10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMBROIDERY FRAME»
Discover the use of
embroidery frame in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
embroidery frame and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Helen M. Stevens' World of
Embroidery
... the tension ol the background fabric is all important and it is essential to work
on an embroidery frame. Round 'tambour' frames, so called because they
resemble a tambourine, are best suited to fine work, as the tension they produce
is ...
2
The Myth & Magic of
Embroidery
... to work on an embroidery frame. Round 'tambour' frames, so called because
thev resemble a tambourine, are best suited to fine work, as the tension they
produce is entirely uniform. A freestanding frame is especially useful when
techniques ...
3
The New Anchor Book of Blackwork
Embroidery Stitches
Like all early forms of embroidery, blackwork requires very little in the way of
materials and equipment. You will need some fabric, thread, a needle, scissors
and an embroidery frame. Anything else is optional. Stitching Tech n iques The ...
4
European Women and Preindustrial Craft
11. Ibid. 12. Ibid. 13. Ibid.; AN F12 6884, Broderies de coton, dentelles, 1833-
1899 (douanes). Though French documents frequently referred to the embroidery
frame used in Switzerland, descriptions of that frame were few and rather vague.
5
Embroidery Or the Craft of the Needle
There is another kind of frame, which has, " '5 mummwmmnmmsmm . L | 1m"
quJmuuLuu llIllunlnflfllunlfllln m-v Embroidery Frame. in place of the flat laths with
metal pins, wooden screws fitted with movable nuts to adjust the width of the
frame.
W. G. Paulson Townsend, Louisa Frances Pesel, 2009
6
Heirloom
Embroidery: Inspired Designer Projects with ...
... sizes or an embroidery frame Needles A fine crewel needle, which has a sharp
point and a long eye, has been used for all the projects that use linen and thinner
fabrics. A larger chenille needle, which has a larger eye to take thicker thread, ...
7
Basic Hand
Embroidery Stitches:
A small hoop is adequate for a small piece of fabric, if however you intend
embroidering a picture you wish to frame, then the embroidery frame has to fit the
size of the design. An embroidery hoop consists of two hoops – an outer hoop
and an ...
Mabel Dawn Van Niekerk, 2013
8
The Textile Conservator's Manual
Figure 15.16 The 'Holman tapestry' set up on a conventional embroidery frame. It
was subsequently removed and stapled over an open frame made of narrow
wood bars lay parallel with the direction of the beads. Thus when rolled with ...
9
Smart Fibres, Fabrics and Clothing: Fundamentals and ...
The ground fabric is held in a round frame, the embroiderer pierces the ground
fabric by hand with a needle from the top, and the other hand, beneath the
embroidery frame, receives the needle, carefully pulls tight the thread and sends
the ...
10
Designer Machine
Embroidery and Textile Decoration: Creating ...
MATERIALS * base fabric * felt for backing or embroidery frame (machine
embroidery hoop) * paper-backed fusible webbing such as Wunder-Under (
Bondaweb) * variegated machine embroidery thread * darning presser foot *
fabric paint ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMBROIDERY FRAME»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
embroidery frame is used in the context of the following news items.
Excerpt: Flood Of Fire by Amitav Ghosh
Now, as if to distract herself, she reached for an embroidery frame and picked up a needle. 'Please do not be concerned about sparing my ears ... «Livemint, May 15»
Stitch in time: John Craske exhibition revives work of artist fisherman
He also took up embroidery on pudding cloths and lengths of deckchair canvas, using the skeleton of an old deckchair as an embroidery frame. «The Guardian, May 15»
Batik creates paintings on cloth
The cloth is gently stretched over an open frame and tacked into place — a bit like stretching cloth over a quilt or embroidery frame, so the back ... «Evansville Courier & Press, Apr 15»
A mirror to the feminine
'Haath Lagake Toh Dekho' she urges at a corner table that has a circular embroidery frame with a stitched lotus and the stem designed with ... «The Hindu, Mar 15»
St Dunstan's design finally embroidered
According to a tradition, Dunstan was seated in his cell at his embroidery frame when the Devil appeared and tried to tempt him. The Devil ... «Western Daily Press, Feb 14»
Art of embroidery keeps her in stitches
... and tableware are pushed to the end of the polished rectangular table in her dining room, to make space for her embroidery frame. She sits ... «Half Moon Bay Review, Dec 13»
7 Ingenious Reinventions of Common Kitchen Utensils
Lick It Clean required testing with over 50 sheet materials stretched over an embroidery frame to get the proper combination of tension, texture, ... «Wired, Sep 13»
Q&A with Ron Cary, teacher turned tavern music singer
Now she uses a portable period-style embroidery frame Cary made, applies the needlepoint she learned from her mother as a girl and works ... «Buffalo News, Apr 13»
Now On: Rippl-Rónai - Pieces Of Art From The Hands Of Old …
... over the embroidery frame and surrounding the figure doing needle-work. He designed the invitation card to the ball of the Club of Journalists ... «XpatLoop.com, Nov 11»
Lillian's feminine spirit hits the runway in Kandy
... her and where some people might read a book to relax before going to sleep Lillian confesses to needing her nightly “fix” with her embroidery frame instead. «Sunday Times.lk, Dec 10»
