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Portuguese Whitework

Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimarães
By Yvette Stanton

Portuguese Whitework is an exquisite style of needlework from Guimarães in northern Portugal, which will inspire and delight you. In this historical style of whitework, drawn thread work and bullion embroidery combine to create needlework of exquisite beauty.

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Ukrainian Drawn Thread Embroidery

Ukrainian Drawn Thread Embroidery: Merezhka Poltavska
By Yvette Stanton

Merezhka Poltavska is beautiful drawn thread embroidery from Poltava in Ukraine.

Allow leading Australian embroidery designer and needlework teacher, Yvette Stanton, to be your personal tutor as she teaches you the basics and beyond of this historic Ukrainian embroidery technique. This full colour, step-by-step guide with over 300 clear diagrams and photos, will lead you from beginner to advanced merezhka stitcher.

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Mountmellick embroidery inspired by Nature

Authors: Yvette Astanton and Prue Scott.
Fully revised and expanded edition

Mountmellick Embroidery is highly textured floral whitework embroidery that originates from Ireland. Allow respected Australian embroidery designers and needlework teachers, Yvette Stanton and Prue Scott, to be your own personal tutors as they teach you the basics and beyond, of this historic embroidery technique in this comprehensive Mountmellick book.

This fully revised and expanded, full colour, step-by-step guide with over 600 clear diagrams and photos, will lead you from beginner to advanced Mountmellick stitcher.

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Elegant Hardanger

Author:Yvette Stanton

Fully revised edition

You can do Hardanger embroidery! Have you always wanted to try Hardanger embroidery but thought it looked too difficult? Or have you mastered the basics and want new challenges? This manual will take you step by step from novice to advanced stitcher, with helpful diagrams and hints and tips at every stage. There are stunning Hardanger projects, graded beginner, intermediate and advanced, to guide you to your next level of expertise. You will refer to this Hardanger embroidery book again and again.

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Blackwork Made Easy: Techniques, Patterns and Samplers

by Lesley Wilkins (4 Jan 2012)
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Lesley Wilkins shows how to create traditional blackwork embroideries using simple stitches on evenweave fabric. Step by step photographs and a wealth of charts illustrate how traditional motifs, patterns and borders can be combined to create stunning designs. Lesley then goes on to show how to create band samplers inspired by those on which sixteenth century embroiderers collected their favourite designs, including figures, flowers, plants, birds and animals. Lesley Wilkins combines a deep knowledge of and appreciation for historical embroideries with her own flair for design and practical teaching skill. This book contains all you need to know to produce beautiful embroideries inspired by history.

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Blackwork (Essential Stitch Guide)

Blackwork (Essential Stitch Guide) [Spiral-bound]
Becky Hogg (Author)
Exquisite and timeless, the needlework portrayed in these guides promotes the Royal School of Needleworkâs mission to keep the art of hand embroidery alive in the 21st century. Focusing on some of the oldest and most essential stitches and patterns, the books in this craft series are spiral-bound and lay flat on the table. Step-by-step photographic instructions on framing and transferring designs are included, as are introductory histories to each technique. Sections of patterns, along with pictures of finished pieces that demonstrate how to correctly use the patterns, help crafters take their needlework to new heights of artistry.



Blackworkâ"the technique of stitching black thread onto white- or cream-colored linen and using shading and outlining to create dramatic effectsâ"is the focus of this stunning needlework manual.

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Blackwork: Made in France

Blackwork: Fifty simple embroidery projects in traditional black and white.

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Contemporary Whitework

Contemporary Whitework (Paperback)
by Tracy A. Franklin (Author), Nicola Jarvis (Author)

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This celebration of centuries-old hand embroidery technique puts accurate duplication of the stitches and patterns within reach of any willing embroiderer. It includes drawn thread work, Richelieu cutwork, pulled work, and shadow work, as well as Broderie Anglaise, and Mountmellick techniquesâ"all with detailed diagrams, color photographs, and simple directions. Thereâs a tool and equipment list, material buying suggestions, a history of each stitch, and an illustrated glossary. The stitches are shown both in diagrams and within finished pieces. While the legacy of ancient embroidery styles is honored, the book also features a survey of the most exciting new experimental techniques being used today, which can produce unusual and impressive results.

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Beginners guide to Blackwork

by lesley Wilkins
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Inspired by the past, Lesley Wilkins illustrates her techniques with a whole host of wonderful designs - flowers, plants, birds, animals and figures. She covers everything - from what materials to use and working with a chart, to getting started and how to stitch. Patterns are created by small stitched units which are combined in many different ways - some heavily textured, some delicate and light. Borders can be built up by repeating and joining motifs Clear step-by-step photographs accompany the author's comprehensive instructions, and the motifs, borders, fill-in patterns and images are all charted, with inspirational pictures of embroideries showing how to build up finished designs

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Blackwork

by Lesley Barnett

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