Name/Title
GoldworkEntry/Object ID
TT778.M47.M3 2012Description
Goldwork is all about the interplay of colour, texture and light in embroidery. This book features inspirational finished works, traditional and contemporary, to show how the stitches can be used.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Lucy DillonNotes
Gift of Lucy Dillon, February 2024.Lexicon
Search Terms
gold embroidery , goldworkBook Details
Author
Helen McCookPublisher
Search PressDate Published
2012ISBN
9781800920170LCCN
2022288082Notes
Length: 96General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
The Royal School of Needlework -- Introduction -- The history of metal thread work -- Materials and equipment -- Framing up -- Design -- Starting to stitch -- Order of work -- Padding -- Methods: Couching -- Cutwork -- Kid -- S-ing -- Spangles -- Plate -- Stitching with gold threads -- Using color -- Combining techniques.