Needlepoint Book - Couverture souple

Since its original publication in 1976, The Needlepoint Book has become known as "The Black Bible" for all stitching enthusiasts-the one resource for every needlepoint aficionado. Whether you're new to the craft or have been practicing for years, this guide covers your stitching journey from inspiration to achievement with specific guidelines on how to make the painted canvas yours.
Featuring all-new projects and stitch patterns for every level of expertise, you will learn practical skills. And included in this revised and expanded edition is a crash course on how to use new fibres; updated information on materials, as well as how to work with and care for them; dozens of new stitches and a chapter on the popular openwork stitches; and diagrams and stitch guides for every project included in book. Also featured: thirty-two pages of colour photographs with all-new projects; dozens of new stitches explained with photos and drawings; a new Ribbon Stitch chapter; and in all, 432 stitches and 1,500 illustrations.

The most comprehensive and trusted guide to stitching beautiful needlepoint designs now includes authoratitive discussions of recent innovations in this ever popular craft. Including clear instructions on everything from transferring designs to selecting colours for professional looking finishes, Jo Ippolito Christensen provides solid information and easy-to-follow guides for working with different materials, understanding new yarns and fibers with a range of stitches - old and new.
THE NEEDLEPOINT BOOK is a complete guide to the craft, and the only book that any reader will need to become an expert at creating exquisite works to be treasured forever.