Crewel Embroidery: 7 Enchanting Designs Inspired by Fairy Tales

This book is beautiful to look at and I cannot wait to try the design projects. The instructions for stitches seem clear as I briefed over them. The photos are clear, and one can easily see how the finished stitches (and completed designs) should look after completion. I have recently added a star to this book, making it a five-star review. After completing the first design from this book, I have found the instructions clear, concise, and well presented. The author presents several unique, exquisite, detailed projects. Each one is lovely, keeping with her central theme, stemming from the major design project she entitles, The Tree of Happiness. Clearly a lot of planning went into this book.

I have had my eye on this book since it was published. The War in Ukraine made it imperative that I purchase it in support of its author, Tatiana Popova who is currently seeking refuge, leaving all her original embroideries behind. But, back to the book. It is quite simply one of the most stunning embroidery books to come along in some time. If you want to learn crewel, but don’t care to work in wool, these designs will inspire you. Colorful and exuberant in their execution, the author encourages you to take a bite with a small section or go for the whole Tree of Happiness. All the information is there: line drawings for the design, an extensive stitch library and an organized method of tackling the project of your choice. Supplies used are perle cotton, stranded cotton and a rayon thread. Even if you never stitch the designs this book is packed with gorgeous photos to satisfy the heart of every stitcher who knows they will never have the time to stitch all they would like. It can also just be a reference book for the stitches. If you are a person who loves embroidery this book deserves a premier spot on your bookshelf.

I love this kind of book where you get both high-quality instructions with many photos to learn from, and something to build your very own work on. Tatiana shows you how to create different moods and vibes by using different stitches and colors on the same pattern. This book is a true gem for both beginners and advanced embroidery artists looking to improve their skills and try out different techniques. And did I mention that her designs are gorgeous?

Beautiful book. Bought this for my daughter. Well laid out. ..pictures are lovely.

This book has beautiful projects in it. Really breathtaking. However the instructions for the stitches are the absolute worst I have ever seen. Useless. I had to go online and you tube almost every stitch. Some of the instructions consist of a single photo and short line of text. No detail. But the projects themselves…amazing!!

These patterns are beautiful, and very well explained. The many photos provide good demonstrations of the stitches. I will look for other books by this author.

Tbis is an awesomely gorgeous book, and there are line drawing patterns in the book so you can stitch your own pieces. The ttue beauty of this book, thouvh, is not in the patterns, but rather in what the book shows you. There are a half-dozen or so motifs that the author uses for her composition. However, the colors used are different, but the fill patterns are different. It demonstrated the variety of Jacobean designs that you can make with a small tool-kit of motifs.

This is an excellent embroidery book with very detailed stitch explanations and pictures. I liked that it presents unusual stitches like the Fork stitch or Mountmellick stitch and others. It might be a little difficult for a beginner. All stitches are then used in very lovely patterns and colors for beautiful reinvented crewel embroidery models. It was speedily shipped and arrived in perfect condition. I love that book and I highly recommend it!

I unfortunately and accidently ordered the kindle edition of this book rather than the physical and while it is a lovely book with some projects in it and templates I would strongly suggest a physical copy is the way to go. There is a helpful intro with tools materials etc. Then each of the projects are covered with thread, bead colour requirements and step by step stitches in text and pictures. Templates of the designs can be found at the back of the book. I think it would be best suited to someone with some experience . The projects require a lot of materials , if you felt confident you could focus on one part of a design which are beautiful.

Gostei muito do livro, projetos lindos e bem explicados. Indico pra gosta de Crewel tem muitas ideais boas, vale a compra.

Libro di crewelwork curato dall’artista ucraina Tatiana Popova. Il libro della Popova si propone come testo esauriente sulla scenografica tecnica del crewelwork, un tipo di ricamo difficile destinato alle ricamatrici più esperte. I disegni proposti hanno un’aria leggermente folk, che ci rimanda alle origini dell’autrice. Il testo è in inglese, ma le immagini sono di una tale chiarezza resta comunque fruibile. Ci sono indicazioni circa i materiali da usare, i punti presenti nei progetti da poter sfruttare anche in altri ricami. Nella copertina c’è il progetto “l’albero della felicità”, di cui si vede solo un dettaglio. I progetti sono: “tree of happyness”, un albero con un uccellino e varie foglie colorate; “the blue bead”, un decoro con fiori e foglie stilizzate sui toni del blu e dell’azzurro; “Emerald city”, un fiore stilizzato; “Elisa”, altro fiore stilizzato sui toni del verde oliva; “scarlet Sails”, altri fiori sui toni del rosso cupo; “crewel waltz”, un disegno sui toni del giallo con colori caldi; “ribbon owl” è invece un simpatico gufetto col cappello. Il primo e l’ultimo sono i disegni più belli e complessi mentre gli altri sembrano già visti e piuttosto ripetitivi. Possiamo realizzare una sontuosa tovaglia, un quadro, un cuscino, ecc… chiudono il libro i disegni in nero da ricalcare per ricreare perfettamente i lavori. I testi della Search Press come sempre non deludono per qualità della stampa, dei disegni e delle foto.

Wunderbare Einführung für Anfänger, etliche Stiche für freie Stickereitechnik werden ausführlich beschrieben und es gibt einige Vorlagen zum Nacharbeiten mit ausführlicher Beschreibung. Sehr gut!

Magnifique livre sur la broderie Crewel, de très belles couleurs, très bien expliqué. Je suis très contente de mon achat.