Description

The Royal School of Needlework teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard.

Written by RSN apprentice and Tutor Jacqui McDonald, this book provides an extensive guide to Crewelwork stitches and techniques. Each stitch is clearly illustrated with step-by-step photography and diagrams, along with expert instruction on how to form the stitch and use it in your needkework. There is also guidance on materials and equipment, how to design your own crewelwork embroidery, framing and positioning and transferring your design.

With an introduction to the RSN and a brief history of crewelwork embroidery, together with numerous traditional and contemporary examples, the book provides an essential guide to this classic form of embroidery.

RSN Stitch Guides
The hugely popular and essential RSN Stitch Guides contain 96 pages and 400 colour images with a soft binding that allows the book to stay open whilst in use.

Each title contains detailed step-by-step guidance on stitches for the relevant technique, showing both traditional and contemporary examples of work. There is information on materials, equipment, design and the history of each technique.

All authors are professional embroiderers and tutors trained at the RSN.