RSN Stitch Bank: 200 Essential Embroidery Stitches: A directory of over 200 essential embroidery stitches
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200 essential stitches, curated by the most prestigious embroidery institution in the world: the Royal School of Needlework (RSN). Embroidery is a living art. The aim of the RSN Stitch Bank is to ensure that hand embroidery is not just kept alive, but flourishes into the future. The 200 stitches in this book are a mix of practical and purely decorative, carefully selected to provide a broad and varied basis for any embroiderer. This book aims to empower every embroiderer to create contemporary works informed and supported by centuries of experience. All 200 stitches are fully explained with written instructions, illustrations and photographs. To make the book as easy-to-use as possible, each stitch details the embroidery disciplines it is used for, and any alternative names. The stitches have been divided across seven chapters, each covering a particular usage, from shading to edging, to make them easy to apply to your own work. This sumptuous book also showcases historical pieces from the RSN’s unparalleled Collection and Archive, with stunning photography and expert insight, bringing the skills, work and experience of the past to life. The book is designed to complement the unique RSN Stitch Bank (rsnstitchbank.org), an online resource created by the Royal School of Needlework to conserve and preserve every stitch around the globe. - The Royal School of Needlework, or RSN, was founded in 1872 with a mission to preserve the art of hand embroidery. To mark the RSN's 150th anniversary, RSN Stitch Bank (rsnstitchbank.org), was launched to continue this mission; digitally conserving and showcasing the wide variety of the world’s embroidery stitches and the ways in which they have been used in different cultures and times. The RSN Stitch Bank is an ongoing project. More stitches are added regularly and the RSN work with partners around the world to include stitches from different traditions. The Stitch Bank currently includes more than 400 stitches, divided across 28 disciplines, from crewel embroidery to whitework. Review: Embroidery book - Brilliant book to show stitches and some needle history Review: Lots of stitches - Really good library of lots of useful stitches. My go to book
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| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 138 Reviews |
C**E
Embroidery book
Brilliant book to show stitches and some needle history
I**R
Lots of stitches
Really good library of lots of useful stitches. My go to book
L**H
A must have for embroidery
I'm very pleased I received this book as a gift. It is a must for any embroider /stitcher. I have used it many times to find out how a stitch is done. I highly recommend this book.
K**R
Not just the basics
This book shows not just the stitches, but also their derivation and examples of how they have been used in the past. Very helpful, useful and educational. Glad I have it.
L**Y
Excellent book
This mighty tome is fantastic. I embroider alot but this book has introduced some very interesting new stitches to me which I intend to incorporate into my work. Clearly illustrated with instructions and photos from the RSN's historic pieces demonstrate how stitches have been used. With 200 stitches which cover all forms of embroidery, this book is an essential to any embroiderers library
S**Y
Beautifully crafted
It is a beautifully crafted book and well worth the price.
A**R
Perfect stitch library
Absolutely beautiful Book, clear diagrams nicely indexed, very well thought out. Page ends are coloured so you can easily flick between sections & each stitch has its own icon. So well organised! If you can, pick one up in person, Amazon do not know how to package heavy books and so my copy was severely damaged.
P**A
A great stitch reference
Great stitch reference book. It’s a big book with lots of really good explanations of stitches
S**H
Excellent livre, une vraie bible pour les brodeuses !
Écrit en anglais certes, les schémas qui accompagnent les explications sont très clairs et permettent de comprendre comment réaliser les points proposés.
B**T
Lexikon der Stiche
Umfassende Darstellung, gute Fotos!
I**W
Good
Very good book , many ideas and well designed
D**Y
Perfect for learning
Beautiful book with great instruction and visuals. Excellent for learning to embroidery new stitches.
T**E
A must buy book. Its the only one you'll ever need.
I’m doing a refresher on embroidery stitches. I already know the basics, maybe 30 to 40 stitches, but over time I’ve forgotten a lot. This is an excellent source of embroidery stitches; it does give step-by-step instruction on each stitch. It's a very detailed book. It was absolutely worth getting, even though RSNStitchBank, their website also offers a great stitch resource with videos of the stitches also. But, just had to have my own book and its a nice one. So, I’m giving myself a crash reminder and reviewing stitches. I won’t use them all, of course, but it’s helpful to read through everything, remembering stitches and learn some I didn't know about. It's a must buy in my opinion if embroidering is your thing. I switch around in in fiber art skills from knitting, weaving, lace making, crocheting and embroidering.
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