RSN Essential Stitch Guides: Silk Shading
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RSN Essential Stitch Guides: Silk Shading by Sarah Homfray
The Royal School of Needlework teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard, developing techniques in new and innovative ways. This book includes an extensive stitch guide, covering all the techniques necessary for silk shading, a design section, and a history of the Royal School itself.April 2013
Another title in the Royal School of Needlework series that gives detailed instructions on how to achieve beautiful stitching! After a brief history of this style there is a section on materials before moving onto design and using colourInspiration is next then composition, planning and transferring the design. Experienced sewers may find the section on stitches unnecessary. The second half of the book gives instruction on beginning simple projects, from fruit, marbles and autumn leaves. More advanced pieces incorporate different threads, materials and painted backgrounds. Following more ideas there is a final section on mounting a piece. All pages lie flat due to the ring binding and most pages have a tip or note to extend the reader’s knowledge. This is a really useful addition to any sewer’s bookcase; there are 7 titles in the series, all written by experienced students of the Royal School and well worth close study.
* Merseyside Embroiderer's Guild (megonline.co.uk) *Sarah Homfray came to silk shading relatively late in life, after careers led as a mechanical engineer and a croupier. After enrolling on a textile home study course and wanting to learn more, she applied for and was awarded a place on The Royal School of Needlework Apprenticeship programme. She graduated in 2006 and currently teaches there on certificated, diploma and seasonal courses.
Sarah went on to gain a Certificate in Education from Greenwich University and a Diploma in Fine Art from the Cyprus College of Art. She has won a number of awards for her embroidery work.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844485857 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844485854 |
| Title | RSN Essential Stitch Guides: Silk Shading |
| Author | Sarah Homfray |
| Series | Rsn Essential Stitch Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Search Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-06-03 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |