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Canvaswork stands as one of the most enduring and adaptable embroidery techniques, celebrated for its accessibility to beginners and its endless potential for experienced practitioners. Working on Canvas provides a comprehensive guide to this rewarding craft, masterfully balancing traditional foundations with modern innovation. Margaret Rivers offers readers a solid grounding in essential equipment, materials, and fundamental stitches, while providing invaluable insight into planning original designs. Beyond the basics, the book encourages embroiderers to look forward, exploring experimental approaches that incorporate mixed media, varying textures, and unconventional materials. From practical applications like cushions, bags, and church kneelers to decorative wall-hangings and avant-garde art pieces, the projects presented demonstrate how this rhythmic, thread-counting technique can reflect a contemporary aesthetic. Whether you are a novice seeking the confidence to make a start or a seasoned stitcher looking to expand your creative horizons, this book serves as an essential companion. It transforms historical techniques into a vibrant, modern practice, inviting you to experiment, discover, and create beautiful, hard-wearing works of art that are distinctly your own.
Used (good, see images, some yellowing and handwritten name) Hardcover ISBN 0713465883
