Creative Hand Embroidery [Paperback]

Sue Newhouse (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1994

Illustrated with over 40 embroideries, this book is specially designed to encourage beginners to explore the creative possibilities of hand embroidery. It begins with the basic "know-how", and shows how to use silk threads and simple stitches to create original embroidered countryside scenes. The first project is a step-by-step meadow landscape using basic stitches and techniques. This is followed by imaginative ideas developing this theme by improving the design and colour scheme, plus advice on how to add applique and fabric painting techniques to achieve maximum effect. The final and more advanced section shows how to incorporate textured items such as miniature padded flowers and animals and wooden gates, and how to achieve extra tone and perspective.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Search Press (March 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0855327278
• ISBN-13: 978-0855327279
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,479,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational Embroidery Ideas!!!, April 8, 2002

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Bedorah "bedorah" (Suisun, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Hand Embroidery (Paperback)

This is an absolutely amazing book. As a moderately experienced embroiderer and fiber arts person, I mostly drew inspiration and instruction from the many color pictures, not just of the author's embroideries, but those of her students! The embroideries pictured are just stunning. What is truly impressive is just how technically simple this embroidery style is. She does provide very complete instructions on the stitches (straight stitches, french knots, and lazy daisies are about as complicated as it gets) but mostly this book is about ideas and artistry. She provides complete directions on one example, but then clearly she wants you to branch out and embroider your own gardens and landscapes. And I was able to! I'm not the greatest artist, but using this book I've been able to create original embroidery designs that look almost as good as those in the book! If you are getting a little tired of cross-stitch or following other people's designs, this is the book for you!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very worthwhile, December 4, 2006

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LynetteB (NSW, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Hand Embroidery (Paperback)

I've been waiting for this book on back order and it was worth the wait! The scenery pictures in the book which have been embroidered (very well) by Sue's students, present a real variety of scenes and what interests me the most is some of them have other skills besides embroidery used, for example, you can create a realistic stone wall - and a gate! I love that kind of creativity because it adds to the picture you are creating and means you can embroider anything at all, not just landscapes. Each secne in the book has information on stitches used, and preparation, eg, some have painted sky or background which adds to the realisticness of the scenes. The scenes are English in case you are Australian or American/Canadian, but the majority just need local flowers added to make it fit your country. Excellent book, can't wait for her other book to arrive!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book!, February 5, 2009

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Happy Camper "Bobbi" (Westminster, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Hand Embroidery (Paperback)

I was ready to go a step higher in my embroidery work, and this is it! I have both of Sue's books, and pour over them looking at the lovely photos of work the ladies have done, getting inspiration for my own. I have already, since Christmas, completed three projects of this type and have more in my head. You don't have to have alot of experience, she has all the needed stitches shown right there, and you can complete them with little cost for materials (also listed in the book.)