Birds and Beasts in Needlepoint


Book Description

From top American and British needlecraft designers, here are more than 25 beautifully colored patterns in needlepoint and crewel that present a glorious range of contemporary and traditional animal motifs. Four-color photographs.




Flowers, Birds, and Unicorns


Book Description

One of the world's most influential needlepoint and textile artists re-creates the magic of the Middle Ages with more than 20 magnificent projects, for both beginners and veteran stitchers. More than just a how-to, this book sets the designs, themes, and motifs in the context of Medieval art and life. Full-color illustrations.




Candace Bahouth's Medieval Needlepoint


Book Description

A collection of over 20 practical projects each worked in tent stitch, for the reader to recreate medieval needlepoint designs on items such as cushions, chair covers and tapestry-style waistcoats.




Fruits of the Earth


Book Description

A selection of over 40 designs from some of the best contemporary designers.




Elian McCready’s Needlepoint


Book Description

A glorious collection of this well-known needlepoint designer's best work to date. Artist and embroiderer Elian McCready has been one of the best-selling designers for Ehrman Tapestry for years, and this book includes work that has previously only been available in kit form, as well as six new creations. Elian's work is theatrical and larger than life, but her skill is to create highly colored yet subtle results. The projects are worked in tent stitch and long stitch, and superb colour charts and photographs make the instructions easy to follow. Materials for each project are listed and there is advice on stitching and making up.




Erica Wilson's Needlepoint


Book Description

This volume of Erica Wilson's stunning needlework designs offers 17 new projects adapted from art and objects in the famed collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, each presented in brilliant graphics and with easy-to-follow instructions. 60 illustrations, 48 in color. 18 charts; 20 stitch diagrams.




Beth Russell's William Morris Needlepoint


Book Description

A collection of 22 needlepoint projects which are based on William Morris's designs. The projects include rugs, cushions and chair seats and are worked in tent stitch for canvas. The accompanying colour charts enable the reader to follow the instructions with ease.




Decorative Victorian Needlework


Book Description

Whether your pleasure is animals, florals, abstract geometrics, or repeating patterns, they re here, along with borders and needlework rugs. Stitch cushions that feature subtly shaded, mossy rosebud wreaths, a cord-and-tassel design for borders, a pillow with a posy of violets, and a background of overlapping ribbons. From pin cushions and pictures to chair covers and carpets, every one is breathtaking. "




Victorian Needlepoint


Book Description

This book presents 25 needlepoint projects b ased on the designs of William Morris and his contemporaries in the Arts & Crafts Movement. Each design is carefully cha rted and accompanied by detailed step-by-step instructions. '




Folk Art Needlepoint


Book Description

A creative handbook for needlepointers introduces twenty colorful projects inspired by objects from the American Folk Art Museum, with needlepoint patterns for a variety of skill levels that are accompanied by photographs of the original folk art piece, detailed instructions, and tips on techniques, thread and canvas selection, and project preparation. 12,500 first printing.