The Embroidery Stitch Bible is an excellent stitch dictionary to have on hand for reference. English Crewel Designs was surprising to see in the stats! For some reason, in the last 6 months, this little book has gotten a lot of attention! I reviewed the book originally in A most excellent instructional book for blackwork embroidery, this is the most popular RSN Essential Stitch Guide on my website, from what I can tell. Anyway, it clocked in at 13 overall, since January! The instructions in goldwork mostly couched techniques, not chip work and silk embroidery are given by way of working an absolutely gorgeous sampler.
Elizabethan Stitches by Jacqui Carey — this is a new book, reviewed earlier this year. Fresh Ideas for Beginners by Trish Burr. And extremely reasonably priced! Stumpwork Medieval Flora by Jane Nicholas.
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This is a gorgeous, gorgeous, and did-I-say gorgeous stumpwork book by Jane Nicholas — like all her books, really. First reviewed in , the book is a favorite among costuming aficionados and embroiderers alike. Crewel Twists by Hazel Blomkamp. She uses designs that are typical crewel embroidery designs, and embroiderers them with floss, beads, sequins, goldwork, whitework, and so forth as well as wool! If you want some fun, colorful embroidery, take a look at this book! This classic has been around for a while! This is another stitch dictionary, packed with over embroidery stitches.
This book is a real stunner — very beautiful stuff within! Besides covering pretty much every goldwork technique, Hazel also focuses on using colored metal threads as well, with magnificent results. This is understandably a very popular book, because it is unique, and because it addresses a specific need: Besides offering an array of color palettes and options, Trish instructs on color theory in clear, understandable terminology, and she also provides plenty of practice projects really, incredibly beautiful pieces!
So there you have it! What do you reckon? Anything on here that surprises you? Or anything missing, that you thought would make the list? How many of these have made it into your library? Which ones are on your wish list?! Would love to hear your thoughts — leave your comment below! Your email address will not be published.
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Notify me of replies via e-mail. You can also subscribe without commenting. I think I have most of them on wish lists at various online sellers though. Loud and clear Santa? I have a few substitutes for the dictionary and bible but, like an artist, the next one is always the best. Found this really interesting Mary.
As a beader, the majority of the embroidery books I own or have on my wishlist are on bead embroidery. The latest embroidery book I got e. One embroidery book I wish to get my hands on is the long ago sold out big The Essential Guide to Embroidery or Bonneries stora bok om broderi as the Swedish edition is called. What could one possibly say? I want them all!! I have three of the books on your list, 12 more to go! It is always such a pleasure to read your comments.
I await them every day. Having Trish Burr is always a must.
Love the Left Handed book. And Goldwork and Blackwork are essential. Those would be my top 4 5 if you count both TB books in my library. What a great idea to give this list! Other ones would interest me too: But, at the moment, they are only wishes…. Hi Mary, I do have Flora and Fauna — a beautiful book. I generally stay with the basic stitches I know. You are very generous to all of us — no matter what level — there is something for everyone. Thank you for your list of must have books. Came just in time for the Knitting and Stiches show in London. I will look out for the Elizabethan book which looks lovely.
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Always enjoy you daily mail. I have all sorts of embroidery books, saw vestments in Europe, bought table linens in Spain as well as needlecraft books. Unlike the embroidery removal of handstitched graphics, removing machine embroidery is a bit complex. You start off the exact same way as you would if you were following the steps from the last section. Removing stitching from clothing is relatively universal.
Turn the shirt inside out and slide your hand inside. Rest the section of stitches you want to be removed in your palm, just like before. As previously mentioned, this provides stability and the option to visually get a bit closer to your project. Look for a white bobbin thread. Once located, insert your seam ripper just as you did before. Whatever you do, do not, under any circumstances, cut that stabilizer thread.
It protects your shirt from any damages. The goal is removal, not to ruin a perfectly good article of clothing. Begin to use your tweezers now, to pull the threads out from the embroidery. If you experience any resistance whatsoever, make sure to stop right then and there. If that happens, ensure that your threads are all properly torn by the seam ripper. And there you have it! An easy way to remove embroidery done by a sewing machine! Often times, bags that people use on a daily basis are made from nylon. Commonly, nylon bags have some type of embroidery on them. First, you have to pick a starting point to begin tearing the stitches away on the inside of the bag.
Personally, I suggest going after a point in a corner or along one of the edges of whatever lettering or logo is on the bag. Hold your bag so that the embroidery is easily accessible. This will make it easy to determine where you want to start and how you want to go about choosing which logo or letter you want to remove first. Make sure that at this point, you have your seam ripper ready to go. Begin by sliding your seam ripper underneath the thread of the embroidery. Push forward with enough pressure to push the cutting edge accurately behind the sharp pointed fork of your ripper against the threads to ensure a solid and clean cut through the stitches.
Each thread will be located next to one another, this makes things pretty simple, which is nice! To remove these stitches, take your tweezers and pull the already cut threads through the material to remove them. Continuously pull these cut threads through the back of the embroidery on your nylon bag, until the desired amount of thread and embroidery is removed. First, you want to make sure those tools that I specified are being used.
They really do make all the difference. Can you imagine trying to cut such small threats with a pair of scissors? Especially if you happen to have poor vision. This honestly makes things a lot easier by giving full open access to the threads that you need to cut in order to get a nice clean removal. Another thing to be aware of is the fact that there can be layers upon layers of stitches.
This can make things difficult as dealing with such small detail in such high volume can be tedious, to say the least. Make sure you pay attention to which thread goes first. You usually want to start in a corner or somewhere that allows your seam ripper to almost be guided, allowing you to get a much cleaner cut. You also want to always remember where you began, forgetting could seriously throw you off track and you may end up completely out of luck.
No one wants to accidentally ruin their own project!
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One slip up could cost you your project. You may also end up breaking the skin on the tip of your seam ripper. One you can be proud of. When you work fast, your final product typically winds up looking pretty sloppy. In conclusion, these techniques all have striking similarities, however, they are also vastly different. The harder you work, the better your project will turn out! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.