combining twisted stitches with lace or polygon knitting, and pushing boundaries with patterns that twist stitches in every row for more advanced textures. The book offers 125-plus stitch patterns, along with guidance on how the twists are engineered and how knitters can create designs of their own. Norah’s always-clear instructions are presented in a conversational, easy-to-understand voice that proceeds naturally as one twisted stitch leads to the next. Readers can test their newfound skills with the 15 garment patterns included—irresistible designs for hats, wraps, sweaters, and more.
Twisted-Stitch Knitting
Twisted-Stitch Knitting - 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 Twisted-Stitch Knitting write by Maria Erlbacher. This book was released on 2009. Twisted-Stitch Knitting available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 174 traditional stitch patterns from the author's collection, plus instructions for jackets, vests and elegant stockings.
The Queen's Embroiderer
The Queen's 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 Queen's Embroiderer write by Joan DeJean. This book was released on 2018-05-01. The Queen's Embroiderer available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the author of How Paris Became Paris, a sweeping history of high finance, the origins of high fashion, and a pair of star-crossed lovers in 18th-century France. Paris, 1719. The stock market is surging and the world's first millionaires are buying everything in sight. Against this backdrop, two families, the Magoulets and the Chevrots, rose to prominence only to plummet in the first stock market crash. One family built its name on the burgeoning financial industry, the other as master embroiderers for Queen Marie-Thérèse and her husband, King Louis XIV. Both patriarchs were ruthless money-mongers, determined to strike it rich by arranging marriages for their children. But in a Shakespearean twist, two of their children fell in love. To remain together, Louise Magoulet and Louis Chevrot fought their fathers' rage and abuse. A real-life heroine, Louise took on Magoulet, Chevrot, the police, an army regiment, and the French Indies Company to stay with the man she loved. Following these families from 1600 until the Revolution of 1789, Joan DeJean recreates the larger-than-life personalities of Versailles, where displaying wealth was a power game; the sordid cells of the Bastille; the Louisiana territory, where Frenchwomen were forcibly sent to marry colonists; and the legendary "Wall Street of Paris," Rue Quincampoix, a world of high finance uncannily similar to what we know now. The Queen's Embroiderer is both a story of star-crossed love in the most beautiful city in the world and a cautionary tale of greed and the dangerous lure of windfall profits. And every bit of it is true.
How to Embroider Almost Everything
How to Embroider Almost Everything - 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 How to Embroider Almost Everything write by Wendi Gratz. This book was released on 2019-10-22. How to Embroider Almost Everything available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How to Embroider Almost Everything is an inspiring, fun, and sophisticated collection of 500+ stitch motifs from embroidery designer Wendi Gratz that offers a fresh new take on embroidery. Get a detailed checklist of everything you’ll need to embark on your stitch journey: threads, needles, fabric, and more. Find step-by-step tutorials for essential stitches and other techniques for creating the motifs, plus answers to common questions and invaluable tips and tricks. Explore an amazing 500+ modern motifs for almost everything, including people and pets, trees and flowers, everyday objects, food, home, and more. Either re-create the motifs exactly as shown using the accompanying templates and stitch guides, or give them your own creative spin by changing details and colors to suit your own style. How to Embroider Almost Everything helps you take your first steps to embroidering to your heart’s content and creating beautiful drawings with needle and thread! Each book in the Almost Everything series offers readers a fun, comprehensive, and charmingly illustrated visual directory of ideas to inspire skill building in their creative endeavors.
