{"product_id":"crewel-twists-isbn-9781782217770","title":"Crewel Twists","description":"Whether you refer to it as crewel or Jacobean, this free form of surface embroidery has been around for centuries and is still popular amongst needle artists today. Because of the nature of the fanciful objects and the tradition of using a large variety of stitches in one project, it lends itself to endless creative expression. In this book Hazel Blomkamp uses a wide selection of materials to update techniques and inspire embroiderers to explore whilst working loosely within the confines of crewel work styles. She shows needle artists how to be creative with fabric, threads, beads and alternative stitches, borrowing techniques from other forms of needlework, and still producing a product that is typical of the crewel or Jacobean style of embroidery.The original designs include:\u003cbr\u003e   Projects including beads and metal threads to add sparkle and texture to your work.\u003cbr\u003e   Monochrome embroidery making use of a variety of threads and beads, all within the same colour range.\u003cbr\u003e   Techniques employed in needle-made laces with designs defined by means of texture.\u003cbr\u003e   More traditional embroidery including shading and satin stitch and the many variations of trellis couching\u003cbr\u003e  to provide texture and interest.\u003cbr\u003e  The completed embroideries are displayed in ways that are not only decorative, but are useful in the home.Hazel Blomkamp has dabbled with all the needlecrafts since childhood. When her children were babies she developed a passion for embroidery to break the tedium of life with toddlers, using it as her evening reward for having got though the day with her sanity intact. her children are now young adults and she still embroiders in front of the television every night. She has been designing for the past 18 years. Peferring to design projects which appear to be traditional, she pushes the boundaries by introducing other forms of needlecraft into traditional techniques, exploring further in everything that she does. Along with designing, she runs a busy website from home. She teaches at her home studio, in Pietermaritzburg, KZN, and travels throughout South Africa and to Australia teaching embroidery and fine beadwork. She is a regular contributor to South African and Australian embroidery magazines and is a columnist for south African Stitches Magazine.","brand":"Search Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300851437797,"sku":"NP9781782217770","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781782217770.jpg?v=1742921727","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/crewel-twists-isbn-9781782217770","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}