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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Book in excellent unread/unused condition. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Embroidery and sewing-like the study of numbers and shapes are as old as humankind. It seems that as soon as human beings were able to conceive of twisting fibers into yarns they began manipulating those twisted fibers into fab- rics. Even before the basics of making fabrics were under stood humans were embellishing shelters clothing and objects with patterns based on geometry. Some civilizations tended toward the simplest and most austere uses of threads yarns and ropes while others strove for the most highly evolved and elevated versions of embellishment imaginable including in the most elaborate examples embellishing gar ments with strands of spun gold and precious stones. At my company Alabama Chanin and now The School of Making we’ve developed our own style of stitched embellish- ment that involves applying threads and flosses to fabrics made from cotton fibers primarily organic cotton jersey. In this book ‘we share with you all that we’ve learned over the years about stitches for you to use in your projects those inspired by our work and others. We’ve taught these stitches and techniques to hundreds of artisans both young and old. While we did not invent them we’ve spent thousands of hours exploring and expanding upon them. In Chapter 1 we introduce our Stitching Cards as a way to help you understand and practice basic stitches. In Chapter 2 we present the tools and materials that inspire and inform our sewing and embroidery and in Chapter 3 we show you how to work the stitches. Chapters 4 and 5 are about ways to elaborate on the stitches presented in Chapter 3 and Chap- ter 6 is about creating patterns with stitches. (LL)