- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Firefly Books (Oct 27 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 155407925X
- ISBN-13: 978-1554079254
- Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #126,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
The ultimate reference for today's generation of novice and experienced needlecrafters.
Firefly's Step-by-Step Encyclopedia of Needlecraft is a complete resource for needlecrafters at all skill levels. It provides step-by-step instructions for learning how to knit, crochet, quilt, appliqué and embroider by machine or by hand. Over 50 creative projects that put these skills to use show needlecrafters how to make clothing, decorative items and household accessories.
Thorough instructions and illustrations give comprehensive how-to explanations of basic and advanced techniques. Extensive stitch glossaries show the possibilities and an enticing selection of contemporary patterns put them to use. Thousands of full-color photographs show every step and every stitch clearly. Specialized techniques are explained and illustrated in detail. These include:
- More than 60 cable knit patterns
- Hand dying yarns
- Multi-color motifs and chevrons
- Shell, clusters, lace, mesh and filet crochet patterns
- Special effects in whitework, blackwork, crewelwork and cutwork
- Drawn and pulled threadwork
- Couching, laidwork, trapunto, corded and contour quilting
- Seminole and log cabin patchwork
- Lace and insertion appliqué
- Creating machine lace fabrics
- Using furnishing fabrics
- Enlarging, reducing and scaling patterns
- Designing for a machine.
Firefly's Step-by-Step Encyclopedia of Needlecraft is a complete all-in-one reference. Its abundant color photographs, straightforward instruction and creative projects will appeal to novice and experienced needlecrafters alike.
About the Author
Sasha Kagan is a renowned British knit and crochet designer. Her books include Knitwear and Crochet Inspiration.
Susie Johns teaches craft workshops in knitting, crochet, embroidery and other textile crafts. She is a contributor to craft magazines and is the author of many books.
Cheryl Owen is an experienced crafter, dressmaker, fashion designer and embroiderer. She is the author of many books and has contributed to numerous magazines.
Caroline Smith is the author of So Easy...Home Sewing.
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Great photos and instructions but content is largely recycled, Dec 4 2011
By Underground Crafter - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Firefly's Step-by-Step Encyclopedia of Needlecraft: Patchwork, Embroidery, Quilting, Sewing, Knitting, Crochet, Applique Plus Dozens of Projects with How-to Instructions (Paperback)
(Full disclosure: I received a copy of this book from Firefly Books to review on my blog.)As the name implies, Firefly's Step-by-Step Encyclopedia of Needlecraft is a comprehensive needlecraft guide with tons of "over the shoulder" close-up pictures. The book explores knitting, crochet, embroidery, patchwork and quilting, and sewing. Each chapter highlights one of the crafts by identifying tools and equipment, explaining the basics with step-by-step photos and text, and then exploring additional techniques. As soon as I picked up the book, I fell in love - or, I should say, I fell in love again. You see, most of the content is reproduced almost entirely from one of my favorite books, the Good Housekeeping The Illustrated Book of Needlecrafts (Good Housekeeping Step-By-Step).
There are some notable differences between the two books. Good Housekeeping includes chapters on rugmaking and needlepoint, which are absent from Firefly. Firefly includes a sewing chapter, which is absent from Good Housekeeping. The layout of the Firefly guide is improved - it starts with preview pictures of all projects, rather than sprinkling the project pictures throughout each chapter as Good Housekeeping does. At the end of the book, there is a 60 page pattern section which includes pictures of each project. The projects have also been updated to reflect more modern styles. (However, I did recognize a few of the projects too, from other books, so I would guess they are largely archived patterns and not new for this book.)
Firefly is also about 80 pages longer than Good Housekeeping. Several chapters include additional information.
There are instructions for making hand dyed yarn in the crochet chapter.
The embroidery chapter includes alphabets in several styles and a detailed section on machines (including equipment, machine stitches, designing for machines, border motifs, machine embroidered fabrics, and freestyle machine embroidery). The section on cleaning your embroidery has been edited out.
The additions to the Patchwork and Quilting chapter introduce lace and insertion applique, making quilting patterns, contour quilting, corded quilting, and trapunto.
It is important to note that this book is aimed at a U.K. audience, so all of the terminology is British. This is most prominent in the crochet section, where there are substantial differences in terminology.
Overall, I give Firefly's Step-by-Step Encyclopedia of Needlecraft 5 out of 5 stars. The pictures are clear, the instructions are well edited, and the projects cover a range of skills. If you are looking for a comprehensive needlecrafts guide, this one is very strong -- unless, of course, you already own the Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Needlecrafts!
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