First Time Embroidery and Cross-Stitch: The Absolute Beginner's Guide
Sep 2019 · Quarto Publishing Group USA
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A beginner’s step-by-step, photo-filled guide to the basics of embroidery, crewel, and cross stitch, with exciting projects to get you started.
This beginner’s guide, by embroidery professional Linda Wyszynski, uses easy-to-follow, photo-illustrated instruction to teach you the basics of classic embroidery, crewel, and cross-stitch techniques. In no time, you can use these methods to create beautiful, personalized designs.
After a review of equipment and supplies, fabrics, threads, patterns, and stitching basics, jump right in with these step-by-step projects:
There’s a first time for everything. Enjoy the journey and achieve success with First Time Embroidery and Cross-Stitch.
This beginner’s guide, by embroidery professional Linda Wyszynski, uses easy-to-follow, photo-illustrated instruction to teach you the basics of classic embroidery, crewel, and cross-stitch techniques. In no time, you can use these methods to create beautiful, personalized designs.
After a review of equipment and supplies, fabrics, threads, patterns, and stitching basics, jump right in with these step-by-step projects:
- Creative embroidery—Embroidered Jacket Collar and Embellished Pillow Case
- Crewel—Paisleys and Pearls Pillow and Touch of Gold Fedora Hat
- Cross-Stitch—Violet Blossoms Candle Band and Springtime Journal
There’s a first time for everything. Enjoy the journey and achieve success with First Time Embroidery and Cross-Stitch.
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About the author
Linda Wyszynski of Hearthside Creations, LLC, is an award-winning needlearts designer with more than 20 years of experience. She specializes in embroidery, silk ribbon embroidery, fabric beading, needlepoint, and cross-stitch, and enjoys using embellishments as well as stamps and stencils to highlight needlework. Linda also teaches internationally, including the needlework correspondence classes for the Embroiderers' Guild of America's Education Department. She has authored and co-authored several books and contributed articles to Craft, Needlework, Home Decor, and many other magazines. She lives in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
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