Author: Co Spinhoven
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157199
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Over 300 lovely designs from Book of Kells, Tara Brooch, and other authentic Celtic sources: spiral work, knot work, biomorphic patterns, more.
Celtic Charted Designs
Author: Co Spinhoven
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157199
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Over 300 lovely designs from Book of Kells, Tara Brooch, and other authentic Celtic sources: spiral work, knot work, biomorphic patterns, more.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157199
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Over 300 lovely designs from Book of Kells, Tara Brooch, and other authentic Celtic sources: spiral work, knot work, biomorphic patterns, more.
Celtic Animals Charted Designs
Author: Ina Kliffen
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486145859
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
43 color-coded charts, complete instructions, and easy-to-follow diagrams enable even beginners to create a wealth of fabulous patterns for a variety of needlecraft projects.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486145859
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
43 color-coded charts, complete instructions, and easy-to-follow diagrams enable even beginners to create a wealth of fabulous patterns for a variety of needlecraft projects.
Charted Peasant Designs from Saxon Transylvania
Author: Emil Sigerus
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486234258
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
A century ago, a folk art enthusiast collected these ornate, highly stylized designs from among a now-dispersed community of ethnic Germans residing in Transylvania. Nearly 200 designs include birds, flowers, mythical creatures, and other motifs in styles ranging from simple to complex and in themes from medieval to modern. Easily adapted to other crafts projects.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486234258
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
A century ago, a folk art enthusiast collected these ornate, highly stylized designs from among a now-dispersed community of ethnic Germans residing in Transylvania. Nearly 200 designs include birds, flowers, mythical creatures, and other motifs in styles ranging from simple to complex and in themes from medieval to modern. Easily adapted to other crafts projects.
Celtic and Old Norse Designs
Author: Courtney Davis
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486412296
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Artists, illustrators, designers, and craftspeople in search of exceptionally bold and inventive motifs will find them in this versatile treasury brimming with 125 royalty-free designs. Taken from authentic Celtic and Old Norse sources, they include an amazing array of birds, human figures, and mythological creatures, all ingeniously woven into an intricate network of spirals and interlacings. Meticulously adapted from artwork that graced ancient rune stones and religious symbols, furniture, manuscripts, bronze mirrors, sword hilts, cooking utensils, and other artifacts, the illustrations depict a crucifix; decorative creatures that adorned the pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels; interwoven designs from stone crosses of Ireland, Scotland, and Cornwall; and many other designs and motifs. Convenient and inexpensive, this collection offers inspiration and a wealth of immediately usable dramatic ornamentation rich in character and distinctive in content.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486412296
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Artists, illustrators, designers, and craftspeople in search of exceptionally bold and inventive motifs will find them in this versatile treasury brimming with 125 royalty-free designs. Taken from authentic Celtic and Old Norse sources, they include an amazing array of birds, human figures, and mythological creatures, all ingeniously woven into an intricate network of spirals and interlacings. Meticulously adapted from artwork that graced ancient rune stones and religious symbols, furniture, manuscripts, bronze mirrors, sword hilts, cooking utensils, and other artifacts, the illustrations depict a crucifix; decorative creatures that adorned the pages of the Lindisfarne Gospels; interwoven designs from stone crosses of Ireland, Scotland, and Cornwall; and many other designs and motifs. Convenient and inexpensive, this collection offers inspiration and a wealth of immediately usable dramatic ornamentation rich in character and distinctive in content.
Celtic Cross Stitch
Author: Anne Orr
Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
ISBN: 9781859746417
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Presents patterns and instructions for over forty small cross-stitch projects inspired by the images and motifs of Celtic art, grouped in the categories of water, fire, air, and earth; and includes background on the Celtic world, as well as basic cross-stitch techniques.
Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
ISBN: 9781859746417
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Presents patterns and instructions for over forty small cross-stitch projects inspired by the images and motifs of Celtic art, grouped in the categories of water, fire, air, and earth; and includes background on the Celtic world, as well as basic cross-stitch techniques.
