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Beginner's Guide to Goldwork
Ruth Chamberlin's exquisite work is an inspiration in this lavishly illustrated practical guide to embroidering with gold threads. With all of the techniques needed to produce Ruth's beautiful designs explained in clear, step-by-step photographs, this superb book will appeal to both beginners and experienced embroiderers alike.
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80 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2006
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December 1, 2014
If you are, like me, unable to get to classes to teach you goldwork this book is the next best thing. Chamberlin takes the reader gently through introductory pages about her training at the School of Embroidery and a bit of the history of goldwork, before going on to introduce the materials and equipment you need.
There is a really clear Getting Started section which shows you how to prepare and frame your fabric in a slate frame, transfer a design and begin and end gold and coloured threads.
Chamberlain shows you how to create a sampler and double page spread is given over to each stitch: laid stich, couching, padding (floss, cotton, card and felt), satin stitch, long and short stitch, brick stitch, using kid and basket stitch.
Each spread begins with a section about the stitch and lots of great tips so that your effort will come out as well as possible. Then there are numbered steps clearly illustrated by really good photographs.
There is a really clear Getting Started section which shows you how to prepare and frame your fabric in a slate frame, transfer a design and begin and end gold and coloured threads.
Chamberlain shows you how to create a sampler and double page spread is given over to each stitch: laid stich, couching, padding (floss, cotton, card and felt), satin stitch, long and short stitch, brick stitch, using kid and basket stitch.
Each spread begins with a section about the stitch and lots of great tips so that your effort will come out as well as possible. Then there are numbered steps clearly illustrated by really good photographs.
March 17, 2018
Good book for a beginner, if you have always wanted to try Goldwork embroidery this book is a good start. From the choice of materials to the instructions of each stitch the directions were easy to follow.
May 9, 2019
Excellent/Beautiful
Beautiful book for the beginner like me, and I suppose for the person who is experienced in embroidery. The one thing I did not like was it is scanned in two pages on my phone. I found this very cumbersome and annoying as I constantly had to shift and increase/decrease to view. Otherwise, I would have given it 5 stars.
Beautiful book for the beginner like me, and I suppose for the person who is experienced in embroidery. The one thing I did not like was it is scanned in two pages on my phone. I found this very cumbersome and annoying as I constantly had to shift and increase/decrease to view. Otherwise, I would have given it 5 stars.
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