Pulled Thread Embroidery (Dover Embroidery, Needlepoint) - Softcover

McNeill, Moyra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486278573 ISBN 13: 9780486278575

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2009

Synopsis

Pulled thread embroidery transforms a piece of ordinary fabric into delicate "lace" by compressing threads of loosely woven background material with tightly pulled stitches. Focusing on this age-old craft, Moyra McNeill's clearly written, profusely illustrated how-to book shows embroiderers what attractive effects can be achieved by using relatively simple techniques. For needlecrafters desiring greater challenges, more complex ideas are presented as well.
Following a brief introductory history of the craft, easy-to-follow instructions are provided for creating dozens of decorative stitches, among then the diagonal cross, open trellis and checker fillings; the ripple, Finnish, cushion, diamond, triangle, and braid stitches; as well as composite stitches displaying a reeded stitch and mosaic filling.
Concluding sections describe procedures for a variety of edgings (simple-faced, hern-stitched picot, and fringed) and for creating inspired designs of your own, while a final chapter exhibits decorative examples of pulled work embroidery from the past.

About this title

About the Author:

Moyra McNeill is well known among practitioners of needlecraft and has written several popular books on embroidery.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0486278573
• ISBN 13: 9780486278575
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 222