Glorious Needlepoint

by Kaffe Fassett

This guide explores the full potential of needlepoint as an inspirational source. Kaffe's samples come from the natural world - the patterned markings of frogs, butterflies, flowers, shells and stones - the manmade markings of primitive cultures and the world of 20th-century art.

Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction, Art, Reference, How To

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Chas Bayfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Glorious indeed! This book got me completely hooked. I loved the way he did a needlepoint of a cabbage! He showed that you don't need a pre printed pattern on the canvas, you can make up your own! I did one of of our cats, my great grandmother, great uncle and Audrey Hepburn. KF is the man!

[Meredith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kaffe Fassett is a great designer. I enjoy looking at his work a lot. It's "craftporn" for me. I love to look at the pictures, but it's unlikely I'll ever do anything like that. He paints with a needle. I follow directions.

[C2015 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful beautiful Work. One great tip was to do your colours all at once… Take the pattern to the shop and figure them all out together. Another rate tip was to pick colours that are slightly darker than what you wanted because there’s always a little shadow so a lighter colour often appears just the right shade that you’re looking for when it stitched. Pear and plum cushions, cabbage, placemat, or cushion, cauliflower, placemat cushion… Just gorgeous. Oriental fish cushion. Delft table mats. Flower trellis cushion flower pyramid cushion. Really great long stitch examples. Some of the commissions he’s had are just crazy.

[Brigette · Rating 4 out of 5]

I keep having visions of myself doing needlepoint. I've never been much of a crafter, so I don't know where this urge is coming from. I picked up this book and a couple others at the library. I have seen Kaffe Fassett's knitting before, but I didn't realize he worked in this medium as well. His needlecrafts are truly art. I love how he fills every bit of available space with the design. He seems convinced that his reader can create and design themselves...I'm inspired to try. I would like to start with one of his designs, though. I like the blue & white delft pattern.

[Elizabeth Grieve · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best needlepoint designer ever! I love his work, it's so vibrant and beautiful. I've already stitched several of his designs, and find it easier to work from a chart than on a printed canvas (hint - get a colour photocopy of the pattern and mark your place with magnetic markers on a metal chart holder).

[Saleris · Rating 4 out of 5]

My copy is a Book Club associates copy with no ISBN.
Lovely book. Glad I bought it. I'll make a couple of the cushions as they're interesting.

[Judi · Rating 5 out of 5]

So inspirational

[Choopie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very envious that a painter becomes an expert knitter and a needlepointer (?) without any effort! And he's a male to boot! Is there anything he can't do???