Embroidery crafts

In this collection of Embroidery Stitches, I have endeavoured to place before those artists who are interested in needlecraft an exposition of the most useful and artistic stitches that have formed a part of my own work during several years' study and practice of Art Embroidery.

Start embroidering your own clothes with inspiration from Connie's book full of detailed embroidery projects that will have you captivated by the technique of free-motion embroidery.

Start embroidering your own clothes with inspiration from Connie's book full of detailed embroidery projects that will have you captivated by the technique of free-motion embroidery.

Floral Embroidery reawakens the age-old practice of embroidery, giving to it a new and modern twist.

Floral Embroidery reawakens the age-old practice of embroidery, giving to it a new and modern twist.

I started crocheting when I was a teenager, because my grandmother did.

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This vintage book contains a comprehensive manual of embroidery, with information on all aspects of the subject from designing to finishing.

This is a classic guide to embroidery designed especially for amateurs.

This vintage book contains a catalogue of examples of Jacobean embroidery, including simple instructions for reproduction, detailed descriptions, practical tips, and more.

This volume deals with "e;samplers"e;, embroidery pattern books popular in Europe in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

"e;Fancy Aprons and Sunbonnets"e; is a classic guide to making a variety of traditional women's aprons, with chapters on hat making.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This book contains a lovely collection of embroidery patterns for the making of cushions.

Embroidery has always been a popular art in England, and records show that from Anglo-Saxon times the English were skilled in the craft.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This is a vintage handbook on double-running or back-stitch, with diagrams and scale drawings taken from seventeenth-century samples and other sources.

This is a vintage handbook on practical cross-stitch, with diagrams and scale drawings taken from seventeenth-century samples and other sources.

This is a vintage handbook on practical canvas embroidery, with diagrams and scale drawings taken from seventeenth-century samples and other sources.

Unleash Your Inner Crazy Craft Lady!

I do not know how long ago embroidery started but I think through the centuries, women have turned to needlecraft and embroidery for pleasure.

I do not know how long ago embroidery started but I think through the centuries, women have turned to needlecraft and embroidery for pleasure.

Mend, rethink, transform, recreate!

Let this book show you the pleasure of repairing, reinforcing and making beloved items using sashiko embroidery!

Sashiko: the needlework form of both decorative and functional embroidery developed in Japan many centuries ago.

Unleash Your Inner Crazy Craft Lady!

"e;"e;"e;If you have never embroidered before, no worries, for there are detailed instructions of what you need + all the techniques and stitches you need to know for the patterns in the book.

Let this book show you the pleasure of repairing, reinforcing and making beloved items using sashiko embroidery!

Make a Beautiful Embroidered Garden Come to Life Imagine an idyllic garden filled with your favourite spring flowers - now you can make it come to life with this step-by-step guide to embroidering a beautiful garden scene!

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on embroidery in the Tudor and Stuart eras.

"e;Pattern Sources Of Scriptural Subjects In Tudor And Stuart Embroideries"e; explores the colourful history of embroidery, focusing on the sources of design of "e;scriptural"e; subjects in English needlework during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

"e;Ancient Russian Ecclesiastical Embroideries"e; is a fascinating treatise looking at the history and development of embroidery in Russia, with a special focus on that which is related to the church.

This is a classic article on Greek embroidery, especially that found on women's chemises.

"e;Embroidery Most Sumptuously Wrought"e; takes a look at historical Dutch embroidery, focusing on exquisite examples contemporarily held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

"e;English Domestic Embroidery"e; is a detailed account of the history and development of embroidery in England from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to needlework and crafting, with information on plain sewing, embroidery, dressmaking, and a variety of other home crafts.

This vintage book contains a short guide to Persian embroidery published by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

"e;Spool Knitting"e; is a classic guide to knitting toys, dolls, and children's clothing using empty spools and pins.

A classic book on Elizabethan embroidery, including many examples of different works and a useful section of technical notes.

"e;Down instructs crafters how to create tiny and whimsical fairylike animals .

The author of The Stitch Bible guides you through the basics of the counted thread whitework technique that will give your projects a lovely, lacey look.

The expert crafter shares the basic stitches and essential techniques to create beautiful goldwork embroidery in this comprehensive, illustrated guide.

The author of The Stitch Bible guides novices through this centuries-old craft of free embroidering.

Learn the basic stitches and essential techniques to create beautiful blackwork embroidery with this comprehensive, illustrated guide.

Begin your adventure into embroidery with this simple, step-by-step guide to the basics, featuring two fun projects.

Stash-busting embroidery projects for home decor, clothes, and accessories with folk art-inspired designs, by author of Modern Folk Embroidery.