Embroidery for Today's Fashions VTG 1970's Hippie Clothing Craft Pattern Book

Description

Craft Book: Embroidery For Today's Fashions
By Dorothy Bock
1976 Hazel Pearson Handicrafts
16 Pages
Groovy 70's Fashion Embroidery!
Since it's origin, 5,000 years B.C., embroidery has given mankind a medium for the expression of his cultural heritage, economic struggles and triumphs and personal and collective joys, frustrations, devotions, hopes and dreams. It is an artform which has come a long way from its early disciplined patterns. Today, as in the past, embroidery is reflecting our reverence for cultural pasts and new inspirations in the expressions of the free form and abstract works. In this book, we present to you a wide variety of complete patterns which reflect many moods and heritages. You will find that all the projects are quick to do and most require only the simplest of stitches. Any of the designs may be used individually or on different types of clothing than these pictured here.
General Supplies Needed:
Thread: Six strand cotton floss, Rayon or Nylon embroidery thread
Embroidery needles: No. 6 or No. 7
Pin cushion
Scissors
Thimble
Embroidery Hoop
Carbon Paper
Chalk marking pencils
Mirrors (for specific projects)
Contents:
Materials and General Instructions
Fiesta Blouse and Sunshine Skirt
Rainbow River Shirt
Basic Stitches
County Fair Dress & Grassroots Shirt
Festival Fantasy
Mirror Directions
Mardi Gras, Calypso, & Confetti
Versatile Variations
Patterns - Apache Raider & Thunderbird
Patterns - Hi-Pockets, & Sun (Sunshine Shirt)