Random House New Releases - Crafts & Hobbies - Embroidery

Sweet Stitches from the Heart by Hiroko Mori

2011-09-13T00:30:00-05:00

Sweet Stitches from the Heart More Than 70 Project Ideas and 900 Stitch Motifs for Angels, Teddies, Fairies, Hearts, and Alphabets, plus Essential Embroidery and Cross-Stitch Techniques
Written by Anne Sohier-Fournel, Agnes Delage-Calvet and Isabelle Leloup
Photographed by Frederic Lucano and Hiroko Mori

Trade Paperback, 240 pages | Potter Craft | Crafts & Hobbies - Embroidery; Crafts & Hobbies - Cross-Stitch; Crafts & Hobbies - Sewing | $24.99 | 978-0-307-58688-9 (0-307-58688-X)

Sweet Stitches from the Heart offers embroideristas only the sweetest, most charming embroidery and cross-stitch motifs. Your heart will melt at these frolicking fairies, globe-trotting teddy bears, tender alphabets, and other whimsical designs that embellish gifts, garments, linens, and decorative items for the home. Whether you’re new to needlecrafts or have been stitching for years, Sweet Stitches from the Heart will be your go-to resource with essential techniques, 70 beautiful project ideas, and more than 900 motifs. The “Get Stitching” section gives you the basics that you need to get started, including materials and tools, basic stitches, and working with color. You’ll also find instructions for sewing simple projects, like pillows, coverlets, and baby bibs. Of course, you can embellish just about anything with the variety of motifs included here. Let your imagination take flight with these inspiring ideas, and discover how sweet stitching is.

Embroidery Companion by Alicia Paulson

2010-08-10T00:30:00-05:00

Embroidery Companion Classic Designs for Modern Living
Written by Alicia Paulson

Trade Paperback, 160 pages | Potter Craft | Crafts & Hobbies - Embroidery | $22.99 | 978-0-307-46235-0 (0-307-46235-8)

For Alicia Paulson, embroidery is so much more than simply pulling needle and thread through cloth. It’s a way to let loose the imagination, elevate everyday materials by decorating them with fanciful designs, and perhaps most of all, to enjoy the quiet reflection resulting from embroidery’s unique textures, vibrant colors, and gentle rhythms.

If Alicia’s first book, Stitched in Time, could be considered a valentine to the craft of sewing, then Embroidery Companion is Alicia’s full-on love letter to embroidery. This is the craft that captured her imagination as a child, helped her through the most difficult times in her adult life, and continues to stay closest to her heart. In Embroidery Companion, she shares stitch patterns and instructions for 30 beautiful projects, featuring three different kinds of embroidery:

   • Decorative embroidery
   • Counted cross-stitch
   • Crewelwork

Inspired by vintage motifs and the folk-art traditions of various cultures, Alicia’s embroidered embellishments frequently draw from the archives of historical resources to bring a homemade modern touch to tablescapes, household items, and wearables. Alicia also shares all she’s learned through helpful glossaries, discussions of essential tools, clear instructions, and projects for crafters of every experience level.

Embroidery is an easy-to-learn––and easy-to-love––craft that spans generations and touches many lives. Whether you’re attempting your first project, or you’re anxious to challenge yourself with a new technique, Embroidery Companion will be your guide to inspire and instruct for years to come.

Bags in Bloom by Susan Cariello

2010-07-20T00:30:00-05:00

Bags in Bloom Create 20 Unique Flower Purses with Simple Embroidery Stitches and Easy-to-Sew Patterns
Written by Susan Cariello

Trade Paperback, 144 pages | Potter Craft | Crafts & Hobbies - Embroidery; Crafts & Hobbies - Sewing | $21.99 | 978-0-8230-0079-1 (0-8230-0079-6)

A perfect bag for every occasion, in every season!

Each season has its own palette of floral colors, from vivid poppies to hardy wildflowers, from autumn leaves to winter roses—and now you can have a bag to match every outfit in every season.

In Bags In Bloom, with just 6 simple patterns and 12 easy embroidery stitches, you’ll learn how to make 20 different purse designs. From a clear overview of embroidery, including a primer on fabrics and different fiber elements you can use to great effect, to detailed instructions on sewing and assembly, and even how to get inspired to design your own, accessories designer Susan Cariello takes you step-by-step through making purses that complement each season’s wardrobe perfectly.

A fresh twist on classic embroidery, Bags in Bloom ensures your purse will be as colorful and vibrant as the world aroud you—all year long!

Samplers by Rebecca Scott

2010-02-16T00:30:00-05:00

Samplers
Written by Rebecca Scott

Trade Paperback, 128 pages | Shire | Antiques & Collectibles - Textiles & Costume; Crafts & Hobbies - Embroidery | $19.95 | 978-0-7478-0706-3 (0-7478-0706-X)

Samplers have a long history in Britain and the United States, dating from the sixteenth century. They were originally a collection of patterns gathered together for easy reference to be used in embroidery and needlepoint lace. But they later developed into a schoolgirls' exercise, and today they are more often used to record stitches than patterns.

This book traces the history of samplers in Britain from the late sixteenth century onwards, and includes examples of long, darning, map, school, stitch and plain sewing samplers, as well as those associated with great griefs and joys. Written by Britain's leading experts on the subject, and illustrated with superb photographs of a great range of samplers, this title provides an ideal introduction for the collector, art historian and social historian of these amazing embroidered pictures.

A Rainbow of Stitches by Frederic Lucano

2009-10-20T00:30:00-05:00

A Rainbow of Stitches Embroidery and Cross-Stitch Basics Plus More Than 1,000 Motifs and 80 Project Ideas
Written by Agnes Delage-Calvet, Anne Sohier-Fournel, Muriel Brunet and Francoise Ritz
Photographed by Frederic Lucano

Trade Paperback, 240 pages | Potter Craft | Crafts & Hobbies - Embroidery; Crafts & Hobbies - Cross-Stitch; Crafts & Hobbies | $24.99 | 978-0-8230-1478-1 (0-8230-1478-9)

A Rainbow of Stitches is a how-to-stitch guide, a project idea book, and an encyclopedia of motifs, all in one go-to reference. Begin by choosing a motif from this extensive collection, which ranges from elegant alphabets to 1970s-inspired flowers and leaves, from sweet fairies to vintage-chic ladies in classic Dior dresses. The "Get Stitching" section gives you the basics you need to get started, along with an illustrated how-to of the simple stitches that are used to create all of the motifs. Each of the following sections, which are arranged by color–fresh greens, pretty pinks, timeless blues, rich reds, and elegant white and taupe–presents ideas for embroidering motifs in single colors, showing how much can be achieved with just one color of embroidery floss on a plain background. Includes more than eighty beautifully photographed, inspiring ideas for stitched embellishment, from wearables and personal accessories to a variety of decorative items for every room in your home.

Ribbon Embroidery by Natalie Bellanger-Clement

2009-05-05T00:30:00-05:00

Ribbon Embroidery Simple Stitches for Easy Embellishments
Written by Natalie Bellanger-Clement

Trade Paperback, 64 pages | Potter Craft | Crafts & Hobbies - Embroidery | $13.95 | 978-0-307-45381-5 (0-307-45381-2)

As any stitcher knows, embroidery is one of the best ways to personalize any garment or home accessory. Using ribbon in your project provides a two-fold benefit: it’s not only beautiful, it makes a stronger impact. Designs can be finished in half the time, since ribbon is generally much wider than standard embroidery thread. Any fabric can be dressed up with a few well-placed stitches.

But you don’t have to be confined to a pattern—with some basic knowledge and imagination, you can create your own designs in no time. You’ll learn a wide variety of stitches, from vines and flower petals to latticework and lines that evoke flames. Each stitch is described and illustrated in detail—and all of the projects can be completed in fewer than six steps! A handful of larger templates highlight suggested stitch combinations to get your creativity flowing, but the most beautiful designs are sure to be the ones you create on your own.