Sew, Cloth & Thread: An inspirational information for artistic stitchers

This creative ebook is a treasure trove of over 40 inspiring sensible workouts, a wealthy and inventive exploration of material and sew, and an interesting all-round learn. Elizabeth Healey’s method to stitching is that it needs to be enjoyable, and not like a chore or an examination we have to excel in. Her intention is to easily encourage you to choose up a needle and thread and get stitching!

The workouts draw inspiration from all over the world: create corded artistic endeavors impressed by Milton Glaser’s iconic Bob Dylan poster; create daring embroidered African masks; layer up and lower away to create Mola applique; use bleach and cloth paint to create Aboriginal dreamtime lizards; create knotted artistic endeavors impressed by historical Mayan counting methods; embroider varsity cross-stitch letters or check out ornamental Japanese ebook binding. Alternatively, strive a bunch of different methods resembling quilting, printing, dyeing, couching tumbled crockery, creating pleats and puckers and needlelace.

Full of sew galleries and bursting with sluggish stitching concepts, the ebook additionally comprises ‘behind the stitches’ options: illuminating insights into stitching actions resembling Boro textiles, Gee’s Bend quilting and Dorset buttons.