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Goldwork: Large Format Edition (Rsn Essential Stitch Guides) - Softcover

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Mccook, Helen

 
9781800920170: Goldwork: Large Format Edition (Rsn Essential Stitch Guides)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1800920172 ISBN 13: 9781800920170
Verlag: Search Press Ltd, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

A new, larger format edition of the Royal School of Needlework's essential guide to goldwork, giving you all you need to create beautiful stitched work with metal thread.

The Royal School of Needlework teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard and is well respected all over the world. It not only upholds the traditions of English embroidery that go back many hundreds of years but is constantly taking embroidery forward in new and innovative ways. Written by Helen McCook, RSN Graduate Apprentice, Tutor and renowned embroiderer, this book begins with:
 


  • A historical account of goldwork, then moves on to the materials and equipment required
  • Framing up, how to transfer a design on to fabric, and how to start and finish a thread.
  • The main section of the book then covers all the essential stitches and techniques through clear, step-by-step diagrams and photographs, coupled with beautiful, close-up photographs showing how then can be used in a finished piece.
  • All the key traditional techniques are included: couching, bricking, basketweave, cutwork, spangles, s-ing, pearl purl, plate, and kid.
  • The book ends with beautiful and exquisitely worked examples of how the techniques can be combined in finished pieces.
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    Part of the RSN Essential Guides series.
     

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    Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

    Helen McCook is a tutor for the prestigious Royal School of Needlework. She has extensive experience in theatre and film costume, and pieces of her work can be found in private collections and galleries worldwide, including in the British Royal Collection. Her work has been featured in Embroidery, Selvedge, Vogue and Vanity Fair.
     
    Helen was appointed as the first artist in residence for the Scottish National Portrait Gallery’s educative initiative and works as an associate lecturer at Scottish National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery (London) and Holyrood Palace. Helen worked as part of the RSN team which created the embellishment for the shoes; veil and wedding dress for Catherine Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, and has worked on a variety of private commissions.
     

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    Verlag
    Search Press Ltd
    Erscheinungsdatum
    2021
    Sprache
    Englisch
    ISBN 10 
    1800920172
    ISBN 13 
    9781800920170
    Einband
    Taschenbuch
    Anzahl der Seiten
    96
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