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THE Embroidery 1 Stitch BIBLE j Betty Barnden lwause publications 700 E. State Street. lala, WI 54990-0001 mec A Quarto Book First published in North Arnerlca in 2003 by Krause Pubi~cations. 700 East State Street loia. WI 54990-0001 Copyright 0 2003 Ouarto lnc i rights reserved No part of thls publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, or transmitted in any iorm or by any means, eiectronlc, hanical, photocopying recording or othervise, without the prior permission oi the copyright holder. Libraryoicongress Catalog Card No 20021 13120 ISBN 0-81349-5 10-1 QUARESB Conceived, designed, and produced by Ouarto Publishing pic The Old Brewery. 6 Biundeii Sbeet London N7 9BH Senior project editor Nadia Naqib Art edltar Karla iennings Deslgner Maggie Aldred iilustrators Coral Mula, Elsa Godfrey. Michelle Stamp Assistant art director Penny Cobb Tent editors Sue Richardson, Deirdre Clark Photographers Steve Lumb. Paul Forrester Indexer Diana Le Core Art director Molra Clinch Publisher Piers Spence Manufactured by Pica Digital Pte Ltd, Singapore Printed by Midas Printlng International Limited. C h ~ n a 'ENTS Pulled stitcnes Stitch select01 8 Stitches for trimming! nbroidely essentials 24 The Stitch Collection Stitches for Fabric : Line stitches 'chain stitches Blanket stitches Crossed stitches Feather stitches Satin stitches Couching stitches Laid filling stitches Detached stitches Raised stitches Woven stitches Stitches for Canvas Diagonal stitches zht stitches ,,,,sing stitches .. Composite stitches Loop and pile stitches Working Practice Counted thread techniques Freestyle embroidery techniques Canvaswork techniques F~nishing touches Insertion st~tches 122 Smocklng stltches 126 ~ Glossary Drawn thread st~tches l3( Index and credits 4 Introduction Embroidery is the art of decorating a stitches described; browse here to fabric with stitches to enrich or add find the exact stitch you want, then I to its beauty. Through the centuries. refer to the Stitch Collection for a embroiderers have experimented detailed working description. with the materials available to them, adapting and refining their The Stitch Collection is the heart 7 techniques, drawing inspiration from of the book. The photographed 1 their surroundings or from the art samples are shown fuil-size. Each 4 and ornament of other times and stitch is fully described and othercultures Embroidery has 4 illustrated with numbered figures, .., been used for many purposes: to and accompanied by a list of its commemorate public or private main uses, with helpful notes on the : events, to express ideas both working method. Many stitches have . politicai and spiritual, to indicate alternative names; these are also j rank, to tell stories, or to celebrate listed, and included in the index as 6 $ the beauty of the natural worid. useful reference aid. , L d -4 Although fashions in embroidery The Embroidery Essentials chapter I come and go, many basic stitches will help you choose appropriate remain the same From simple cross materials and equipment for .! stitch borders to elaborate goldwork whatever technique you intend to 2 a repertoire of versatile stitches has use. Here you will find general '1 accumulated over time Over two information applicable to all types d hundred stitches are described in of embroidery. this book, and many can be used in a wide variety of ways, from bold. The Working Practice chapter Is ~ractical canvaswork and quilting divided into four sections: counted through to the delicate, lace-like Thread Techniques, Freestyle effects of cut work or shadow work. Embroidery Techniques, Canvaswol Techniques, and Finishing Touches This book is intended to enable you Each one of the Techniques sectlon to interpret designs in a flexible way, includes general working guldellnal Whether you are adapting an followed by specific working existing design or inventing your methods for various types of own, this book will heip you to embroidery: how to choose and u81 choose stitches that are appropriate. suitable fabrics, threads, and both visually and practically, then stltches for a wide varlety of effects I use them to produce flnlshed work from dramatlc blackwork to lntrlcat' that Is unlquely yours. The Stltch ,.m,, three-dlmenslonal techniques. The Finishing Touches section various combinations of materiais shows you various ways of finishing Discover the wonderful variety of and displaying different types of effects that can be created on fabric embroidety for both decorative and with just a needle and thread-the practical purposes, so that your work sensuous. tactile wearable art that can be enjoyed and appreciated at is embroidery. Happy stitching! its best. With the aid of this book, you can express your own design ideas with originality and display them in finished work. if you read the book with needles. threads, and fabrics at hand. you can try out stitches or techniques that appeal t o you, in Stitches for Fa bric Holhoin stitch Stem stitch LINE STITCHES Line st~tchesareoften used to represent a linear element in a design, such as a flower stalhor leaf veinThey may alsoadd emphasis by outlining or adding details to an area of another stitch, or be repeated to fill an area with fine texture. I Runningstitch and variations Bachstitch and varratians Rosette cham Douhie hnat stitch ~ b f c h I I Fsatheredcha! stitch Two-color chain -l BLANKET STITCHES The stitches in this group are derived from the basic blanket stitch, which is often used do oneten the raw edge of a plece of fabr~c and prevent it from fray~ng. Thls stitch is simpleand quichto work and may be easilyvared in sire and spacngfor vadous decorative eflects. Thesesttches may also be used as outlines and to bu~ld up bold, decorative mot~fs, bends, and borders. CHAIN STITCHES 1 Chain st~tchesform bold, fluid n e s that are easv curved to suit sinuous natural forms. They may be used singlyor repeated t o f l an area with a close or open effect. Decorative variations such as crested chain st~tch are often Incorporated in borderdesigns. stitch Shpinghlanhetand crossedslaping bianhetStitch Up and down blanket stitch Tailor's bunonhoie stitch Zigzag chain sfitch FEATHER STITCHES These stltches are formed ~n a sim~larway to chain s~tches but the "linhs" are not closed as in a true chanTherefore they generally have a loose, open appearance and may be worked repularly as spiky nes. or irregularly to express natural forms Such llnes may be used to attach appliquC shapes. covering the rawfabrlc edges. Worked more closely they may be used to fill small shapes such as leaves with interes~ng textures. Interlaced hernqbane band _- sized areas with a smooth, soiid suriace. They are rarely used for la~ge areas. The individual ,a, with nofabdc showing stranded coiion thread is thereforea good choice. - St~tches may be stroked I needle to settie them fabricand held down in Q, the manner of couching ti~iit stitches. They are used to The laid threads are decorative stitches may Diagonal la- any type el couching: the laid" thread 1s aiiached be added. For a regular fi1Iing tothe fabric sutiace by tlny st~tches made with the "couching" or "Ving" thread, which may be matching or contrasting in color. Usually the used n several ways: a single stitch unit may be worhed to represent an element ofa design. such as a French hnotfor an eye, or a singletete- de-boeuf stitch as a flower bud. Detached stltches may be worked in a regular pattern, sprinhed informally, or artenxed with graduated spacing for a shaded effect. RAISED STITCHES Most 01 these stitches begin by worhinga base of straight stitches nto thefabrc, onto which decorat~ve stitches are then formed wthout Raisedch; . . : . . L piercingthe fabric, thereby producing a raised effect. Some form detached, boldly raised mot~fs while othersform decorative bands, which may be worhed side by iev,anstitch sde to fill an area of the desgn WOVEN STITCHES - These stltches are worked In layers thefrst layer of stitches passes through the fabric, butthe second or subsequent layers I often only pass through thefabrcat the beginning and end of athread or Ine 01 stitches. beng woven In and out of the first iayer i in various formations. The group includes both 1 solid and open filling sfor rectangular, ifregular, and circular shapes. I Knaned herringbone inserfion DRAWN THREAD STITCHES These stitches are used for a v p e o f openwork embroidery in which somm ofihe fabric threads are withdrawn from the weave. and the remaining fabric threads then grouped in various ways with sttchas.This technique of withdrawing threads lends itself naturally to thecreation of border designs with an open, lacy appearance. Thefabric used must therefore be woven with easily visible threads; evenweave is ideal.The embroidery thread should be of a s~m!iarweight to one strand of the fabric thread, and a blunt needle is advisable. Knottedd< stitch ,e """llli sr stitch Dove's eye corner TI ,",>,v, ""<"vr and variations >&,.