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Stitch Magic with Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn was planned around the need to develop further explorations of stitch. It is a celebration of stitch, not a stitch dictionary. The aim is to experiment with stitches and enjoy the richness stitching brings.

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Stitch Magic

Stitch Magic
Ideas and Interpretation

Author:Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn
Pages: 144
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: Quilter's Resource Publications
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4G4E0770
Weight: 1.5 lbs.

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MSRP: $26.95

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Two highly respected authors give a unique vision of how stitching can be used to interpret designs
Over 90 sumptuous photographs of stitching with detailed explanations of the techniques
Includes a comprehensive stitch glossary and stitch diagrams showing the variety of design applications for different stitches
Practical advice is given on the choice and planning of stitches and the creation of unusual backgrounds

Jan Beaney has been in the embroidery world for over 30 years as a designer, tutor, and author. She presented the successful BBC TV series Embroidery and has written numerous books, including A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery and Stitches: New Approaches.

Jean Littlejohn is a highly experienced embroider of over 20 years, teaching widely in the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. She is a verifier for the City & Guilds examination board and contributes to embroidery magazines regularly.

Organic texture Weave multi media

Foreword by Constance Howard	6	Building Stitches	68
Introduction	8	Chapter 4: Unifying Stitches within a Background	78
Historical Perspective	10	Integrating	79
Chapter 1: Beginnings	12	Linking with Worker Stitches	81
Starting with Stitches	13	Growing from the Cloth	82
Where Next?	16	Blending	88
Planning the Stitch	20	Chapter 5: Combining Hand and Machine Stitching	90
Chapter 2: Backgrounds	22	Hand into Machine Stitching	91
General Considerations	22	Machine into Hand Stitching	95
Piecing	22	Chapter 6: Using Stitches	96
Bonding	24	Stitches as Joinings	97
Textured Surfaces	26	Stitches and Borders	100
Unusual Backgrounds	29	Stitches as Edges	104
Chapter 3: Interpreting Stitch	30	Stitches as Grids	106
Choosing your Vocabulary	31	Stitches as Marks	110
Couching	32	Stitching a Landscape	112
Detached Chain	42	Textural Inspiration	115
Twisted Chain	50	Chapter 7: Gallery	120
Raised Chain Board	56	Stitch Diagrams	132
Cretan Stitch	58	Glossary	138
Cross Stitch	61	Further Reading	141
Buttonhole Stitch	63	List of Suppliers	142
Knots	66	Index	144
Straight Stitch	68

1000+ Books & Magazines Index

20 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	Color Exploration Book 15	Over the Line Book 16	Grids to Stitch Book 17	Seductive Surfaces Book 18
Red Book 19	Enrich & Embellish Book 20	Other Books by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn	Stitch Magic and Interpretation by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn	Out of Print Creative Embroidery Designs Textures Stitches by Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn