Larger	Needlepoint and Pattern, Themes and Variations Author: Gloria Katzenberg
	Book Information Publisher: Macmillan Book Type: Unknown Binding Members Wishing: 0 Rating: 2 ISBN-13: 9780025608108 - ISBN-10: 002560810X Publication Date: 1975 Pages: 148 Book Reviews

This is a Fabulous book for cross-stitch and needlepoint lovers!!

There are 148 pages in this hardcover book.
Easy instructions with full color pictures and diagrams.
Step-by-step stitches and more!

Needlepoint and Pattern opens up a whole fresh filed of creativity in needlepoint embroidery. Gloria Katzenberg has both an inventive approach to color and texture and a proffessional's respect for precision, detail and technique. She offers a fresh stimulus to the seasoned needleworker and a fascinating way for the beginner to get started in needlepoint.


Building on a repertory of just sixteen basic stitches, each fully described in text, diagrams, and photographs, you can create a dazzling variety of motifs, patterns, and designs by playing off texture and color against each other. Instructions are easy to follow: clear patterns diagrams and actual-size photographs make each step as simple as counting stitches. You are also encouraged to go it on your own, to experiment and interpet the designs to fit your own personal tastes and desires.


Borrowing from the Elizabethan and Perinial embroiderers, you can use unorthodox materials - chenille yarn, metallic thread, buttons, beads, tiny mirrors - in combinations with the more traditional yarns. Unusual designs can be built up using traditional motifs - shell, honeycomb, basket weave, diamond - together with the flair of modern grahpics...

Some designs are illustrated in their finished state, fashioned into rugs, handbags, telephone book covers, and pillows; others appear as close-up color explosions on the page. There are also instructions on blocking, mounting, and finishing; suggestions for ways to use your finished work...