Art of Making Hand Beaded Bags by Karen Torrisi
Nothing quite gives the feeling of opulence and luxury than a fine piece of hand beaded work. Shimmering sequins and beads, each painstakingly placed, produce the appearance, as Christian Dior says, 'of the fingers of fairies'. This wonderful art is an ancient one. Once done by skilled artisans for the pleasure of the very rich, it still to this day has to be done by hand.Karen Torrisi has been designing & creating luxurious, exquisite beading & embroideries professionally since 1994, a career spanning over 2 decades. She currently works in London UK & Paris France.
Karen's formal training began in Sydney Australia in Fashion. She then pursued the specialized study of beading in Aust, with the late beading author Maisie Jarratt. She continued her training at Ecole D' Broderie d'art Lesage in Paris, receiving a Queens Trust Grant for Young Achievers to study Haute Couture Beading and Embroidery to professional level in Paris in 1999.
To further her advanced embroidery skills, she has attended courses at the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court in the UK. Opening her own atelier in Sydney Australia in 1994, Karen designed beading & embroidery for many designers & couturiers, coordinated beading for a team of local embroiderers and then coordinating beading production in India & China.
Karen has been teaching Tambour Beading and Hand Embroidery since 2000. She currently teaches other enthusiasts these skills at govt. institutions, for the Embroiderers Guild, privately & at Art & Stitch Symposiums around the world. She won 1st Prize (Open Category) in the Hand & Lock Embroidery Prize. This is an internationally prestigious embroidery prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781903975442 |
| ISBN 10 | 1903975441 |
| Title | Art of Making Hand Beaded Bags |
| Author | Karen Torrisi |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Search Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 60 |
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