Everyday Folk - Krista West

From Krista West, Everyday Folk is a paperback embroidery book that brings traditional folk-inspired design into contemporary home textiles. Beginning with a series of essential projects, it features classic folk embroidery designs for table runners, table squares and cushion covers, before moving on to guidance for designing your own pieces. Clear, detailed instructions explore working with motif repeats and adapting historic layouts, helping you create lively, colourful textiles for the home.

Using just two stitches, cross stitch and backstitch, the book shows how to build a wide variety of decorative and practical household items. Presented in full colour, it introduces modern stitchers to traditional folk embroidery through a design library of over 175 charts, making it a useful reference for anyone looking to expand their embroidery repertoire.

Key features

• Over 175 folk embroidery charts
• Uses cross stitch and backstitch
• Includes projects for table runners, table squares and cushion covers
• Guidance on designing your own projects and working with motif repeats
• Full-colour interior with 288 colour illustrations
• Paperback format
• ISBN: 9781446313398

Sizing

210 x 273 mm

Specifications

• Author: Krista West
• Subtitle: Over 175 folk embroidery designs for the home, inspired by traditional textiles
• Publisher: David & Charles
• Publication date: 27 August 2024
• Pages: 144
• Illustrations: 288 colour illustrations
• Focus: Hand embroidery

Rackhams Reference : 6G14SAWD84