Contrast in Crewel Embroidery - Tatiana Popova

Contrast in Crewel Embroidery

Modern Designs on Light and Dark

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
224 Seiten
2025
Search Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80092-271-6 (ISBN)
31,15 inkl. MwSt
Discover a wealth of innovative and inspiring ideas for using colour in crewelwork, from one of the world's leading embroiderers, Tatiana Popova.



Explore the interplay of light and dark, and experiment with colour and stitch in this stunning, practical guide to crewelwork. Through her innovative stitch designs and inimitable eye for colour, Tatiana explores how the traditional technique of crewel embroidery can be reimagined for stunning, contemporary results. Inside you’ll find:





A complete guide to the tools and materials needed.
A guide to planning successful colour, thread and stitch choices – all explained with invaluable personal insights.
4 'smart doodles’, which allow you to produce an accomplished finished piece while you practice your stitches.
4 paired 'light and night' embroideries: each pair uses one design but varies the colours of the threads, fabric colour and stitches used, to give two distinctly different results. Each project contains a complete thread and stitch list, which corresponds to detailed photography of the finished embroidery, to make it as accessible as possible.
All templates included.
A full stitch directory with more than 130 crewelwork stitches explained step by step, from back stitch to woven wheel.


Whether you are new to embroidery or an experienced embroiderer looking for new ideas and expert guidance, this inspiring, practical book is one you will turn to again and again.

Tatiana Popova is a Ukrainian embroiderer. She learnt to stitch at an early age and for a time pursued her passion for stitching by studying a huge variety of embroidery styles and techniques, both at school and in her own time. Flowers have always had a special appeal to her. Having trained as a floristry designer, Tatiana continues making flower arrangements, now worked in silk ribbon and thread. She started her own business, Owl Crafts Company, producing kits for silk ribbon and crewel embroidery. Tatiana teaches at a number of craft shows and Embroidery Guilds all around the world, including the UK, USA, Japan, and Australia. This her third book for Search Press, with her previous two titles selling over 12,500 copies to date. You can find out more about Tatiana and her work on her website www.owl-crafts.com

Introduction 6

Materials, tools and tips 8

DMC to Appleton conversion chart 9

The knotty problem 10



Called-for stitches 14

Key to instructions 62

Instructions 64

Smart doodles 64

Happy birthday 66

Tiny the snail 72

Goldfish 76

Columbine 80





Day & night designs 84

Pattern one 86

Queen rose light 88

Queen rose night 94



Pattern two 100

Captured by flora 102

Green brougham 110



Pattern three 118

Jewel the unicorn 120

Jewels of november 132



Pattern four 142

Have a nice day 144

Good night 154



Templates 164

Stitch index 172

Erscheint lt. Verlag 11.2.2025
Zusatzinfo 600 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort Tunbridge Wells
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 280 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Freizeit / Hobby Handarbeit / Textiles
ISBN-10 1-80092-271-X / 180092271X
ISBN-13 978-1-80092-271-6 / 9781800922716
Zustand Neuware
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