True confessions of a Stocking Stitcher
True Confessions of a Stocking Stitcher is a large colorful book that covers many issues related to stitching painted canvases. The stitched examples in True Confessions are stocking or Christmas related, but the actual concepts being taught can be related to non-stocking painted canvases.
This book is a beautifully photographed guide for stitchers who wish to create heirloom quality Christmas Stockings using material from 18 stitched stockings designed by Elizabeth Goodrick-Dillon and numerous ornaments. This book contains over 250 photographs and has many ideas for beards, animals and trims. This is not a stitch guide.
The chapters are:
1. Creating the Illusion of Three Dimensions
2. Robes and Trim
3. Faces
4. Beards
5. Animals
6. Trees and Greenery
7. Bags and Baskets
8. The Sleigh and the Stuff in It
9. Selecting the Stocking.
True Confessions of a Stocking Stitcher is a large colorful book that covers many issues related to stitching painted canvases. The stitched examples in True Confessions are stocking or Christmas related, but the actual concepts being taught can be related to non-stocking painted canvases.
This book is a beautifully photographed guide for stitchers who wish to create heirloom quality Christmas Stockings using material from 18 stitched stockings designed by Elizabeth Goodrick-Dillon and numerous ornaments. This book contains over 250 photographs and has many ideas for beards, animals and trims. This is not a stitch guide.
The chapters are:
1. Creating the Illusion of Three Dimensions
2. Robes and Trim
3. Faces
4. Beards
5. Animals
6. Trees and Greenery
7. Bags and Baskets
8. The Sleigh and the Stuff in It
9. Selecting the Stocking.