embroidery

"The threads on Zlata's beautiful birthday blouse were knotted by her mother's hands. 'Red is for love, and black is for sadness,' her Papa says. Her mama warns her not to show it off. Ever since the Communists came from Russia to Ukraine, they prohibited the teaching of Ukrainian culture. They've even taken the grain from Zlata's family's fields. But despite the danger, her parents refuse to give up their art, language, or beliefs. As Zlata works to help her community survive, she finds that the dream of freedom is stitched deeper into the Ukrainian spirit than she could ever imagine"--Provided by publisher.

"Commemorate milestones and simple pleasures by hand-embroidering a symbolic motif each day to create a personal stitch journal. With detailed stitching instructions, stitched examples, and advice on choosing floss colors, [this book] provides the tools to jump-start a daily embroidery practice"--Provided by publisher.

"Slow down and embroider your way through the changing seasons with the beautiful debut book from embroidery artist and rising star Emillie Ferris. Needlepainting, also known as thread painting or silk shading, is a form of embroidery that creates a realistic, lifelike effect using a single strand of thread and one simple stitch ??? the 'long and short' stitch. You can create gorgeous colour gradients, magical details and flowing stitch directions that are perfect if you want to embroider flora and fauna. In this richly illustrated step-by-step guide, self-taught embroidery artist Emillie Ferris shows you how to pick up a needle and thread in the same way as a paintbrush to create strokes of colour and bring images to life on fabric. Inspired by nature and the changing seasons, Emillie has created five new and exclusive patterns for the book, four that reflect each season in turn and one special design that brings the natural year together into one showstopper embroidery. This book is the culmination of all of Emillie???s skills and years of experience in this wonderful, meditative art form. Each design has around 60 detailed step-by-step photos, showing every stage of the process, so that even complete beginners can follow along and create beautiful embroideries. If you have been considering learning the art of needlepainting but are unsure where to start, then this book is for you! Not only are the embroideries sublime, but the book itself is a thing of beauty, with incredible attention to detail ??? from the exquisite photography to the lavish hardback binding, making it a real treasure for the book lover. Plus, high quality iron-on transfers at the back of the book allow you to transfer the designs directly onto fabric to get started straight away. In this book Emillie generously shares her tried and tested tips and techniques, including advice on materials, transferring designs onto fabric, and fully illustrated explanations of the stitches and skills needed. The five in-depth projects draw on Emillie???s love of nature, including motifs that she is best known for such as flowers, foliage, bees and fungi. This beautiful book will become an indispensable and treasured guide allowing you to paint with thread the Emillie Ferris way.."--Amazon.com.

"Using the most common embroidery stitches, Cat Mania Embroidery places your feline friends in wacky situations of the kind they'd probably get themselves into, given half the chance"--OCLC.

"'Embroidery' covers the materials you need to get going, simple introductions to the key stitches, and ten contemporary projects that evolve in complexity"--Provided by publisher.

Aimee Ray explains embroidery techniques, including crewel, cross stitch, Sashiko and offers 22 projects, including a butterfly wrist cuff, peacock messenger bag, and cutwork felt bookmark.

In 1863, a young Black woman who embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army crosses paths with a Jewish seamstress who helps her discover that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to save.

"This complete introduction to kawaii-style needlework includes materials lists, printable templates, full-color illustrated instructions so you can create dozens of cute and cuddly craft"--Back cover.

Contains instructions for 300 plant-based embroidery designs.

"Hand embroider all twelve zodiac signs and other celestial wonders as envisioned by . . . artist Maya Hanish. Astrology embroidery contains over 30 original patterns including motifs for all 12 signs in the Western zodiac as well as zodiac constellations and symbols, so you can personalize your projects. Additionally, there are over a dozen patterns inspired by nocturnal creatures and midnight magic. This book offers a primer on embroidery techniques, materials, and stitches. Each pattern comes with stitching instructions and reference images of the finished project"--Back cover.