-; , :p& .., ' Botf~nh~ie corner andloop stitch :-.:. Wheelcorner ki STRAIGHT STITCHES Straghi stitches usually require a rather heavy thread or yarn to ~atisfactorly cover the canvas, because the stitches e parallel to the canvas threads, which tend to peep through. However these stitches are simple to workand will quickly fill large areas and backgrounds with textured patterns. Such patterns may be geometric in character (such as Hungaran diamond d~tch) or more soitly blurred to allow color blending (such as Gobelin fillingstitch), Encroaching uprirht Gobelin stitch OldFlorentme stitch Brich stitch CROSSING STITCHES The stitch patterns n this section are formed by working groups of stitches that cross over each other. Each ndvduai stitch may be straight with the canvas mesh, sloping, or diagonal. When repeatinggroups of st~tches in lines, take care to always work the stitches of each group in the orderglven, to maintain a regular appearance. Ingeneral, these stitches glve good canvas coverage. Due to iheir crossing construction, they are stable and rarely distort the canvasio any significant degree, so only gentle blocking $aee 2401 is required. llternathgcross stitch C Star s6tch PlaitedGobelin 1 112 stitch - Shells stitch v - LOOP AND PILE STITCHES These sttchesform loops an the surface of the canvas. Same have loops that are held down flat. asin the caseof eastern stitch. LOOPS may also be fwmed in vanous ways to stand up irom the suliace such as rya stltch, velvet stitch, surrey stitch. and single knotted stitch. The construction of some is very robust and therefore suitable for rug-making; others less so, but these may be used as a bold texiure. Such iree- standing loops may be leftasformed or cutto make a series of tufts. Cut or uncut. such a sullace is called a "pile." ~~~ Surray stitch fastem stitch Em broidery Essentials HOOPS Most types and of frames embroidery may be worked in a hoop or f r a m e . he work is held taut, avoiding puckering and d i s t o r t i o n . However. s t i t c h i n g in a hoop or frame is often slower because o f the need to make e a c h UP or down (see stab method of stitching Page 341. D i f f e r e n t t y p e s o f needles are used f o r d i f f e r e n t types of ~h~ eye rlypLEEMBROIDERYHOOPS ise cons,stofwo or wooden rlngs, the outer ring adiusbble in size to )W for different ~ ~ i ~ h t s o f fabric. The outer ring is adiusted to fit over the inner r ring using a screw. The inner ring is then laid on aflat suriace.thefabrlc placed 6 fiatover ,t, andthe outer rlng placed flat in position. The screw is loosened veQ untilthe ring can be pressed into place.The screw should not be CREWEL NEEDLES i tightened wlth the fabric In place. (sizes I to 10) are sharppointed, medium-length needles with birly large eyes, making them easy to thread. They are sultable for mosttypesof embroidery SLATE FRLME (OR SQUARE FRAME) on fabrlc usingflne to medium threads. ~ h e s e are available In severai Sizes. and may be held in the lap or flxed to a standThefabrlc 1s stretched beween the top and bottom rollers by stitching it to the webblng CHENILLE NEEDLES anached to the rollers. whlch arethen adjusted to take up extra (Sizes 13 to 266) are aiso sharp~pointed, but iongerand thicker wlth larger eyes. They are used for embroidery an length. The slde edges may then fabr~c with heaver threads. be laced to the side bars. LRTISTS STRETCHER FRAME stretched aver the frame and held with thumbtacks or staPles. Jmer equipment I mbroidely scissors ' ' ' '" ne-polnted, and harp.You will pmb; smaken'sheais ircuningfabric, an tuning paper. finely ddaiied work. waterwasable or vanishlog (the marks vanish after about48 hours). These may be mebi or MLSKINGTUQE plastic. and are normally markingfabnc accurately. May be used to

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