- Table View
- List View
Embracing Child Art: Projects for Grown-ups to Keep and Treasure
by Barbara A. McguireReaders will find fresh ways to celebrate children's artistic expressions with these unique ideas from Barbara A. McGuire, author of Foundations in Polymer Clay Design and Wire in Design. Learn how to transform children's drawings into functional pieces that will be cherished forever - from an Op Art Lantern for the living room to elegant jewelry to wear with pride. This book is not only for parents, but also for grandparents, troop leaders, and elementary school teachers - any adult interested in preserving the artistic endeavors of children everywhere. The 15 projects presented will take elements of the child's art and apply it to an adult craft. McGuire explains many of the basic principles of design, as well as the elements that all child art shares while guiding the reader through a variety of media applications including polymer clay, paper, ceramics, glass, wood, paint and more. Learn how to immortalize children's expressive art, while forging bonds that encourage and promote their unique creations. 15 unique and creative projects to preserve the artistic endeavors of any child Fully illustrated with step-by-step instructions for each project Basic principles of design and elements of child art
Embracing Complexity in Design
by Jeffrey Johnson Katerina Alexiou Theodore ZamenopoulosOutlining state-of-the-art developments in the area of complexity and design, this book collates them into a unique and authoritative resource for both the design and complex systems communities. The book is based on research which focuses on a variety of different themes and domains, including architecture, engineering, environmental design, art, fashion and management. A ground-breaking publication marking a new era of appreciation of the import of complexity on design, this book is essential reading for those studying complexity or design.
Embracing Disruption: Clowning, Improvisation, and the Unscripted in Early Shakespearean Performance (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)
by Stephen WiskerThis volume celebrates the centrality of clowning in Shakespeare’s conception of theatre and explores how he purposefully invited the clown’s anarchic energy into the heart of his dramaturgy.Clowning was a potent but divisive force in the theater of Shakespeare’s time, challenging the emerging tyranny of decorum and the developing notion of the authorial voice. As such, the figure of the clown is key to understanding the pervasive tension between existing and emergent forms of Elizabethan theater, and unlocks forgotten levels of meaning in Shakespeare’s plays, meanings that were only fully experienced in performance rather than on the page. The great clown Dick Tarleton dominated the London theater of the 1580’s and deeply informed Shakespeare’s understanding of the anarchic power of performance. By the 1590’s, however, the clown’s voice was increasingly silenced by emerging theater practice intent on authorial control and Elizabethan codes of decorum. Against the dominant critical tide, Shakespeare continued to embrace clowning and worked closely with Will Kemp—Tarleton’s successor as the greatest clown of his age—specifically and deliberately placing him alongside his leading man, Richard Burbage, the originator of the roles of Romeo, Hal, Hamlet and many others. Through an analysis of key scenes in Romeo and Juliet and Henry IV, Embracing Disruption illustrates the enormously generative, unstable, and compelling relationship between these two actors, Burbage and Kemp—the hero and the clown—and how their extraordinary dynamic was experienced on the stage rather than on the page. This hero-clown dynamic continues even after Kemp’s departure from Shakespeare’s company: Hamlet features the ghosts of Tarleton and Kemp, two clowns deeply informing Burbage’s performance as the hero. Then a similar dynamic emerges between Kemp’s replacement, a very different clown in Robert Armin playing the Fool opposite Burbage in King Lear. In each instance, the presence of the clown crucially informs the audience’s understanding of the hero. Moreover, Shakespeare’s increasingly sophisticated deployment of clowning comments on and resists the transformation and gentrification of the theater that defined the Elizabethan era.This study will be of great interest to students and scholars in Performance studies and Shakespeare studies.
Embracing Ethnography: Doing Contextualised Construction Research
by David Oswald Léon Olde ScholtenhuisThis book calls for those interested in robust construction research to embrace ethnography – in all its forms, including rapid ethnographies, ethnographic-action research, autoethnography, as well as longer-term ethnographies.The diversification of ethnographic approaches, as well as ethnographers, will lead to rich insights that can advance the industry theoretically and practically. We share experiences, key considerations and recommendations from leading construction ethnographic researchers from around the world to provide discussion, reflection and understanding into doing ethnography in the construction industry.This book is aimed at academics, students, consultants, editors, reviewers, policymakers, funders and others interested in robust research in the construction industry and built environment but will also be useful for those undertaking research within organisations in other industries.
