Stitch Draw - Design and Technique for Figurative Stitching (Paperback)

A guide to figurative stitching in textile art, with techniques and tips. Figurative stitch is soaring in popularity. In this guide, textile artist Rosie James shares ideas and techniques on using the sewing machine's needle and thread almost as a pencil. The book covers: How to set up your machine; How to tackle drawing (with exercises that will help even those who are afraid to put pen to paper); Transferring drawing to cloth, working with transparency, different surfaces and adding fabrics and colour; Photography, with details on using photographs in textiles; Putting it all together with layering images, playing with scale, repetition and composition. Tips and advise throughout will show textile artists how to expand their repertoire and how to use figurative stitch to really showcase their creativity. Illustrated throughout with stitch drawings by Rosie James and other leading artists, this is a welcome paperback edition that will inspire both professionals and those new to stitching.

General

Imprint:	Batsford
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2018
Authors:	Rosie James
Dimensions:	276 x 216 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-1-84994-511-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Textile arts > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts > Needlework & fabric crafts > Embroidery > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84994-511-X
Barcode:	9781849945110

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