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Sculpted Threads, Artful Brooches, Earrings and More by Janet
Shipley Hawks offers 13 projects which transform threads into one-of-a-kind
works of art. No special skills or equipment required—just machine
embroidery threads and a home sewing machine.
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Back Cover InformationImagine earrings, a brooch, a bowl, a bag—all made out of yards of gorgeous, colorful threads! Sound impossible? Simply stitch threads onto water-soluble stabilizer; then immerse your project in water. Only dazzling threads remain.
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Table of Contents |
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| Introduction | 6 |
| Sculpted-Threads Basics | 7 |
| Brooches from Geometric Forms | 16 |
| Multilayer Flower Brooch | 26 |
| Earrings | 30 |
| Undersea Forms | 36 |
| Shallow Vessel | 40 |
| High-Sided Vessel | 44 |
| Small Bags | 51 |
| Beads and Decorative Thread | |
| Embellishments | 55 |
| Resources | 63 |
| About the Author | 64 |
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Brooches and Undersea Forms |
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Free-hand
Techniques |  All About Machine Arts From Sew News, Creative Machine Embroidery, and C&T |  Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidery by Pam Watts |  The Encyclopedia of Machine Embroidery by Val Holmes |  Machine Quilting with Decorative Threads By Maurine Noble & Elizabeth Hendricks |
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|  Thread Painting by Leni Levenson Wiener |  Thread Painting Made Easy by Terry White |
Joyce Becker's Landscape Books/DVD
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DVD Joyce Becker Teaches you Landscape Quilting |
Book Beautifully Embellished Lanscapes by Joyce R. Becker |
Book Luscious Landscapes by Joyce R. Becker |
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 Paint by Number 2005 CD Being able to draw is NOT required! Turn any photo or image into a pictorial quilt!  |
 The Art of Landscape Quilting by Nancy Zieman and Natalie Sewell |
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 Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers by Alison Holt |
 Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Landscapes by Alison Holt |
 Landscape in Contemporary Quilts by Ineke Berlyn |
 Landscape Quilts by Nancy Zieman & Natalie Sewell |
 Luminous Landscapes by Gloria Loughman |
 The Magic of Free-Machine Embroidery by Doreen Curran |
 Nature's Studio by Joan Colvin |
 Quilt Savvy Simple Thread Painting by Nancy Prince |
 No Stone Unturned Book 13 by Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn |
 Trees as a Theme Book 7 by Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn |
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Free-Motion EmbroideryFloral | Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers by Alison Holt | Book Coloring with Thread by Ann Fahl | DVD Coloring with Thread by Ann Fahl |  Cutting Garden Quilts by Melinda Bula |
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Out of Print |  Embroidery for All Seasons by Diana Lampe with Jane Fisk | Out
of Print |  Fresh Felt Flowers by Lynne Farris |  Gardens and More Book 5 by Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn |
 Portraits from Nature by Jean Wells | 
Transfer Designs for Embroidery by Anne-Marie Bodson and Josette Vinas y Roca |
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DVD
Threads & Inks Together Creating Synergy by Linda M. Visnaw |
Pattern w/ CD Christmas Dream Use Tsukineko Inks & Freehand Embroidery |
Pattern w/ CD Autumn Splendor Use Tsukineko Inks & Freehand Embroidery |
Pattern w/ CD
Daisy Chain Use Tsukineko Inks & Freehand Embroidery |
Pattern w/ CD Hawaiian Surprise Use Tsukineko Inks & Freehand Embroidery |
Free-hand Machine EmbroideryThemed Designs |
 Beginner's Guide to Embroidered Boxes by Janet Edmonds |
 Celtic Inspirations For Machine Embroiders by Valerie Campbell-Harding & Maggie Grey |
 Creative Embroidery with Rajmahal Instructions for 10 Creative Designs |
 Embroidery Techniques From East and West by Munni Srivastava |
 Machine Embroidery Inspirations From Australian Artists by Kristen Dibbs |
 Pillows by Christopher Nejman |
 Sculpted Threads by Janet Shipley Hawks |
 Thread Calligraphy by Nancy Kazlauckas |
Abstract Hand Embroidery & Freehand Machine Embroidery & Mixed MediaExplore threads, beads, paint, stamps, & unique materials for backgrounds |
 Contemporary Quilts Design. Surface, & Stitch by Sandra Meech |
 Creative Recycling by Val Holmes |
 Edges & Finishes In Machine Embroidery by Valerie Campbell-Harding |
 Exploring Textile Arts From Creative Publishing |
 Raising the Surface by Maggie Grey |
 Stitch Dissolve Distort by Valerie Campbell-Harding and Maggie Grey |
 Surfaces for Stitch by Gwen Hedley |
 Threadplay with Libby Lehman |
Book Series & Other Books by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn |
 Vanishing Act Machine Embroidery on Soluble Fabrics Book 1 |
 Voluptuous Velvet Book 2 by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn |
 Bonding and Beyond Book 3 |
 Transfer to Transform Book 4 |
| Series includes dimensional stitching by hand & machine with heavy weight fibers, threads and yarns, bonding/fiusibles, water souble stabilizers, painting, stamping, fabric manipulation, texture and more. | Gardens and More Book 5 |
Conversations with Constance Book 6 |
Trees as a Theme Book 7 |
Giving Pleasure Book 8 |
 New Dimensions in Hand and Machine Embroidery Book 9 |
 Double Vision Book 10 |
 A Tale of Two Stitches Book 11 |
 A Sketch in Time Book 12 |
No Stone Unturned Book 13 |
 Connections Book 14 |
Over the Line Book 16 |
 Grids to Stitch Book 17 |
 Seductive Surfaces Book 18 |
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Other Books by Jan Beaney and / or Jean Littlejohn |
 Stitch Magic and Interpretation by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn |
 Stitches: New Approaches by Jan Beaney |
Sulky Book Series & Supplies |
 Dimensional Concepts in Sulky by Sulky of America |
 Elegant Concepts in Sulky by Joyce Drexler & Louise Baird |
 Sulky Secrets to Successful Embroidery by Joyce Drexler |
 Sulky Secrets to Successful Stabilizing by Joyce Drexler |
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