Step-by-step instructions! Handle fabric items with confidence! This volume covers: Handling needlework in the frame shop, Basic fabric construction, Types of needlework and fabric, Notions, Cleaning and repairs, Pressing needlework, Blocking needlework, 12 Methods of mounting textiles, 15 projects that include: Needlepoint, Cross-Stitch, Crewel, Antique Sampler, Quilt, Kimono, Carpet, Scroll, Scarf, Hankie, Persian Painting, Doily, Papyrus, Weaving and a Flag, Framing Canvas & Fabric. Suggested by the Professional Picture Framers Association as a study guide for the Certified Picture Framers test.
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Vivian Carli Kistler, MCPF, GCF, Adv. Vivian Kistler is a leading picture framing expert and in worldwide demand. She owned and operated a large retail gallery and frame shop for over twenty years. She has a degree in art and a certificate in finance. She also owned a craft store and a commercial framing company which supplied framing and art to hotels, coliseums and hospitals. Vivian is the author of numerous books and videos, including the seven-volume Library of Professional Picture Framing. Her monthly articles appear in Art World News, Picture Framing Magazine and Profile magazine. As an educator in the framing and art industry, Vivian travels the world training framers. She is certified as a Master Custom Picture Framer in the USA by the Professional Picture Framers Association and as a Guild Commended Framer, Advanced in the UK by the Fine Art Trade Guild.
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Everything you need to get started in framing needlework,
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This review is from: Needlework Framing (Library of Professional Picture Framing, Vol. 3) (Paperback)
Very informative - good diagrams, instructions & commentary. Covers cleaning, blocking & repairing as well as detailed information on various mounting methods & what type of project would be suitable for each method.
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Framing needlework can be mind boggling. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Framing needlework can be mind boggling. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Straight Talk about Quilt Care: Display, Cleaning, and Storage of New and Antique Quilts and Needlework by Patricia Lynne Grace Cummings on page 30
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