Stitchcraft

An Embroidery Book of Simple Stitches and Peculiar Patterns

Gayla Partridge, BLUE STAR PRESS

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Random House Inc
05 February 2019

Embroidery crafts

Step inside the enchanted world of arcane imagery and rich esoteric symbolism in this deeply imaginative embroidery art book!

Author Gayla Partridge draws upon her knowledge ofvintage anatomical artwork, floral design, palmistry, Ouija, andoddities from the natural worldto createmagical, witchytwists on an age-old craft.

Through extraordinary, stylized photography and detailed close-ups of designs, the embroidery art inStitchcraftis entirely achievable with basic stitches and easy-to-follow instructions, enchanting beginners and expert crafters alike.

Stitchcraftfeatures- .30 intricate embroidery designs, using a combination of nine basic stitches .

Insights from the author on how she created each piece .30 basic patterns to get you started embroidering your own version of her designs

From the anatomy of a snake tofloral skulls, frompalmistry hands to botanical hearts, readers will be inspired to recreate Partridge'sspellbindingdesigns and to make them their own.

By: Gayla Partridge, BLUE STAR PRESS
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 907g
ISBN: 9781944515744
ISBN 10: 1944515747
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 05 February 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gayla Partridge is a Texas native with a Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Her initial creative focus was stained glass; however, in 2002, she began working in photography, launching a successful ten-year career creating high-concept fine art designing and photographing intensely detailed and complex handmade sets, costumes, and vignettes. Gayla's brings the same eye for fine art and detail to embroidery, her newest creative passion.