Beadpoint Beautiful Bead Stitching on Canvas

"[A] sumptuous book of canvas beadwork... Challenging projects for pillows, purses, and wall hangings are real standouts."Bead & Button The technique of stitching beads onto canvas, so popular during the Victorian era, is undergoing a revival today, and these 25 projects have a wonderfully rich and lustrous look. With the same familiar sewing methods and fabric backing used in regular needlepoint, embroiderers can create a new world of bright colors and shimmering textures. Simple needleworking charts get you started on any of the original and versatile designs: there's the coolly glowing Blue Moon Mirror, a bright springlike Bird with Berries Ornament, a patriotic Flag Heart Pin, an opalescent Pearl Plant Picture, an exotic Persian Rug Purse, and 20 others.Benson, Ann is the author of 'Beadpoint Beautiful Bead Stitching on Canvas', published 0014 under ISBN 9781402715457 and ISBN 1402715455.