Sewing Techniques the Complete Step-by-step Handbook
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This technical reference is the authoritative sourcebook of sewing, patchwork and embroidery techniques to help you achieve professional results. There is a dictionary of hand embroidery stitches and skills that includes ribbon embroidery, needlelace, pulled fabric and drawn threadwork, as well as traditional counted thread techniques such as Hardanger and blackwork. Learn traditional hand-sewn patchwork, quilting and applique methods, as well as the latest speed-cutting and piecing techniques, and how to use time-saving fusible bonding web.
Dorothy Wood is a creative embroiderer who trained to teach dressmaking and design technology before specializing in textiles and embroidery at Goldsmith's College, London. Dorothy works as a features writer and technical consultant for a number of craft and needlework magazines. She is also the author of Make Your Own Soft Furnishings, Creative Cross Stitch, and Victorian Needlecraft.