Description
Book SynopsisCrewelwork embroidery traditionally features bold striking designs, rich vivid colours and thick textured woollen thread, and these designs are certainly no different. Crewel Inspirations highlights the very best crewelwork has to offer in both design and technique.
Featuring talented embroidery designers Hazel Blomkamp, Di Kirchner, Phillipa Turnbull, Margaret Light and Susan Casson, this special collection, including cushions, a footstool, a mandala, a framed picture and a jewellery roll, have been curated into one publication.
With 8 stunning crewelwork projects to make, there are clear step-by-step instructions, pullout patterns, a stitch guide and all the information you need to create them. Discover the origins, stitches, techniques and designs that are uniquely crewelwork, and learn how to make your own beautiful works of art.
Trade ReviewIf you're a fan of crewelwork, look no further. This is a collection of 8 beautiful projects curated from the pages of Inspirations magazine. Featuring designs from some of the world's most talented embroiderers, it gives you the patterns, instructions, images and insight to stitch for yourself.
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Table of Contents2 Introduction
4 Contents
6 Crewelwork History
8 The Crewelwork Projects
10 Fantasia
22 In Good Time
28 Modern Crewel
38 Mandala Musings
50 Abundant Riches
62 Autumn Gold
70 Masterpiece
84 Garden of Earthly Delights
102 Stitch Guide
