A new, larger format edition of the Royal School of Needlework's essential guide to goldwork, giving you all you need to create beautiful stitched work with metal thread.

The Royal School of Needlework (RSN) teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard and is well respected all over the world.

It not only upholds the traditions of English embroidery that go back many hundreds of years, but is constantly taking embroidery forward in new and innovative ways.

Goldwork is all about the interplay of colour, texture and light, and it is this quality that is at the heart of Helen McCook’s work. The book starts with an historical account of goldwork, then moves on to a beginner-friendly description of the materials and equipment required.

The book covers all of the essential stitches and traditional techniques through clear, step-by-step diagrams and photographs, coupled with beautiful, close-ups showing how the technique can be used in a finished piece. The techniques include couching, bricking, basketweave, cutwork, spangles, s-ing, pearl purl, plate and kid, making this a fantastic source of reference. The book ends with a section in which the techniques described in the previous section are combined to create finished pieces, all beautifully and exquisitely worked by the author.