Redwork is published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

Pat Sloan takes traditional redwork embroidery and updates it for today's home. This collection includes seasonal designs in embroidery, sometimes in the red stitches on white background of traditional redwork and sometimes in updated colors to work with the fabulous fabrics available in today's quilt shop. Pat discusses the stitches and a little of the history of redwork. Projects include a sewing set, seasonal wallhanging, quilt, tote, sampler quilt, changeable pillow cover, and hexagon table runner. Everything a quilter needs to know to get started and to finish something beautiful is here in Redwork With a Twist. Redwork With a Twist (Leisure Arts #5112)

Redwork quilting, an old friend’s secrets, and decorations strung with alibis and deceit. Quilters aren’t serial killers. It should have been a universal truth. Especially at Christmas in small town Hamilton, Missouri. Until one of Jenny’s friends is murdered in the middle of the first Christmas Redwork Quilting Retreat. With her friends and business at risk, staying out of it isn’t an option and piece by piece, Jenny works to unravel secrets, proving everyone has something to hide. As the week comes to a close, Jenny must race the clock to find out who is eliminating designers from the quilting industry before the killer strikes again. Will she solve the case or find death under the tree, all tied up in murder? The Jenny Doan name and the Missouri Star Quilt Company are trademarks of and property of the Missouri Star Quilt Company, used with permission. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental

Little birds pause to sing or spread their elegant wings in this collection of ten embroidery patterns, suitable for all kinds of embroidery like redwork.

Red means go when it comes to sewing quilts, bags, accessories, and more with the popular Create and Craft TV presenter. Mandy Shaw is well known for her distinctive sewing designs and motifs and in this book she brings her own style to the traditional and increasingly popular technique of redwork embroidery. You will learn how to create two quilts, the first has nine different heart-shaped quilt blocks, each with a different motif and theme, such as polar bears, scissors and honey bees. The second quilt is a variation which includes a nine patch block. Mandy then demonstrates how to use the different motifs to make up 12 simple projects such as pin-cushions, keyrings, hanging hearts and bags—ideal for sewers who don’t want to tackle the full quilts. A helpful stitch guide with step illustrations will provide you with all the stitch techniques you will need, in addition, full-size templates for all the motifs are included together with a full alphabet enabling you to personalize your makes. Whether you’re an experienced stitcher looking for inspiration or a novice sewer looking for new ideas, this title has something for everyone!

In the 1880s, the introduction of a colorfast red thread from Turkey led to the trend of creating redwork items for the home. Stubbings shares a patterns for a collection of eclectic projects, from traditional designs to modern aesthetics. The pull-out sheets include full-sized tracing patterns.

Redwork Renaissance: 49 Designs from an 1893 coverlet is a book which provides an overview of Redwork History and gives clear instructions for embroidery stitches needed to complete a reproduction of the antique coverlet shown. Beautiful photos of antique items complement the book. Printed one-sided and ring bound for ease of tracing with a light box. Additional quaint antique designs from the late nineteenth century are featured.