Embracing Industry 4.0: Selected Articles from MUCET 2019 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #678)
by Hyun Myung Nafrizuan Mat Yahya Mohd Azraai Mohd Razman Jessnor Arif Mat Jizat Amar Faiz Zainal Abidin Mohamad Shaiful Abdul KarimThis book highlights selected articles from the electrical engineering track, with a focus on the latest trends in electrical and electronic engineering toward embracing Industry 4.0, as part of the Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology—MUCET 2019. The event brings together researchers and professionals in the fields of engineering, research, and technology, and provides a platform for future collaborations and exchanges.
Embroider Your Life: Simple Techniques & 150 Stylish Motifs to Embellish Your World
by Nathalie MornuEmbellish your world with 150 motifs designed by 20 of today's most popular embroidery artists of Instagram and Etsy! Perfect for beginners, Embroider Your Life is a beautiful, inspirational, step-by-step visual guide for all things embroidery. You&’ll learn the simplest embroidery stitches and techniques, and see the creative ways embellishments can be used to personalize your head-to-toe wearables, accessories, and home goods! Here&’s what you&’ll find in Embroider Your Life: · 150 stylish and modern motifs for people, numbers and words, animals and plants, geometric patterns, frames and wreaths, and much more · 4 detailed, step-by-step projects for stitching on paper, shadow work, sashiko, and stitching a house from a photo · Beautiful color photography and detailed illustrations to inspire your creativity and spark your imagination · Guidance on choosing tools and materials including hoops, thread types, and fabrics · Instructions for transferring motifs to materials, performing basic stitches, mounting fabric on a stretcher, fabric appliqué, and more
Embroidered & Embellished: 85 Stitches Using Thread, Floss, Ribbon, Beads & More
by Christen BrownThe complete visual guide to hand embroidery & embellishing. This richly illustrated reference guide from embroidery expert Christen Brown covers everything you need to make beautiful magic with needle and thread. Learn to sew traditional and silk ribbon embroidery, make raised stitches, and embellish with beads, charms, buttons, and mirrors. Christen shows you how to combine and place stitches to enhance a finished piece and how to work with embroidery threads, ribbons, fabrics, laces, beads, buttons, and other embellishments. • Step-by-step photo instructions show exactly how to sew 85 different stitches • Includes eight complete embroidery projects to stitch and embellish • The essential embroidery reference for everyone from beginners to experts&“A cornucopia of fancy stitches. . . . Even experienced stitchers are likely to learn something new . . . . As a catalogue of possibility for stitching, this is a wonderful addition to a crafting library.&” —Publishers Weekly&“This book surpassed my expectations, which rarely happens. Kudos to C&T and the author for putting together an excellent, comprehensive book on this topic. I have been doing embroidery of all kinds for several years and was delighted to see new (to me) stitches and combinations. The projects are beautiful and inspiring.&” —Cindy Gorder, editor, Decorating Digest Craft & Home Projects&“A wonderful visual guide to 85 stitches that use thread, floss, ribbon, beads and more. . . . If you are new to embroidery, Christen offers a good discussion on the materials to use. I thought her Embroidering With Confidence chapter offered lots of good tips for the novice as well as a refresher for those who have not picked up an embroidery needle for a while.&”—The Professional Quilter Magazine
Embroidered Animal Portraits: A Guide to Thread Painting Fur, Feathers, Spines & Scales
by Michelle StaubCreate stunningly realistic embroidered animal masterpieces Our beloved pets hold a special place in our hearts; we want to capture them in stitches whether they’re covered in fur, scales, or feathers! Join embroidery artist Michelle Staub to immortalize your pets with thread painting. From an adorable rabbit and guinea pig, to a colorful parakeet and stately lizard, you’ll stitch through 12 animal projects that teach you to create a much wider variety of pet portraits. With all the information you need to get started, including supplies, basic stitches, stitch patterns, and color guides, Embroidered Animal Portraits is your handbook for creating strikingly realistic and personalized embroidered masterpieces. Expanding on her first bestselling book, Pet Portrait Embroidery, Michelle Staub offers instruction on stitching a new variety of textures with non-traditional pets, including a hen, hedgehog, snake, and horse! From start to finish, learn to turn an animal photo into a realistic thread painting that captures lighting, detail, and personality. Includes embroidery basics, patterns, and 12 step-by-step animal projects, ranging in skill level from beginner accessible, to intermediate stitcher.
