{"product_id":"9781800920187-rsn-essential-stitch-guides-silk-shading","title":"RSN Essential Stitch Guides: Silk Shading","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLarge Format Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new, larger format edition of the Royal School of Needlework's essential guide to silk shading, giving you all you need to create thread-painted embroideries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new, larger format edition of the classic reference work on silk shading by the Royal School of Needlework (RSN). The \u003cem\u003eEssential Stitch Guides\u003c\/em\u003e provide a set of definitive works on traditional embroidery techniques.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraduate Apprentice Sarah Homfray throws light onto the beautiful craft of silk shading, also known as painting with a needle, long and short stitch embroidery or thread painting. This book reveals the history of the craft then moves on to the materials and equipment required. Next, Sarah covers design and using colour, simplifying and demystifying this often neglected area of embroidery. The main part of the book then covers all of the essential stitches and techniques through clear, step-by-step diagrams, coupled with beautiful, close-up photographs showing how they can be used in a finished piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKey traditional techniques are included: the fundamental stab, split and long and short stitches; along with couching, padding, adding beads and sequins, and knots. The book ends with beautiful and exquisitely-worked examples and covers working with different fabrics, threads and incorporating painted backgrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe RSN teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard and is respected all over the world. It not only upholds the traditions of English embroidery that go back many hundreds of years, but is constantly taking embroidery forward in new and innovative ways. This series of \u003cem\u003eEssential Stitch Guides\u003c\/em\u003e has been produced in close collaboration with the RSN with the aim of providing a set of definitive works on traditional embroidery techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451599466870,"sku":"9781800920187","price":10.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32910182.jpg?v=1760463139","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781800920187-rsn-essential-stitch-guides-silk-shading","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}