Simple and sophisticated needlework charts at your fingertips.
Are you a stitcher who is looking for creative solutions to make your hobby more accessible? Or do you have a stash of needlework canvases that you want to monogram in style? Then this book is for you! Featuring 26 original art charts alongside a full alphabet of shadow-lettering, this pocket-sized guide will fit perfectly in any project bag. Create your own personalized crests, assemble handmade gifts, and monogram your heirlooms to be passed down for generations. This essential collection includes a how-to guide to get you started, suggested colors and uses, and charted designs appropriate for holidays, classic decor, coastal lifestyle and a range of other celebratory occasions.
Author Sara Trucksess of SCT Designs is a life-long artist, nationally-recognized needlepoint canvas designer and a frequent creative contributor to the needlework community. Her designs are classic and colorful, inspired by historical artworks, natural patterns and interior spaces. Sara seeks to bring accessible needlework to everyone who enjoys stitching and lives in Kansas City with her husband and four sons.
34 pages
Brand:KCN Designers
Designer:SCT Designs
SKU:KCNchartit
Size:5" x 7.75"
Product Type:Accessories
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Returns We are happy to accept returns on: canvases, kits, accessories and threads. We are unable to accept returns on books, stitch guides/charts and special-order items. If you choose add-on threads for your canvas, we will accept the entire thread pack. Please request a return within 10 days of receiving your order. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in its original packaging, and any online class videos must be un-viewed.
Learning the foundation stitches, Tent, Continental and Basketweave Stitch. Learning the appropriate way to start and end threads. Chooses clearly defined designs with plenty of background and no shading. Likes to work large areas of one stitch that requires no compensation. Comfortable with using floss, pearl cotton, merino wool and/or tapestry wool.
Level 2
Expanding on foundation stitches and learning Alternating Continental, T-Stitch, Brick Stitch and its variations. Learning to read stitch diagrams that also include verbiage. Starting to learn how to compensate a stitch that cannot be completed within a defined area. Working with a mixture of single strand and pliable threads on one project to add depth and dimension. Adding stitches that build off of Tent such as Mosaic, Scotch and Cashmere.
Level 3
Learning more complicated stitches such as Rhodes, Byzantine, and Herringbone. Also adding composite stitches into repertoire such as Criss-Cross Hungarian. Reads stitch diagrams with or without numbers and verbiage. Understands compensation. Adding textured threads including man-made fibers intended for metallic, sparkly, and fluffy effects to projects and can work through shading effectively. Uses a stitch guide for projects and sticks to it. Comfortable plying and or blending threads.
Level 4
Enjoys a good stitch guide but is willing to dismiss parts in order to incorporate personal artistic interpretation. Has a library of "go to" stitches and can work through all variations of Turkey Work, Jessica Stitch, Crescent Stitch and Openwork Background stitches. Comfortable compensating in complex design areas. Ok with random stitches such as long and short stitches. Views a stitch guide as just a guide and is comfortable using stitches other than what is recommended.
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Simple and sophisticated needlework charts at your fingertips.
Are you a stitcher who is looking for creative solutions to make your hobby more accessible? Or do you have a stash of needlework canvases that you want to monogram in style? Then this book is for you! Featuring 26 original art charts alongside a full alphabet of shadow-lettering, this pocket-sized guide will fit perfectly in any project bag. Create your own personalized crests, assemble handmade gifts, and monogram your heirlooms to be passed down for generations. This essential collection includes a how-to guide to get you started, suggested colors and uses, and charted designs appropriate for holidays, classic decor, coastal lifestyle and a range of other celebratory occasions.
Author Sara Trucksess of SCT Designs is a life-long artist, nationally-recognized needlepoint canvas designer and a frequent creative contributor to the needlework community. Her designs are classic and colorful, inspired by historical artworks, natural patterns and interior spaces. Sara seeks to bring accessible needlework to everyone who enjoys stitching and lives in Kansas City with her husband and four sons.
34 pages
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