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Chinese Embroidery Book & Silks
I recently purchased a new book (to me) on the subject of Chinese
embroidery......the bookcover has a large color photo of an exquistely embroidered vase of Lotus, leaves and blossoms in a blue and white porcelain jar. The book is a paperback and not overly expensive for the amount of info covered on such an exotic subject and the many color pictures featuring beautiful examples of fine Chinese embroideries from tiny "Lotus" shoes to court robes to other decorative, ceremonial & household textiles. I found the book very easy to read with clear information and straight forward instructions. Despite having many books on Asian embroidery in my reference library, this is a well done and informative volume worth adding to my stitching library. There are topics presented in this book not covered in others and what I liked best was the clearness of the author's writing style & explanations. The chapters cover: History & Development of Chinese embroidery Materials & basic techniques Chinese embroidery stitches Symbols & motifs in Chinese embroidery Title: Chinese Embroidery - Traditional Techniques Author: Josiane Bertin-Guest Publisher: Krause Publications 2003 - $24.99 ISBN: 0-87349-718-X Maybe this was "fate" but while searching for something else in my "store room" today unexpectedly found a box with a complete collection of Chinese silks purchased from Needle Necessities years ago I completely forgot! A clear lucite box filled with 103 colors, glossy skeins of six stranded fine Chinese embroidery silks. From reading the info about Chinese silks used for embroidering, I broke down one of the six single strands of the Empress silk by untwisting into two more plies of very fine silk to stitch with.......the type of fine silk strands many Chinese embroideries are stitched with. The main negative stitching with this type of silk is the way it snags on any little roughness no matter how minor, this silk reminds me of working with rayons as these strands of silk are just as static & fly away........having a bottle of lanolin hand cream literally on hand before stitching with silks would definitely be very useful! --- Lula http://www.woolydream.com Needlework Adventures |
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Oh goodness. Another book to add to my library. Thanks, Lula! I
learned so very much for the Chang book. Dianne lula wrote: I recently purchased a new book (to me) on the subject of Chinese embroidery......the bookcover has a large color photo of an exquistely embroidered vase of Lotus, leaves and blossoms in a blue and white porcelain jar. The book is a paperback and not overly expensive for the amount of info covered on such an exotic subject and the many color pictures featuring beautiful examples of fine Chinese embroideries from tiny "Lotus" shoes to court robes to other decorative, ceremonial & household textiles. I found the book very easy to read with clear information and straight forward instructions. Despite having many books on Asian embroidery in my reference library, this is a well done and informative volume worth adding to my stitching library. There are topics presented in this book not covered in others and what I liked best was the clearness of the author's writing style & explanations. The chapters cover: History & Development of Chinese embroidery Materials & basic techniques Chinese embroidery stitches Symbols & motifs in Chinese embroidery Title: Chinese Embroidery - Traditional Techniques Author: Josiane Bertin-Guest Publisher: Krause Publications 2003 - $24.99 ISBN: 0-87349-718-X Maybe this was "fate" but while searching for something else in my "store room" today unexpectedly found a box with a complete collection of Chinese silks purchased from Needle Necessities years ago I completely forgot! A clear lucite box filled with 103 colors, glossy skeins of six stranded fine Chinese embroidery silks. From reading the info about Chinese silks used for embroidering, I broke down one of the six single strands of the Empress silk by untwisting into two more plies of very fine silk to stitch with.......the type of fine silk strands many Chinese embroideries are stitched with. The main negative stitching with this type of silk is the way it snags on any little roughness no matter how minor, this silk reminds me of working with rayons as these strands of silk are just as static & fly away........having a bottle of lanolin hand cream literally on hand before stitching with silks would definitely be very useful! --- Lula http://www.woolydream.com Needlework Adventures |
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"Dianne Lewandowski" wrote in message ... Oh goodness. Another book to add to my library. Thanks, Lula! I learned so very much for the Chang book. Dianne Just wondering if you are referring to, Painting With a Needle by Young Yang Chung? I see that ECA has just added it to their library. Mavia |
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Yep. That's the one. Outstanding book. Lula reported here on it with
such glowing enthusiasm, I had to get it. I was thrilled. Besides my book on textiles, this is my most often "look at" book in my needlework library. It taught me a whole lot, and that's saying a lot. Not just technique, but color, vision, style, attitude. :-) Dianne Mavia Beaulieu wrote: "Dianne Lewandowski" wrote in message ... Oh goodness. Another book to add to my library. Thanks, Lula! I learned so very much for the Chang book. Dianne Just wondering if you are referring to, Painting With a Needle by Young Yang Chung? I see that ECA has just added it to their library. Mavia |
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Walmart.com has it for $15 and change, plus under $3 shipping. (Strange, no
one that carries it has a picture of the cover, wonder why that is?) Becky " |
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You can see the cover at this link
http://www.chrysalisbooks.co.uk/books/book/0713487798 I have met Josiane and she is a great lady and very, very generous with her knowledge. Anyone in the UK can do a class with her through Pearsall's Silks. Liz http://www.classicstitches.com The magazine for stitchers worldwide -----Original Message----- From: Becky [mailto:bbkelher@remove spamaculink.net] Posted At: 10 March 2004 01:24 Posted To: needlework Conversation: Chinese Embroidery Book & Silks Subject: Chinese Embroidery Book & Silks Walmart.com has it for $15 and change, plus under $3 shipping. (Strange, no one that carries it has a picture of the cover, wonder why that is?) Becky " |
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