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Prepare to be amazed by textile artist and pattern designer Britt-Marie Christoffersson’s fantastic work and learn how to use embroidery to give knitted garments a new lease of life. Using just 18 simple stitches such as running stitch, couching, blanket stitch and rya knots, Britt-Marie creates over 250 patterns that will inspire you to even more creativity.
Embroidery on knitwork can involve knitting a new piece to be embroidered, but it can also be interesting to revamp existing clothing. Even commercially produced sweaters, hats and mittens can be embellished with a needle and yarn.
If you wish to embroider knitted garments you can cover the whole item with stitches, or let a few strategically placed details work as a decoration. If there is a hole in the garment you can cover it with embroidery. Using the explanatory drawings in the book, you can renew and alter exactly as you wish. Any knitted item can be enhanced, and if you tire of the embroidery you can simply unstitch it!
260 beautiful stitched items are shown, all displaying amazingly different effects that can be achieved on knitting with just a needle and a length of wool.
5 Introduction 19 Threading across knitwork 27 Running stitch 39 Woven running stitch 51 Horizontal running stitch fastened with vertical backstitch 61 Vertical running stitch fastened with one or more stitches 71 Backstitch 83 Couching stitch 101 Tightly whipped running stitch 107 Whipped wheel stitch 115 Alternating stem stitch 123 Rya knots combined with stem stitch 131 Corded single Brussels stitch 139 Four-sided stitch 147 Blanket stitch 155 Woven band on parallel running stitches 169 Woven patterns 183 French knots 188 Seam stitches and appliqué 204 Conceptual embroidery on knitting
Britt-Marie Christoffersson is the foremost researcher of practical knitwork in Sweden. After studying at the School of Textiles in Borås and Konstfack, she became a founding member of Ten Swedish Designers (10-gruppen) in 1970. After sixteen years her interest in knitting became her main focus and she dedicated herself to the practical applications of knitwork. This resulted in the innovative work that she is so well known for. Britt-Marie has taught at the University of Arts, Crafts and Design (Konstfack) and at the Friends of Handicraft (Handarbetets Vänner) in Stockholm and is a popular course leader.
In 2017 Swedish furniture retailer Ikea paid homage to the work of the 10-gruppen by using some of their lively designs on bed linen, fabrics and other items, including Britt-Marie’s Jazz design.
Embroidering knitwear introduces a whole other dimension to the equally multi faceted worlds of knitting and embroidery, resulting in a limitless range of possibilities.
Christoff ersson has designed over 250 patterns using just 18 embroidery stitches (such as running and blanket stitch along with simple techniques like couching) and the results, whether working with home-knits or retail garments, feel fresh and a creative step on from darning. The pictures are enticing and the results are an exciting addition to the modern crafters arsenal of decorative techniques.
Give any knitted item a new lease of life, using 18 simple stitches such as running stitch, couching, blanket stitch and knits. The book has over 250 patterns for renewing and altering even commercially produced items. If there's a hole in a garment, cover it with embroidery, simply unstitch it!
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