Danish Floral Charted Designs
Author: Gerda Bengtsson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486239578
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Embroiderers will welcome this delightful collection of charted designs by Gerda Bengtsson, considered one of the greatest living designers of counted cross-stitch designs. Here are more than 40 exquisite florals, including such favorites as Buttercups, Anemone, Pansies, Spring Flowers, Iceland Poppy, Crowberry, Lapland Rhododendron, Wild Fruit, Sweet Violet, Lady's Mantle, Stone Bramble, and Hare's-Foot Clover. All of the designs are color keyed to both D.M.C. and Danish Flower Thread embroidery floss, and because the chart makes it easy to vary the size of the design they can be used to decorate anything from small pillows to bedspreads. The patterns lend themselves to use not only in cross-stitch, but also needlepoint, rug-hooking, crochet, and other forms of counted thread embroidery.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486239578
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Embroiderers will welcome this delightful collection of charted designs by Gerda Bengtsson, considered one of the greatest living designers of counted cross-stitch designs. Here are more than 40 exquisite florals, including such favorites as Buttercups, Anemone, Pansies, Spring Flowers, Iceland Poppy, Crowberry, Lapland Rhododendron, Wild Fruit, Sweet Violet, Lady's Mantle, Stone Bramble, and Hare's-Foot Clover. All of the designs are color keyed to both D.M.C. and Danish Flower Thread embroidery floss, and because the chart makes it easy to vary the size of the design they can be used to decorate anything from small pillows to bedspreads. The patterns lend themselves to use not only in cross-stitch, but also needlepoint, rug-hooking, crochet, and other forms of counted thread embroidery.
Celtic Cross Stitch
Author: Gail Lawther
Publisher: David & Charles Publishers
ISBN: 9780715302729
Category : Cross-stitch
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This book presents 30 projects using traditional Celtic art designs. Projects range from simple cards and pictures, a cushion and a rug, to an embroidered border for a wedding dress. Included is a separate section on Celtic alphabets.
Publisher: David & Charles Publishers
ISBN: 9780715302729
Category : Cross-stitch
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This book presents 30 projects using traditional Celtic art designs. Projects range from simple cards and pictures, a cushion and a rug, to an embroidered border for a wedding dress. Included is a separate section on Celtic alphabets.
Celtic Cross Stitch Designs
Author: Carol Phillipson
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781861081445
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
With more than 100 traditional Celtic themes—knots, spirals, braids, animals, plants, artifacts, and lettering—plus projects for a series of attractive household items, this manual is an embroiderer’s delight. Making this celebration of color, texture, and needlework easy to utilize are wonderfully helpful charts, technical advice, and photographs. Embroider a cushion with four knotwork variations; a “Stanwick Man,” taken from a bronze horse-head mount found in Yorkshire; towels; cards; and more.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 9781861081445
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
With more than 100 traditional Celtic themes—knots, spirals, braids, animals, plants, artifacts, and lettering—plus projects for a series of attractive household items, this manual is an embroiderer’s delight. Making this celebration of color, texture, and needlework easy to utilize are wonderfully helpful charts, technical advice, and photographs. Embroider a cushion with four knotwork variations; a “Stanwick Man,” taken from a bronze horse-head mount found in Yorkshire; towels; cards; and more.
101 Folk Art Designs for Counted Cross-Stitch and Other Needlecrafts
Author: Carter Houck
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486243696
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
101 authentic charted folk designs in a wide array of lovely representations with many suggestions for effective use. Designs can be easily used for needlepoint, cross-stitch, latch-hooking or any form of counted thread embroidery. Introduction. 2 color photos on covers.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486243696
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
101 authentic charted folk designs in a wide array of lovely representations with many suggestions for effective use. Designs can be easily used for needlepoint, cross-stitch, latch-hooking or any form of counted thread embroidery. Introduction. 2 color photos on covers.
Celtic Art in Cross Stitch
Author: Barbara Hammet
Publisher: David & Charles
ISBN: 9780715312131
Category : Art, Celtic
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Designer Barabara Hammet combines both practical skill and interpretive vision in this new and exciting collection of cross stitch projects. Drawing her inspiration from the surviving examples of the art of ancient Celtic kingdoms, she's produced a series of stunning re-workings of the classical Celtic swirling shapes and sinuous forms that are at once both modern and timeless. Projects include pin cushions, needle cases, bookmarks, box lids, cushions, table cloths, place mats, and more! and there's many more patterns to suit every level of skill, plus a motif library to provide plenty of inspiration for further projects.
Publisher: David & Charles
ISBN: 9780715312131
Category : Art, Celtic
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Designer Barabara Hammet combines both practical skill and interpretive vision in this new and exciting collection of cross stitch projects. Drawing her inspiration from the surviving examples of the art of ancient Celtic kingdoms, she's produced a series of stunning re-workings of the classical Celtic swirling shapes and sinuous forms that are at once both modern and timeless. Projects include pin cushions, needle cases, bookmarks, box lids, cushions, table cloths, place mats, and more! and there's many more patterns to suit every level of skill, plus a motif library to provide plenty of inspiration for further projects.