Name/Title
StitchscapesEntry/Object ID
NK9205.B43 2010Description
Forty different hand-embroidery stitches, plus a host of creative ideas for using them, generate a range of amazing textures that will delight anyone who enjoys needlework. In what will clearly become a classic of the craft, Jan Beaney analyzes in detail the eye-catching effects that an embroiderer can achieve through the use of different background fabrics, unusual threads, and various needles. She asks questions such as "Can the stitch be worked in circles?" and "Can it be worked upside down?" and illustrates some of the possible answers. All the orthodox methods of working a canvas are discarded; unique, original techniques reign, and the colorful photos show the wonderful results.Collection
Helen Romayne Cox CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
embroidery, fabric pictures, landscapes in art, needlework in artBook Details
Author
Jan Beaney, Jean LittlejohnPublisher
Double Trouble EnterprisesDate Published
2010ISBN
9780955995941Notes
Length: 96General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Introduction -- Skies -- Sea and sky (Sea rhythms ; Black ven ; Fossil finds ; Charmouth: Night tide) -- Woodland garden: making a selection -- Winter: Designing with collage -- Autumn: Atmosphere -- Townscapes (Urban 'rustscape') -- Gardenscapes: 'Field of the cloth of gold' (Varying view points ; Stylisation & simplification ; Daisy meadow ; Autumn seed heads ; Exaggeration & understatement ; Daisy celebration) -- Capturing the moment (Sahara evening) -- Abstracted landscapes (Landscape studies ; Composition arrangements ; Treescape) -- Colour schemes -- Stitch marks -- Stitch suggestions -- Presentation.