The Embroiderer

Author : Kathryn Gauci
Publisher : Ebony Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780648123569
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Embroiderer written by Kathryn Gauci and published by Ebony Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA Today Bestselling author Kathryn Gauci-A richly woven saga set against the mosques and minarets of Asia Minor and the ruins of ancient Athens, 1822: As The Greek War of Independence rages, a child is born to a woman of legendary beauty on the Greek island of Chios. The subsequent decades of bitter struggle between Greeks and Turks simmer to a head when the Greek army invades Turkey in 1919. During this time, Dimitra Lamartine arrives in Smyrna and gains fame and fortune as an embroiderer to the elite of Ottoman society. However, it is her granddaughter, Sophia, who takes the business to great heights as a couturier in Constantinople only to see their world come crashing down with the outbreak of war.1922: Sophia begins a new life in Athens, but the memory of a dire prophecy once told to her grandmother about a girl with flaming red hair begins to haunt her with devastating consequences with the occupation of Greece by the Axis Powers in 19411972: Eleni Stephenson is called to the bedside of her dying aunt in Athens. In a story that rips her world apart, Eleni discovers the chilling truth behind her family's dark past plunging her into the shadowy world of political intrigue, secret societies and espionage where families and friends are torn apart and where a belief in superstition simmers just below the surface.Extravagant, inventive, emotionally sweeping, The Embroiderer is a tale that travellers and those who seek culture and oriental history will love

Author : Christen Brown
Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1617452254
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Embroidery Book written by Christen Brown and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A spectacular encyclopedia of embroidery, sharing valuable techniques passed down through the generations . . . you’ll wonder how you ever worked without it.” —Sew Magazine Enjoy the tranquility of slow stitching with this step-by-step, visual guide to 149 embroidery stitches, motifs, and extras. Go beyond basic color theory–robust color charts take the guesswork out of choosing thread, silk ribbon, buttons, beads, and trims. Then take your embroidery to the next level with luxurious seam treatments and stunning stand-alone designs. Bestselling author Christen Brown’s traditional and contemporary techniques are showcased in a colorful gallery of crazy-quilted projects. “An overview of embroidery stitches and techniques as well as inspiration for embroidery projects . . . She dissects several of her pieces, summarizing the color palette, decorative elements, and stitches used.” —Library Journal

Author : Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin
Publisher : Los Angeles, Calif. : Los Angeles County Museum of Art
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Art of the Embroiderer written by Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin and published by Los Angeles, Calif. : Los Angeles County Museum of Art. This book was released on 1983 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Amy L. Frazer
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1633228851
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Empowered Embroidery written by Amy L. Frazer and published by Walter Foster Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Art Makers: Empowered Embroidery, learn to sketch and stitch strong, recognizable women from all walks of life. Featuring sketching and illustration instructions, basic stitches, embroidery techniques, and 6 projects with portraits of famous women, this book is a must-have tool for hands-on artists and crafters. If you’re a beginning embroiderer, start with the basic stitches and embroidery instructions at the beginning of the book. Essential tools, warm-up exercises, tips for embroidering facial features and hair, and general information on embroidery will give you the know-how you need to get started. Then dive into sketching your favorite female cultural and historical icons: Frida Kahlo Eleanor Roosevelt Maya Angelou Harriet Tubman Ruth Bader Ginsburg Michelle Obama Once you’ve sketched your figures, follow along with the step-by-step embroidery projects as you learn to stitch the women featured in the book—and anyone else you admire! All of the projects are beautifully paired with large photos so that you can easily mimic the techniques at home while relaxing with your embroidery. The author is a professional illustrator, designer, and embroiderer uniquely suited to give instruction on this fun, trending embroidery technique. With her expert tips, you’re sure to enjoy learning a new hobby, or advancing your skills if you’re already familiar with embroidery. Art Makers: Empowered Embroidery makes it easy to sketch, stitch, and create your favorite female icons, from empowering women of today to icons of the past. The Art Makers series is designed for beginning artists and arts-and-crafts enthusiasts who are interested in experiencing fun hands-on mediums, including polymer clay and papier-mache.

Author : Margie Bauer
Publisher : David & Charles
ISBN 13 : 9780715320372
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Embroiderer's Handbook written by Margie Bauer and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An encyclopedia of embroidery stitches using stranded threads includes step-by-step photographs and instructions showing every stage of working a stitch. Alongside the stitches are practical hints on using different threads and fabrics, solving common problems, choosing and storing equipment, starting and finishing, and the use of hoops and frames.

Author : Helen M. Stevens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780715308264
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Embroiderer's Countryside written by Helen M. Stevens and published by . This book was released on 1999-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embroidery artist Helen M. Stevens lives and works in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, which inspires her embroideries of wild animals, birds and flowers. This book reproduces in colour a collection of 75 examples of her work, and also contains a discussion of the techniques used.

Author : Joan DeJean
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1632864762
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Queen's Embroiderer written by Joan DeJean and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of How Paris Became Paris, a sweeping history of high finance, the origins of high fashion, and a pair of star-crossed lovers in 18th-century France. Paris, 1719. The stock market is surging and the world's first millionaires are buying everything in sight. Against this backdrop, two families, the Magoulets and the Chevrots, rose to prominence only to plummet in the first stock market crash. One family built its name on the burgeoning financial industry, the other as master embroiderers for Queen Marie-Thérèse and her husband, King Louis XIV. Both patriarchs were ruthless money-mongers, determined to strike it rich by arranging marriages for their children. But in a Shakespearean twist, two of their children fell in love. To remain together, Louise Magoulet and Louis Chevrot fought their fathers' rage and abuse. A real-life heroine, Louise took on Magoulet, Chevrot, the police, an army regiment, and the French Indies Company to stay with the man she loved. Following these families from 1600 until the Revolution of 1789, Joan DeJean recreates the larger-than-life personalities of Versailles, where displaying wealth was a power game; the sordid cells of the Bastille; the Louisiana territory, where Frenchwomen were forcibly sent to marry colonists; and the legendary "Wall Street of Paris," Rue Quincampoix, a world of high finance uncannily similar to what we know now. The Queen's Embroiderer is both a story of star-crossed love in the most beautiful city in the world and a cautionary tale of greed and the dangerous lure of windfall profits. And every bit of it is true.

Author : Royal School of Needlework
Publisher : SearchPress+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1781265437
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal School of Needlework Book of Embroidery written by Royal School of Needlework and published by SearchPress+ORM. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-in-one volume covering crewelwork, canvaswork, and six other types of hand embroidery, from the renowned school established in nineteenth-century England. This beautiful book is a rich source of embroidery techniques, stitches, and projects, covering eight key subjects in detail: crewelwork, bead embroidery, stumpwork, canvaswork, goldwork, whitework, blackwork, and silk shading. Collecting all the books in the trusted, bestselling Royal School of Needlework Essential Stitch Guide series, plus a new section on mounting your finished work, this fantastic book—heavily illustrated with photos—is a must-have for all embroiderers.

Author : Freeman Delamotte
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Embroiderer's Book of Design written by Freeman Delamotte and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomasina Beck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780715306918
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Embroiderer's Garden written by Thomasina Beck and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irresistible sketches adapted from the world's most beautiful gardens--in 80 pages of glorious full color--bring the needleworker a host of great project ideas, all with easy-to-follow instructions and over 150 step-by-step photos. Especially helpful: tips on translating nature's subtle colors and shapes into stitchwork. 192 pages, 88 color illus., 250 b/w illus., 8 3/4 x 12 1/4.