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Lucinda Ganderton - Embroidery Stitches Step-by-Step: The Ideal Guide to Stitching, Whatever Your Level of Expertise

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DK brings you an all-encompassing embroidery book on needlework, stitches and more!
Whether you are an embroidery beginner wanting to learn the basics or an accomplished crafter seeking to perfect your technique, this all-encompassing embroidery stitch book has something for everyone to love!
Embroidery Stitches Step-by-Step covers every aspect of the craft: materials and mounting techniques, fabrics and frames, along with more than 200 stitches illustrated and explained with easy-to-follow instructions. With an at-a-glance gallery to help you find the perfect stitch for your next project, this tried-and-trusted modern classic is a must-have for stitchers of all ages and abilities.
Dive straight in to discover:
- Over 200 decorative stitches with practical ideas on where to use them
- A comprehensive stitch gallery allowing readers to quickly find the stitches theyre interested in
- Featuring several handy how-to guides and basic embroidery considerations for beginners
Full of top tips on which threads, needles and fabrics work best with which stitches, this design book is sure to unleash your potential and inspire your creativity like never before!
Whether you are an embroidery beginner looking for a clear and easy-to-follow guide to a plethora of beautiful stitch types or an accomplished crafter seeking to perfect your technique and pattern design, this all-encompassing embroidery stitch book has something for everyone to love.
From materials to mounting techniques, fabrics to frames, this easy-to-navigate needlework book has more than 200 stitches explained in excellent detail, with a practical stitch gallery providing readers with a clear view of each stitch, suitable for both beginners and proficient stitch enthusiasts. Its time to perfect your patterns and clean up your cross stitch with this embroidery starter kit thatll redefine textile art as you know it.
At DK, we believe in the power of discovery:
So whether you fancy taking up a new skill or simply find sanctuary in sewing, unleash your creativity and craftiness with this modern embroidery book. When youve finished Step By Step Embroidery, why not also try Sew Step by Step, a complementing title as part of DKs Step by Step series. Unleash your creative potential with a plethora of stunning stitches! Proving the perfect embroidery gift for the stitching lover in your life, embark on embroidery projects and create inspiring stitches to treasure forever. An inspirational and practical guide to more than 200 embroidery and needlepoint stitches.

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Introduction
The art of embroidery has been defined simply as the ornamentation of textiles with decorative stitchery. It is an ancient craft which encompasses a wealth of history, and the same stitches are used throughout the world. They provide an international vocabulary that crosses the boundaries of land and time. Local patterns, design, and ways of working may vary from place to place, but the actual stitch techniques remain the same. The language of stitches is infinitely adaptable.
INTERNATIONAL HERITAGE
Sewing was once an essential part of daily life.
INTERNATIONAL HERITAGE
Sewing was once an essential part of daily life.

Before mass production, clothing and domestic furnishings had to be made at home and embroidery evolved as a means of decorating and personalizing the plain needlework used for household linen and garments. Creative concepts have always been interchanged; patterns and ideas have travelled and developed throughout the world, reflected in names such as Bokhara couching, Antwerp edging, Portuguese border, and Algerian eye.

Floral border Long decorative bands like this Victorian tent stitch pattern of - photo 4 Floral border Long decorative bands, like this Victorian tent stitch pattern of flowers and berries in bright Berlin wools, were used to adorn soft furnishings and accessories.
TYPES OF STITCH
Embroidery stitches are worked on fabric, while needlepoint stitches are sewn onto canvas. The hundreds of individual stitches used for both techniques can be classified into just four groups, according to the way they are constructed: flat stitches, which lie on the surface of the fabric; looped stitches, where one stitch is anchored by another; knotted stitches, in which the thread is twisted back on itself to form a raised stitch; and openwork stitches, which create a regular pattern of spaces, integrating the thread with the background fabric.
USING STITCHES
The various stitches within these four groups are endlessly adaptable and can be used in many ways, depending on the effect required.

They can outline a design or fill in a shape, be repeated in rows, used singly, or stitched in a solid line. Certain techniques have developed for practical reasons. Gold thread is costly and too fragile to pass through fabric, so couching is used to anchor it down with small tie stitches in fine thread. Turkey stitch evolved in imitation of a rugs cut pile, and insertion stitches as a means of joining two pieces of fabric. One single stitch may be repeated throughout a piece of work. Rows of tent and cross stitches are used to create both samplers and embroidered pictures, while straight stitch can be used randomly to build up a textured, three-dimensional surface.

It is when the patterns and shapes of the various stitches are combined, however, that their full potential is realized.

Portrait of a lady Fine silk threads in a subtle range of natural dyes were - photo 5
Portrait of a lady Fine silk threads in a subtle range of natural dyes were used to embroider this 18th century picture. Layers of straight stitches have been worked in many directions to build up the image.
STITCH NAMES
For many centuries, knowledge of embroidery stitches was handed down as part of a wider folk tradition. It was not until 1631, with the publication of The Needles Excellency , that their names were first recorded. This was a book of patterns, not a practical manual, and there were no working diagrams or stitch illustrations.

Many of the stitches listed Fern-stitch, Chain-stitch, Back-stitch, and The Crosse-stitch are still familiar. Various other names were adopted over time. Some described the way in which the actual stitches were made; for example, twisted insertion and back stitch trellis. Cushion, ladder, window, and rope were named after the objects of daily life that they resembled, while others were inspired by the surroundings of the natural world: star, wave, cloud, feather, coral, leaf, petal, and wheatear. Needlework was not valued as a separate area of academic study until the late 19th century. Under the influence of the Arts and Crafts Movement, designers interested in the evolution of stitching set about examining and unpicking old embroidered textiles to discover how they had been worked.

New historical texts and instruction books were written, and the format and names of stitches were standardized for the first time.

Country garden This characteristic transfer design from the 1930s features - photo 6
Country garden This characteristic transfer design from the 1930s features plants worked with French knots, link, fly, and buttonhole stitches, and outlines in stem stitch.
Inspiration from nature Animals birds and insects jostle for space amongst - photo 7 Inspiration from nature Animals, birds, and insects jostle for space amongst flowers and foliage in this vibrant Tenango embroidery from Mexico, which is worked in a variation of herringbone stitch.
Blue and white Japanese Sashiko which translates as little stabs in reference - photo 8 Blue and white Japanese Sashiko, which translates as little stabs in reference to the simple straight stitches that make up its intricate geometric patterns, is traditionally worked in a matte cotton thread on a background of indigo linen.
CURRENT TRENDS
Recent years have seen a new appreciation for all aspects of fibre art, especially embroidery and needlepoint. The simple physical process of hand sewing is now recognized as promoting a sense of inner calmness, in addition to being creatively fulfilling, as stitchers work completely in the moment when concentrating on needle and thread.

Intricate techniques including silk shading, laid gold threadwork, and monogramming have been rediscovered and revived, alongside innovative new ideas like sewing over printed images, stitching with fine wire, and playing with scale to make oversized stitches, all of which challenge convention.

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