Bargello: An Explosion in Color [Hardcover]

Margaret Boyles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1974

Something new has been added to the time-honored art of Bargello needlework: a fresh approach to Color. Color is used in imaginative new ways, to add zest to classic designs. For example, the old favorite 'Domes and Spires,' is worked in five closely shaded golds, sparked with two red shades; the flame stitch is done in two bright shades of turquoise with hot pink, orange and yellow. Instructions for 'modernizing' these traditional designs appear in 'Bargello: An Explosion in Color' among with many colorful, brand-new patterns.

Margaret Boyels is as accomplished a teacher as she is a skilled and creative needleworker. Her exceptionally clear instructions, along with 54 full-color charts and 54 full-color illustrations gradually lead the novice or average embroider from designs labeled 'Easy' and 'Average' to such Advanced patterns as the sensational, new mitered Bargello. And even the simplest designs in the book are beautiful.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 148 pages
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company; 1st edition (January 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0025143204
• ISBN-13: 978-0025143203
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #295,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Colorful, easy-to-understand directions, January 11, 2003

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Mjsheldon "Opera Lover" (Walnut Creek, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I've used this book for several projects, and they've all turned out very well. Ms. Boyles' designs are classed as beginner, intermediate, and advanced, so it's easy to pick a design that will work for your level of skill. The designs are timeless, beautiful, and rewarding. The color combinations are electric. I've actually bought three copies of this book. The first I loaned to a friend; she lost it and bought me a used copy. The used copy developed mildew (something I had never considered when buying used) so I'm just now buying a third copy because this book is too good to be without.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Taught by a Master, March 30, 2009

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M. Goodman-Smith (paradise ie: Florida) - See all my reviews
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It is always better to be taught something by someone who has mastered the art. Not someone who took it up a few months ago and now styles themselves an expert or someone who wrote some book under contract to a publisher using cobbled together instructions but from someone who "knows of what they speak".
I learned Bargello using these Margaret Boyles books, and learned it well. The instructions and graphs are clear and to the point. The pictures are straight forward and her color use is excellent. I find I rarely want to duplicate anyone else's color combinations however I find myself referring to Margaret Boyles books when I need color inspiration or just a color kick in the pants.
Margaret Boyles books are all out of print now and can be tricky to find. Do not give up. You will not regret it.

I am writing a lot of these reviews. As a buyer of these out-of-print books, I always wish there was more information about them available. So, I am doing this in hopes others will too and there will more of these reviews out here.

5.0 out of 5 stars great, October 12, 2011

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was the product I was expecting and arrived in a short time hopefully all transactions will have similar results bravo