4 GENERAL INFORMATION
4 MATERIALS
Fabrics and interfacings
Threads
Wire
Beads
Found objects
TOOLS
Needles
Hoops
Scissors
Needlelace pad
Other tools
TRANSFERRING DESIGNS
Transferring designs to main fabric
Transferring shapes for cutting out
STITCHES & TECHNIQUES
8 Surface Embroidery Techniques - raised and padded stitches
18 Padding and Slip Techniques
24 Wirework Techniques
30 Needlelace
40 Beading
DESIGNS
46 Magic Mushrooms
50 Nature's Diner
53 Angel
56 Wild Rose Garland
59 Elizabethan Bouquet
64 Cottontail
66 Berry Garland
70 Fishwatch
72 Henry
75 Rainbow Lorikeet
78 Out of Africa
86 Wild Passionfruit
89 Tulipa
92 Geraldton Wax
94 Christmas Bells
97 Spring Splendour
100 Gossamer
104 Spirit of Spring
108 Forbidden Fruit
110 Verity
113 PATTERNS
124 INDEX
128 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Compiled by the expert team at Country Bumpkin, renowned Australian publishers of embroidery books and magazines.
From Mary Corbet's Needle 'n' Thread" A-Z of Stumpwork was
originally published by Country Bumpkin Publications, but, as of
2015, it has been recently re-published by Search Press, along with
the rest of the A-Z needlework series. This is good news for
embroiderers worldwide, because the A-Z books are some of the best
embroidery reference books (and the most beautiful!), and they’re
now available to a wider audience, more affordably. A-Z of
Stumpwork focuses on dimensional embroidery techniques, made
famous in 17th century embroidery, and enjoying a huge resurgence
in popularity today. The cover above is from the
new A-Z of Stumpwork published by Search Press in 2015.
If you own the old version, or if you’re considering buying a used
copy, the old cover looks like this: The book begins
with general information about stumpwork: materials needed, tools,
how to transfer the design, and so forth. Then it launches into the
instructional section, which covers surface embroidery stitches
(both raised and padded stitches), padding and slip techniques,
wirework techniques, needlelace techniques, and beading techniques.
Each technique section is filled with step-by-step
color photos. Below each photo is the written
explanation of the step illustrated. If you’ve
wondered how to use felt as padding, wonder no more – the book
shows several different ways to use felt, whether in single layers
or worked up over many layers. The book instructs on
ways of making separate slips – that is, embroidered pieces that
are separate from the main design and then attached onto the
design. Wired leaves always come to mind when I think
of stumpwork, and the book demonstrates clearly how to make these
detachable leaves and petals, and how to attach them to the main
design. Beads are a regular part of many stumpwork
designs, so there’s a thorough section on how to attach beads to
your stumpwork projects. And often in stumpwork, we
run across covered beads – berries or whatnot made out of
thread-covered wooden beads. The book details different ways to
cover these types of beads. Finally, the back of the
book features over twenty beautiful stumpwork projects created by
talented designers from all over the world. (Incidentally,
the “Magic Mushrooms” stumpwork designabove is available for
free on the Country Bumpkin website.) The designs
range from tropical birds to modern flowers to scenes of Africa to
Elizabethan flowers – there’s a wide variety of designs, and
they’re suited for beginners to stumpwork, to intermediate (and
beyond). The back of the book contains line drawings
for all the designs and their elements. What can I say about this
book that the book doesn’t say for itself? If you’re interested in
stumpwork embroidery, then I’d say this is one of those necessary
reference books that you’ll want on your bookshelf!
*Mary Corbet's Needle 'n' Thread*
April 2015 Since it's 17th-century heyday, stitchers have been
charmed by raised embroidery's ability to produce truly animated
results, and stumpwork is enjoying a well-deserved renaissance.
Lizzie Kulinski's teddy bear 'Henry' begs to be picked up and
cuddled with his padded muzzle and domed tum. Jan Kerton's beaded
3D blackberries are succulent enough to lure the birds from the
trees. Libby Vater's 'Cottontail' bunny's ear, worked as a detached
piece, is affixed with an instruction impossible to resist: 'Gently
stroke the ear to shape it.' Packed with clear step-by-step
photographs and instructions and full-size trace of patterns, this
is an essential guide; stumpwork beginners and experts will
appreciate the careful distillation of basic and advanced
techniques, styles and colourful inspiration. A welcome
practicality is the 'lay-flat' binding, which enables the book to
remain open for reference while you stitch.
*Stitch*
March 2015 This form of three-dimensional embroidery has been
around since the 17th century. This book shows stitches used with
over 400 step-by-step photos. Full-size patterns are included for
20 designs. You'll find out all about raised and padded stitches.
Each stitch is clearly shown and the instructions are easy to
follow. The designs include mushrooms, flowers, animals, a bear,
berries and butterflies. With each design, you see clearly at a
glance the stitches used, materials needed and order of work. There
are no step-by-step photos for working the designs. Favourite
designs include Elizabethan Bouquet; Geraldton Wax, an Iris and if
I could only choose one, it would be Gossamer because the silver
wire worked butterfly is stunning.
*Karen Platt Yarnsandfabrics.co.uk/crafts*
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