Anna Pearson does needlepoint classes all over the United Kingdom and as part of the classes, lunch is served. Now the ladies who do the lunches have collaborated on a soup cookbook. I'm not clear if the cookbook has needlepoint charts included or just photographs of the authors' stitching but regardless this is a different and interesting present for the stitching chef in your life.
http://www.needle-point.co.uk/all-souped-up.htm
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Thursday, December 4, 2014
Wonderful Stitches, with Your Host Diane
Labels:
book reviews,
books,
Diane Schultz,
Wonderful Stitches
Wonderful Stitches: 320 Stitches for Needlepoint is a self-published book by Diane Schultz. It's not a book I've ever seen although I've been aware of the various editions for a long time. I just never got around to purchasing a copy. That might have been a mistake! I just found Diane's Wonderful Stitches website which not only promotes her book but has some lovely stitch diagram resources.
http://www.needlework.com
Take a little time to explore the site. There's a free download of a sampler project (see right side of the page for the link), and four pages of free diagrams in the "Pattern Collections" section found in the top navigation bar. If you see an interesting stitch sample, click on it for the diagram. Once you get to the diagram page, note that any compound stitches are diagrammed in several steps so you can see stage one, then the new stitch section in stage two, then the final diagram in stage three to make it easy to work the stitch in each step.
You can preview the first twenty-two pages or buy a copy of Wonderful Stitches via Lulu. It is expensive at $87.02 but all self-published books with as much diagramming and color photos as this one costs to publish. I don't know if shipping costs are included in the price.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/diane-schultz/wonderful-stitches-320-decorative-stitches-for-needlepoint/paperback/product-2825624.html?showPreview?showPreview=true
This is something you might want Santa to get you as you have all been very good boys and girls this year!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 24, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
http://www.needlework.com
Take a little time to explore the site. There's a free download of a sampler project (see right side of the page for the link), and four pages of free diagrams in the "Pattern Collections" section found in the top navigation bar. If you see an interesting stitch sample, click on it for the diagram. Once you get to the diagram page, note that any compound stitches are diagrammed in several steps so you can see stage one, then the new stitch section in stage two, then the final diagram in stage three to make it easy to work the stitch in each step.
You can preview the first twenty-two pages or buy a copy of Wonderful Stitches via Lulu. It is expensive at $87.02 but all self-published books with as much diagramming and color photos as this one costs to publish. I don't know if shipping costs are included in the price.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/diane-schultz/wonderful-stitches-320-decorative-stitches-for-needlepoint/paperback/product-2825624.html?showPreview?showPreview=true
This is something you might want Santa to get you as you have all been very good boys and girls this year!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright November 24, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
Antique Needlepoint at the Musuem
Susan (you know her as Plays with Needles) have been to the "Diligant Needle" exhibit at Winterthur and came home with some great photographs of pieces that caught her fancy. I am most interested at the second piece she admired, which is what with think of as Victorian needlepoint but with a difference. The flowers and at least one butterfly are over stitched with filament silk in what we now call needle painting, giving emphasis and life to select areas of the design.
http://plays-with-needles.blogspot.com/2014/10/three-faves-from-diligent-needle-exhibit.html
Actually, based on this overstitching I'd guess this is the work of a British stitcher as it appears to be heavily influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement to my eyes. Of course well traveled Americans would have see William Morris' work but somehow I think this is a domestic piece done by one of Morris' admirers in England.
There are several great ideas, like the chain and stem stitches that create the "eye" on the butterfly's wing and the stem and straight stitches that give detail to a leaf. This indeed is one of the stitching ancestors of today's embellished needlepoint style!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright October 28, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
http://plays-with-needles.blogspot.com/2014/10/three-faves-from-diligent-needle-exhibit.html
Actually, based on this overstitching I'd guess this is the work of a British stitcher as it appears to be heavily influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement to my eyes. Of course well traveled Americans would have see William Morris' work but somehow I think this is a domestic piece done by one of Morris' admirers in England.
There are several great ideas, like the chain and stem stitches that create the "eye" on the butterfly's wing and the stem and straight stitches that give detail to a leaf. This indeed is one of the stitching ancestors of today's embellished needlepoint style!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright October 28, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
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