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by Beth Russell
$57.89 CDN
$57.95 US
134 pgs, hardcover, colour photographs
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Category: knitting books
In the Author's Words.....
"Through all Morris's many talents runs a thread, which for me is unique. He is a weaver of dreams. He weaves them into his tapestries and draws them into his designs. His poems and romances, with their mythical people in dreamlike landscapes, teach us not historical facts but a way of life, morality and how to lose ourselves in a well-told tale".Foreword
From the inside cover.....
"Combining her considerable talents and infectious enthusiasm for William Morris, Beth Russell has adapted a number of his most beautiful designs to create an original needlepoint collection for the home. Morris was probably the most prolific and talented designer that the nineteenth century ever witnessed. Inspired by the natural world around him, he produced a wealth of designs for embroideries, tapestries and wallpapers. Beth Russell's needlepoint projects are a unique interpretation of this work and pay due homage to his creative genius.
Most of these projects are worked in tent stitch for canvas, and the accompanying colour charts enable the reader to follow the instructions with ease. All the materials needed for each project are indicated, including the amount of yarn to buy, and advice is given on stitching and finishing off.
Leading still-life photographer Jan Baldwin has photographed each of the projects, which include cushions, rugs, wall hangings and fire-screens, in evocative medieval and Arts & Crafts locations. Her sensitive styling attunes perfectly with the author's designs, which in turn complement the archival photographs of Morris' own work, his sources of inspiration and the work of his contemporaries".
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