Penguin Random House (Current)
Crewel Creatures
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Crewel Creatures is definitely for the adventurous stitcher who loves colour, texture, beads, bling, lots of stitches, and a fun challenge! The variety of stitches and techniques, colours and patterns within in each projects is so extensive that there’s just no way you could get bored while working any of them!”- Mary Corbet, Needle ‘n’ Thread Beautiful bird and animal designs, inspired by the African world, in crewel and Jacobean embroidery
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Following the success of?Crewel Intentions?and?Crewel Twists,?which introduced embroiderers to needle-lace and loom-weaving techniques in their designs,?comes Crewel Creatures,?the third title in this series by renowned embroiderer Hazel Blomkamp. Animals and birds are popular subjects in crewel embroidery, and here Hazel introduces needleworkers to the beautiful, exotic creatures found in the African wild. Using the Jacobean embroidery style for which she is well known, and incorporating the subtle influence of the fractal designs found in zentangle art, Hazel also brings beads and other three-dimensional elements into her designs to capture the stunning and colourful art that is traditionally associated with Africa. Those new to Hazel’s work will find the essential crewel stitches, needle-lace and needle-weaving techniques needed in an easy-to-follow how-to section and stitch gallery inside the book, and all embroiderers will be impressed by the wealth of design ideas and inspiration Crewel Creatures?has to offer.? With every project, step-by-step instructions and gorgeous photographs are included, along with a template of the design. All the projects are stitched and embellished on natural coloured linen, making them not only perfect for framing for display but also wonderfully economical for embroiderers to work on. For readers looking for something different and new to stitch, and for those?keen to challenge themselves with more complex embroidery techniques, this latest addition to Hazel’s?Crewel?series is an absolute must-have.?
Additional information
| Author | BLOMKAMP, HAZEL |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | April 24, 2018 |
| Imprint | Search Press |
| About the Author | Hazel Blomkamp has dabbled with all the needlecrafts since childhood. When her children were babies she developed a passion for embroidery to break the tedium of life with toddlers, using it as her evening reward for having got though the day with her sanity intact. Her children are now young adults and she still embroiders in front of the television every night. She has been designing for the past 18 years. Preferring to design projects which appear to be traditional, she pushes the boundaries by introducing other forms of needlecraft into traditional techniques, exploring further in everything that she does. Along with designing, she runs a busy website from home. She teaches at her home studio, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and travels throughout South Africa and to Australia teaching embroidery and fine beadwork. She is a regular contributor to South African and Australian embroidery magazines and is a columnist for South African Stitches Magazine. |
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