This Royal School of Needlework's essential guide to goldwork will give you all you need to create beautiful stitched work with metal thread. The Royal School of Needlework teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard and is well respected all over the world. It not only upholds the traditions of English embroidery that go back many hundreds of years but is constantly taking embroidery forward in new and innovative ways. Written by Helen McCook, RSN Graduate Apprentice, Tutor and renowned embroiderer, this book begins with:
- A historical account of goldwork, then moves on to the materials and equipment required
- Framing up, how to transfer a design on to fabric, and how to start and finish a thread.
- The main section of the book then covers all the essential stitches and techniques through clear, step-by-step diagrams and photographs, coupled with beautiful, close-up photographs showing how then can be used in a finished piece.
- All the key traditional techniques are included: couching, bricking, basketweave, cutwork, spangles, s-ing, pearl purl, plate, and kid.
- The book ends with beautiful and exquisitely worked examples of how the techniques can be combined in finished pieces.
About the author
Helen McCook is a tutor for the prestigious Royal School of Needlework. She has extensive experience in theatre and film costume, and pieces of her work can be found in private collections and galleries worldwide, including in the British Royal Collection.
Format Paperback | 96 pages
Dimensions 0.76 cms H x 27.69 cms L x 21.59 cms W | 430g
Publication date 30 November 2021
Publisher Search Press
Language English
ISBN: 1800920172 EAN: 9781800920170