Crewel Creatures
Product ID: 62230881
Beautiful bird and animal designs, inspired by the African world, in crewel and Jacobean embroidery. Following the success of Crewel Intentions and Crewel Twists, which introduced embroiderers to using needle-lace and loom-weaving techniques, comes Crewel Creatures, the third title in this series by renowned embroiderer Hazel Blomkamp. Animals and birds are popular subjects in crewel embroidery, and here Hazel introduces needleworkers to the beautiful, exotic creatures found in the African wild. Following the Jacobean embroidery style for which Hazel is well known, and incorporating the subtle influence of the fractal designs found in zentangle art, Hazel brings beads and other three-dimensional elements into her designs, capturing the stunning and colourful art that is traditionally associated with Africa. Those new to Hazel's work will find a useful guide to the essential crewel stitches, needle-lace and needle-weaving techniques in an easy-to-follow how-to section and stitch gallery, and all embroiderers will be impressed by the wealth of design ideas and inspiration this book has to offer. With every project, step-by-step instructions and gorgeous photographs are included, along with a template of the design. All the projects are stitched and embellished on natural coloured linen, making them not only perfect for framing for display but also wonderfully economical for embroiderers to work on. Review: Just beautiful - This is my third embroidery book by this author. Each step is explained and has photos. The designs are beautiful Review: Hazel Bloomkamp has done it again! - Pre ordered this book and it arrived on the release date. While the projects in this book are not for the faint of heart, they are beautifully illustrated and incorporate a lot of different stitch techniques. The directions are very detailed. With patience and a bit of effort, they should come out amazing. . Looking forward to tackling several of them. .
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,688,893 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,843 in Embroidery (Books) #2,143 in Fiber Arts & Textiles #3,640 in Needlework (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 153 Reviews |
W**Y
Just beautiful
This is my third embroidery book by this author. Each step is explained and has photos. The designs are beautiful
A**E
Hazel Bloomkamp has done it again!
Pre ordered this book and it arrived on the release date. While the projects in this book are not for the faint of heart, they are beautifully illustrated and incorporate a lot of different stitch techniques. The directions are very detailed. With patience and a bit of effort, they should come out amazing. . Looking forward to tackling several of them. .
L**Y
Wonderful book
This books shows how you can use what are thought of as 'crewel' stitches in a whole new way. Wonderful illustrations and great projects.
S**K
Wow!
I have all the supplies to do three of these designs. They are so beautiful. Complicated and technical but that is half the fun.
F**M
Beautiful and Inspiring!
Wow, beautiful designs and great book! Inspiring, unique, makes you want to do many projects!
N**S
Have to enlarge the templates.
Love the projects and beautiful stitches used, however the project templates must be enlarged. I have yet to find a photo shop that will enlarge templates from a book for me. Maybe I'll get lucky this time. Only other thing I didn't like is that many of the photos are blurry. This appears to be done on purpose as other books are also doing this as "creative photography" I guess. Very annoying. I find myself blinking to try and get a clear view. Don't know why they just don't take a clear photo. Otherwise, the book is great but definitely for the more advanced embroiderer which I find refreshing. Tired of so many beginner craft books. This is a pretty book.
K**N
Highly detailed book.
I have many of Hazels books and this one is my favorite. She takes you through the techniques step by step. Whether you are a beginner or advanced in needlepoint her book line is great.
S**S
Very detailed
Beautiful projects with detailed instructions and supply lists
G**E
Beautiful designs.
I love the designs in this book. They are so beautiful. I haven't tried anything yet but I look forward to giving it a go.
S**M
Gorgeous book
Gorgeous book, well illustrated and very good explanation for those not used to crewel work.
W**.
A beautiful and highly executed book.
This book is very comprehensive, in stitch and photo content. Every move you need to make is explained clearly and the idea of highlighting the area to be stitched and matching it to the text is brilliant. The stitching is exquisitely executed and is a credit to the embroiderer. One of the best books of it's type I have seen.
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Capolavoro
Generalmente quando acquisto qualcosa su Amazon so già cosa aspettarmi. In genere i miei acquisti rispecchiano l'idea del prodotto che già avevo. E ogni tanto mi capita di restare piacevolmente sorpresa dall'articolo stesso. Questa è una di quelle volte. L'articolo è estremamente superiore alle mie più rosee aspettative è semplicemente fantastico , la qualità della carta è straordinaria, le foto ottime con colori vivi che descrivono bene i passaggi anche più difficili. Voglio comunque essere chiara su un punto: non è un libro per principianti , se non avete mai tenuto un ago in mano e non sapete nemmeno attaccare un bottone non è il libro per voi ma se amate ricamare e lo fate da tempo con buoni risultati allora questo libro è imperdibile . Il libro è strutturato in questo modo: la prima parte (circa metà del libro) è dedicata alla tecnica con la spiegazione di punti estremamente interessanti (tanto per chiarirci io ricamo da tantissimi anni -oltre 25- e alcuni punti non li conoscevo) i punti vengono descritti con attenzione e con utilissimi disegni; queste pagine sono in verde di conseguenza sono facilmente riconoscibili anche con il libro chiuso. La seconda parte invece dedicata a dei progetti: il progetto che vedete in copertina è presente nel libro. Sono presenti altri 5 progetti di altrettanti animali la tecnica prevede l'uso sia dei filati che di perline o Coralli; il risultato è eccellente . Il libro è in inglese anche se è fruibile da chiunque in quanto è corredato da figure esplicative anche se un'infarinatura di inglese è necessaria in quanto non tutti i passaggi sono spiegati con le foto ma soltanto a parole PRO bellissime foto ottima qualità della carta grande attenzione nello spiegare i passaggi ottima quantità di punti CONTRO di difficile utilizzo ai principianti, di difficile utilizzo se non si padroneggia l'inglese in alcuni punti
V**E
Très beau livre de broderie
Livre extraordinaire. Une foule d'informations. Si vous ne maîtrisez pas l'anglais, pas d'inquiétude, les photos et schémas sont très explicites. Très bel achat Comme toujours avec Amazon, livraison et conditionnement excellent
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