Crewel Animal Portraits - Hazel Blomkamp

Crewel Animal Portraits by Hazel Blomkamp is the fifth title in the Crewel series from the renowned embroiderer and best-selling author. This paperback edition presents six Jacobean embroidery projects, supported by extensive colour photography and a full stitch gallery.

Key details

• Author: Hazel Blomkamp
• Paperback format
• 176 pages
• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 15 August 2022
• ISBN: 9781800921306

Synopsis

Focusing on animal portraits, this instalment showcases Blomkamp’s distinctive approach to surface and crewel embroidery, including a wide range of stitches, with some presented as new and others reworked through fresh combinations. Techniques extend beyond traditional stitching to include needle lace used as embroidery stitches, loom weaving adapted for embroidery, and inventive blends of both, with beads and crystals incorporated for added impact.

Six projects are set out with step-by-step instructions, clear photographs, design templates and a fully illustrated stitch gallery. The featured designs include a tiger, lion, zebra, giraffe, monkey and leopard, making this a considered choice for embroiderers seeking more complex techniques and a different direction for their next project.

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