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Handicrafts, decorative arts & craftsNovember 2020Blackwork Embroidery
Techniques and Projects
by Jen Goodwin
Blackwork has a rich history that has developed over the years into an iconic and sophisticated style of embroidery. This practical book presents a number of ways to approach blackwork embroidery, from forming basic stitches and patterns to developing complex shaded pieces with confidence. Through an assortment of exercises, it introduces the principles of shading along with several projects to further explore the potential of blackwork. • Detailed instructions on designing and developing shaded pieces of blackwork embroidery • Guidance on how to choose suitable images for translating into stitch • Step-by-step instructions on how to form basic stitches and how to form patterns • Almost 250 shaded patterns, indicating how differing patterns appear when worked in different thicknesses of thread • Patterns grouped by family for easy identification and pattern blending
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HobbiesNovember 2011Hardanger for the Horrified
Hardanger Embroidery Made Easy
by Jane Greenoff
Hardanger embroidery is a traditional counted-thread technique from Norway. Frequently used with cross stitch, it has a reputation for being difficult because it involves cutting away fabric threads to create its characteristic lace-like patterns. In Hardanger for the Horrified, ebook with video, bestselling author Jane Greenoff of The Cross Stitch Guild takes the stress out of Hardanger by explaining the techniques in simple steps and showing that they are not difficult once you understand some easy principles. The videos show Jane demonstrating how to do the crucial techniques. Along with the 18 attractive projects, which combine Hardanger with cross stitch and other counted stitches, these help to make Hardanger embroidery easy, accessible and fun. ‘This book is ideal for beginners; the video clips really help to show you what you should be doing it’s the next best thing to having someone in the room teaching you.’- The Sewing Directory
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FictionMay 2020Glorious Boy
by Aimee Liu
WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO SAVE TY? This is the question that haunts Claire and Shep Durant in the wake of their four-year-old’s disappearance. Until this moment, Port Blair’s British surgeon and his young wife, a promising anthropologist, have led a charmed life in the colonial backwaters of India’s Andaman Islands—thanks in part to Naila, a local girl who shares their mysteriously mute son’s silent language. But with the war closing in and mandatory evacuation underway, the Durants don’t realize until too late that Naila and Ty have vanished. While Claire sails for Calcutta, Shep stays to search for the children. Days later, the Japanese invade the Andamans, cutting off all communication. Fueled by guilt and anguish, Claire uses her unique knowledge of the islands’ tribes to make herself indispensable to an all-male reconnaissance team headed back behind enemy lines. Her secret plan: rescue Shep and Ty. Through the brutal odyssey that follows, she’ll discover truths about sacrifice that both shatter and transcend her understanding of devotion.
