Description
Painted Canvas Embellishment: An Idea Book
by Carole Lake & Michael Boren
Carole and Michael compiled their ideas from decades of teaching and put them into this book. Starting from your purchase of a painted canvas to selecting fibers (and the important role they play in the process of Painted Canvas Embellishment), to stitch ideas, you get the combined knowledge of two renown needlepoint teachers. Filled with “stitches plain & fancy” for various areas for all types of designs, this is a must for your needlepoint library.
- 105 pages
- 8.5″ x 11″
- black & white
- wire binding
- published 2014
About the authors
Needlepoint designers and teachers Carole Lake and Michael Boren may be some of the most popular needlepoint collaborators in recent decades. Together, they were StitchPlay Designs — the word “play” in their name shows you their inspirational attitudes. Carole passed away in 2024, but we are fortunate to still have their extensive knowledge in these books. Keep them handy in your stitch library, and these brilliant teachers will be ever by your side.
Book review
From Homestead NeedleArts shop in Michigan
It starts out with a “little” reading material on choosing a painted canvas, what to think about before you start stitching, terms that you and I throw about loosely (like laying threads, etc.), and ideas for threads which includes current threads on the market today. This all goes through page 40! Then it goes into ideas for stitches and here I’m going to just go over the index because THAT will tell you what’s in rest of the book. Faces, Eyes, Eyebrows, Noses and Mouths; Hair and Fur; Clothing; Rugs, Floors and Buildings; Leaves and Foliage; Snow and Ice; Wings; Stars and Starbursts; Motifs; Small Areas; Medium Areas, Large Areas, Very Large Areas and Backgrounds; Bands and Borders; Vertical Lines; Diagonal Lines; Outlining and Accenting Areas; Shading Stitches; Combination Stitches. Yes, there IS an index. Be aware that each page has multiple stitches on it or multiple instructions so you’re getting more than one stitch per page!
