Whitework: Royal School of Needlework Essential Stitch Guide Discount

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The original version of this book was released in 2012 as a spiral bound book.  It has since been rereleased as part of the Royal School of Needlework Book of Embroidery (Search Press, 2018) and in large format (2021).

This series of Essential Stitch Guides has been produced in close collaboration with the RSN with the aim of providing a set of definitive works on traditional embroidery techniques.

All of the authors were chosen by the RSN and all are graduate Apprentices of the Royal School.

Whitework begins with the history of this wide-ranging type of embroidery, then explains the materials needed and the issues of designing and ordering your work for stitching in white on white fabric. The Stitches section covers pulled thread, core surface, decorative and drawn thread stitches, as well as eyelets and cutwork.

Two beautiful whitework pieces are then analysed to show how all the stitches and techniques were used, and a traditional piece is reworked with a contemporary twist. Finally the further techniques of using layers, net darning and trailing are shown. Step by step photography, full instructions and diagrams make this a clear and user-friendly guide to whitework.