Embroidered Effects: Projects and Patterns to Inspire Your Stitching (Sublime Stitching)
by Aimee Herring Jenny HartNow in ebook for the first time ever! Embroidery empress Jenny Hart taught her legion of fans the basics with the best-selling Stitch-It Kit and Sublime Stitching. Now, for the first time ever in digital format, she takes stitchers one step further with instructions and diagrams for more than 35 stitches. This very special ebook includes the text from the print version, plus instructions for how to print the patterns and iron-on transfers. With lots of project photos for guidance, even beginners can learn how to stitch faux tattoos on their shirt sleeves, cheeky fan dancers on their shower curtains, and many more fun projects.
Embroidered Life: The Art of Sarah K. Benning
by Sara BarnesEmbroidered Life shows that illustrations created with needle and thread can be strikingly contemporary and absolutely breathtaking.This is not your grandma's embroidery book: From beautiful botanicals to bold affirmations, the work of self-taught fiber artist Sarah K. Benning gives any embroidery enthusiast, art lover, or plant fanatic a new appreciation for the craft of needlework.• Learn the intricacies of Benning's innovative embroidery process and successful business model, offering behind-the-scenes insights to inspire makers and creative entrepreneurs• Brightly colored photographs of her work are displayed throughout with written notes explaining the meaning and process behind the stitches• Stunning photographs of her best work captures the essence of her needlework and helps to inspires the readers own creativity• Features a die-cut case with actually stitching on the front cover, making it an attractive, touchable coffee table bookFans of Punch Needle and Almost Lost Arts will also enjoy learning about the way embroidery floss becomes stunning works of art.• Sarah K. Benning is a contemporary embroidery artist based in New Hampshire who creates highly detailed, hand-stitched works; writes DIY patterns for other embroidery practitioners; and teaches workshops all over the world• Sara Barnes is a freelance writer and artist, and author of the blog Brown Paper Bag• Embroidered Life makes an inspiring gift for any artist or avid crafter
Embroidered Stories: Interpreting Women's Domestic Needlework from the Italian Diaspora
by Edvige Giunta and Joseph SciorraFor Italian immigrants and their descendants, needlework represents a marker of identity, a cultural touchstone as powerful as pasta and Neapolitan music. Out of the artifacts of their memory and imagination, Italian immigrants and their descendants used embroidering, sewing, knitting, and crocheting to help define who they were and who they have become. This book is an interdisciplinary collection of creative work by authors of Italian origin and academic essays. The creative works from thirty-seven contributors include memoir, poetry, and visual arts while the collection as a whole explores a multitude of experiences about and approaches to needlework and immigration from a transnational perspective, spanning the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. At the center of the book, over thirty illustrations represent Italian immigrant women's needlework. The text reveals the many processes by which a simple object, or even the memory of that object, becomes something else through literary, visual, performance, ethnographic, or critical reimagining. While primarily concerned with interpretations of needlework rather than the needlework itself, the editors and contributors to Embroidered Stories remain mindful of its history and its associated cultural values, which Italian immigrants brought with them to the United States, Canada, Australia, and Argentina and passed on to their descendants.
Embroidering Her Truth: Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power
by Clare HunterAn alternative biography of Mary, Queen of Scots through the textiles of her life from the author of Sunday Times bestseller Threads of Life.I felt that Mary was there, pulling at my sleeve, willing me to appreciate the artistry, wanting me to understand the dazzle of the material world that shaped her.At her execution Mary, Queen of Scots wore red. Widely known as the colour of strength and passion, it was in fact worn by Mary as the Catholic symbol of martyrdom.In sixteenth-century Europe women's voices were suppressed and silenced. Even for a queen like Mary, her prime duty was to bear sons. In an age when textiles expressed power, Mary exploited them to emphasise her female agency. From her lavishly embroidered gowns as the prospective wife of the French Dauphin to the fashion dolls she used to encourage a Marian style at the Scottish court and the subversive messages she embroidered in captivity for her supporters, Mary used textiles to advance her political agenda, affirm her royal lineage and tell her own story.In this eloquent cultural biography, Clare Hunter exquisitely blends history, politics and memoir to tell the story of a queen in her own voice.(P) Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Embroidering Her Truth: Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power
by Clare HunterI felt that Mary was there, pulling at my sleeve, willing me to appreciate the artistry, wanting me to understand the dazzle of the material world that shaped her.At her execution Mary, Queen of Scots wore red. Widely known as the colour of strength and passion, it was in fact worn by Mary as the Catholic symbol of martyrdom.In sixteenth-century Europe women's voices were suppressed and silenced. Even for a queen like Mary, her prime duty was to bear sons. In an age when textiles expressed power, Mary exploited them to emphasise her female agency. From her lavishly embroidered gowns as the prospective wife of the French Dauphin to the fashion dolls she used to encourage a Marian style at the Scottish court and the subversive messages she embroidered in captivity for her supporters, Mary used textiles to advance her political agenda, affirm her royal lineage and tell her own story.In this eloquent cultural biography, Clare Hunter exquisitely blends history, politics and memoir to tell the story of a queen in her own voice.
Embroidering Her Truth: Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power
by Clare HunterI felt that Mary was there, pulling at my sleeve, willing me to appreciate the artistry, wanting me to understand the dazzle of the material world that shaped her.At her execution Mary, Queen of Scots wore red. Widely known as the colour of strength and passion, it was in fact worn by Mary as the Catholic symbol of martyrdom.In sixteenth-century Europe women's voices were suppressed and silenced. Even for a queen like Mary, her prime duty was to bear sons. In an age when textiles expressed power, Mary exploited them to emphasise her female agency. From her lavishly embroidered gowns as the prospective wife of the French Dauphin to the fashion dolls she used to encourage a Marian style at the Scottish court and the subversive messages she embroidered in captivity for her supporters, Mary used textiles to advance her political agenda, affirm her royal lineage and tell her own story.In this eloquent cultural biography, Clare Hunter exquisitely blends history, politics and memoir to tell the story of a queen in her own voice.
Embroidering The Scarlet A: Unwed Mothers And Illegitimate Children In American Fiction And Film
by Janet Mason EllerbyEmbroidering the Scarlet A traces the evolution of the "fallen woman" from the earliest novels to recent representations in fiction and film, including The Scarlet Letter, The Sound and the Fury, The Color Purple, and Love Medicine, and the films Juno and Mother and Child. Interweaving her own experience as a pregnant teen forced to surrender her daughter and pledge secrecy for decades, Ellerby interrogates "out-of-wedlock" motherhood, mapping the ways archetypal scarlet women and their children have been exiled as social pariahs, pardoned as blameless pawns, and transformed into empowered women. Drawing on narrative, feminist, and autobiographical theory, the book examines the ways that the texts have affirmed, subverted, or challenged dominant thinking and the prevailing moral standards as they have shifted over time. Using her own life experience and her uniquely informed perspective, Ellerby assesses the effect these stories have on the lives of real women and children. By inhabiting the space where ideology meets narrative, Ellerby questions the constricting historical, cultural, and social parameters of female sexuality and permissible maternity. As a feminist cultural critique, a moving autobiographical journey, and an historical investigation that addresses both fiction and film, Embroidering the Scarlet A will appeal to students and scholars of literature, history, sociology, psychology, women's and gender studies, and film studies. The book will also interest general readers, as it relates the experience of surrendering a child to adoption at a time when birthmothers were still exiled, birth records were locked away, and secrecy was still mandatory. It will also appeal to those concerned with adoption or the cultural shifts that have changed our thinking about illegitimacy.
Embroidering within Boundaries: Afghan Women Creating a Future
by Rangina HamidiWinner, Silver Medal in the Multicultural Category, 2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Fifteen years ago, Rangina Hamidi decided to dedicate her life to helping rebuild her native Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban had been driven out by American forces following 9/11, but Kandahar was a shambles. Tens of thousands of women, widowed by years of conflict, struggled to support themselves and their families. Rangina started an entrepreneurial enterprise, using the exquisite traditional embroidery of Kandahar, to help women work within the cultural boundaries of Pashtunwali to earn their living and to find a degree of self-determination. Thus Kandahar Treasure was born. This book traces the converging paths of traditional khamak embroidery and the 300 brave women who have found in it a way to build their lives. The late, award-winning photojournalist Paula Lerner was dedicated to telling the stories of women in Afghanistan. Her remarkable images throughout the book show Afghan women's profound struggle, strength, and beauty.
Embroidery Basics: A NeedleKnowledge® Book
by Cheryl FallThis illustrated embroidery guide takes you step-by-step through seventeen projects using a variety of techniques, including forty-two stitches. Needlecraft designer Cheryl Fall offers the ideal guide for beginner and intermediate crafters who want to master embroidery stitches. A comprehensive and fully illustrated skill-building section is followed by fun and creative projects using both surface embroidery and counted-thread embroidery techniques. Embroidery Basics covers: · How to use a variety of embroidery threads and simple stitches to create beautiful embroidered projects · Seventeen projects in a wide variety of easy-to-learn techniques, with color patterns, including designs for towels, napkins, pillowcases, purses, cushions, tablet covers, ornaments, and samplers Guidelines and color illustrations for mastering forty-two stitches
Embroidery Stitching Handy Pocket Guide: 30+ Stitches—All The Basics & Beyond
by Christen BrownGet the pocket guide to embroidery that everyone's talking about—a sixty-four page mini book that's perfect to take on the go! Keep your favorite stitches within reach, with this all-in-one reference for hand stitchers, crazy quilters, and free-form embroiderers. Learn the best stabilizers and thread for embroidery from expert Christen Brown, then branch out with embellishments, beads, and charms. This petite paperback is the perfect size for your purse or sewing kit. - Take it with you anywhere! Quick and easy reference to over thirty embroidery stitches—both starter stitches and more advanced combinations - Beef up your needlework know-how with expertise on everything from choosing threads to adding embellishments - Fall in love with embroidery all over again, and share this giftable guide with everyone you know who loves to sew "
Embroidery for the Absolute Beginner (Absolute Beginner Craft)
by Caroline Smith Susie JohnsDiscover how to use traditional embroidery techniques from simple cross stitch to pulled thread embroidery—even if you’ve never embroidered before.The book introduces the reader to many different stitchery techniques from simple cross stitch to intricate pulled threadwork. Some of the techniques are useful for making decorative borders, while others are good for adding spot designs, monograms and lettering, and applying beads and sequins. There are twenty designs to choose from including motifs for attractive home accessories and a wide range of fashionable garments. Readers will also find out how the simplest of sewing machines can create embroidered pieces in a fraction of the time it takes to do it by hand.Everything is explained with clear, step-by-step photography and no-nonsense, easy-to-follow text.
Embroidery pour la Maison
by Sylvie BlondeauThis delightful little craft book from French artist Sylvie Blondeau presents more than 100 projects for adding charm to your everyday things. With decorating ideas for things you use all the time, such as your aprons, your bags, your recipe and address books, this easy-to-follow embroidery book teaches personalisation ideas for both first-time and experienced sewers. Using step-by-step text and illustrations, readers will learn twenty-one embroidery methods - les secrets de la broderie - so they can easily embroider every project in the book and add charm to objects in every room of the house - kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room, laundry room, office. In no time they'll be adding cupcakes to their dishtowels, teapots to cozies, telephones to address books, bubbles to bathrobes, baguettes and macarons to their shopping bags. At a very affordable £8. 99, this is the perfect impulse buy, present, and home decorating companion. It is part of a new Harper Design embroidery series and is dolled up in a petit and colorful package, with each project inside looking as if it has been hand-stitched directly into the book. For the ever-growing world of crafters - the mothers, grandmothers, and new generation of crafters on Etsy and Pinterest, the women personalizing things for themselves and gifts for their loved ones - the books they flock to are the most charming ones, and no other embroidery book is as deliciously charming, as inspire et enchante, and as easy-to-follow as this one.
Embroidery pour le Bébé
by Sylvie BlondeauIn Embroidery pour le Bebe, a delightful little craft book from French artist Sylvie Blondeau, you'll find more than 100 adorable ways to decorate everyday objects for babies. With decorating ideas for things they use all the time, such as diaper bags, blankies, bibs, bottle holders, and toys, this embroidery book includes projects for both first-time and experienced sewers. Embroidery pour le Bebe is filled with easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrations and text for creating a nursery full of personalized presents for a new arrival. The first in a series of charming needlework books, Embroidery pour le Bebe is a must-have for mommies- and grandmothers-to-be, crafters, or anyone who is interested in adding a personal touch to that perfect new baby gift.
Embroidery pour le Jardinier
by Sylvie BlondeauThis delightful little craft book from French artist Sylvie Blondeau presents more than 100 projects to add nature motifs to all sorts of things used inside and outside the home. Through easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and a wealth of illustrations, new and experienced crafters will learn twenty-one embroidery methods—des secrets de la broderie—so they can easily embroider every project in the book. The charming motifs featured inside include things like strawberries, butterflies, chipmunks, and flowers. There are porcupines, cherries, pumpkins, and scarecrows. These lovely ideas can decorate all sorts of supplies, from tool and seed bags to gloves, pot covers, and smocks.
Embroidery: A Step-by-Step Guide to More than 200 Stitches
by DKThe ultimate stitch dictionary, perfect for anyone who wants to learn and master the traditional craft of embroidery! A visual encyclopedia of stitches that will inspire and inform sewers of all levels. With this comprehensive guide in hand, you'll be able to accomplish and perfect every stitch under the sun! This handbook is packed with practical advice on which thread, needles or fabrics work best with different techniques. From looped and tied needlepoint stitches to open and solid filling stitches, you&’ll learn how to complete over 200 incredible stitches in no time. This practical embroidery book covers sewing tips for dressmaking, needle point and embroidery stitches. Learn the art quickly with concise text, close-up photography and step-by-step instructions and illustrations. Finding the perfect stitch for your next sewing project is easy thanks to this comprehensive embroidery guide. Embroidery shows you that with just a few simple stitches, some basic materials and an idea or two, you can sew just about anything. High-quality photography, helpful captions and diagrams make the techniques achievable for beginners and provide an invaluable reference guide for experienced embroiderers. Join the Embroidery Revolution Although embroidery has been around for many years, this book will help you enjoy the craft in a fresh, fun and modern way. Whether you're already an expert, just starting out or looking for a new hobby at home, Embroidery gives you a detailed checklist of everything you&’ll need to embark on your stitch journey. Inside the pages of this illustrated guide from DK Books, you&’ll find: • Inspirational ideas and practical advice on stitches for embroidery, needlepoint and dressmaking. • Step-by-step instructions and clear photographs showing you how to achieve more than 200 stitches. • Everything you need to choose the right threads, needles and fabrics.
Embroidery: The Ideal Guide to Stitching, Whatever Your Level of Expertise
by Lucinda GandertonDK brings you an all-encompassing embroidery book on needlework, stitches and more! Whether you are an embroidery beginner wanting to learn the basics or an accomplished crafter seeking to perfect your technique, this all-encompassing embroidery stitch book has something for everyone to love!Embroidery Stitches Step-by-Step covers every aspect of the craft: materials and mounting techniques, fabrics and frames, along with more than 200 stitches illustrated and explained with easy-to-follow instructions. With an at-a-glance gallery to help you find the perfect stitch for your next project, this tried-and-trusted modern classic is a must-have for stitchers of all ages and abilities.Dive straight in to discover: - Over 200 decorative stitches with practical ideas on where to use them- A comprehensive stitch gallery allowing readers to quickly find the stitches they&’re interested in - Featuring several handy how-to guides and basic embroidery considerations for beginners Full of top tips on which threads, needles and fabrics work best with which stitches, this design book is sure to unleash your potential and inspire your creativity like never before! Whether you are an embroidery beginner looking for a clear and easy-to-follow guide to a plethora of beautiful stitch types or an accomplished crafter seeking to perfect your technique and pattern design, this all-encompassing embroidery stitch book has something for everyone to love. From materials to mounting techniques, fabrics to frames, this easy-to-navigate needlework book has more than 200 stitches explained in excellent detail, with a practical stitch gallery providing readers with a clear view of each stitch, suitable for both beginners and proficient stitch enthusiasts. It&’s time to perfect your patterns and clean up your cross stitch with this embroidery starter kit that&’ll redefine textile art as you know it!At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So whether you fancy taking up a new skill or simply find sanctuary in sewing, unleash your creativity and craftiness with this modern embroidery book.When you&’ve finished Embroidery Step By Step why not also try Sew Step by Step, a complementing title as part of DK&’s Step by Step series. Unleash your creative potential with a plethora of stunning stitches!Proving the perfect embroidery gift for the stitching lover in your life, embark on embroidery projects and create inspiring stitches to treasure forever. An inspirational and practical guide to more than 200 embroidery and needlepoint stitches.
Emeralds of Oz: Life Lessons from Over the Rainbow
by Peter GuzzardiPeter Guzzardi spent decades as an editor working with some of the wisest writers of our time—from Stephen Hawking and Deepak Chopra to Carol Burnett and Douglas Adams—yet he couldn’t shake the sense that everything he’d learned from working with them felt oddly familiar. One day, he had an epiphany: All that wisdom had its roots in a film he’d watched as a child—The Wizard of Oz.In Emeralds of Oz, Guzzardi invites us to join him on a journey through the classic film, unearthing gems of wisdom large and small about longing, joy, compassion, fear, power, and having faith in ourselves. He also creates a practical Oz-based tool that we can apply to obstacles in our own lives. Now, like Dorothy, we can activate the magical power we’ve possessed all along.Written with the grace and insight of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, Emeralds of Oz is an instant classic, sure to inspire a fresh perspective on this legendary movie—and on our own lives.