Penguin Random House (Current)
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From the award-winning embroiderer who introduced you to some of the world’s most exquisite forms of traditional embroidery, comes a new how-to guide full of colourful images and?enticing projects to help you discover the beauty of Norwegian pattern darning. Pattern darning is a simple technique, and beginners through to experienced stitchers will find much to?delight in this book. In Yvette Stanton’s book?Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway, you will explore where?smøyg?can be found in Norway and where it features on traditional clothing and textiles enjoy many photographs featuring historical examples of smøyg learn the stitches and techniques of?smøyg?with clear step-by-step instructions and detailed diagrams be inspired by 13 original projects, from small through to large, with a range of useful and beautiful applications. If you love colourful, geometric folk embroidery, this is the book for you.
Additional information
| Author | STANTON, YVETTE |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | September 4, 2018 |
| Imprint | Search Press |
| About the Author | Yvette Stanton is the publisher and designer behind Vetty Creations. She has a passion for whitework embroidery, and a passion for sharing it with others. Yvette has written three books on whitework, one of them with her twin sister, Prue Scott. Yvette is an accredited tutor with the Embroiderers Guild of NSW, and teaches embroidery classes, specialising in whitework at shops and guild groups around Australia. Yvette Stanton and Prue Scott are award-winning embroiderers with over 15 years' experience of producing beautiful intricate embroideries. Both Prue and Yvette have a particular love for whitework embroidery. Prue is also a trained botanist and botanical artist, and her beautiful designs are a feature of this book. Yvette's previous book, Elegant Hardanger Embroidery was published in 2002 by Simon & Schuster (Kangaroo Press). Both authors live in Sydney. Visit Yvette's blogspot at http://vettycreations.com.au/white-threads/ |
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