Stitch, fabric & thread : an inspirational guide for creative stitchers / Elizabeth Healey.
This inventive book is a treasure trove of over 40 inspiring practical exercises, a rich and creative exploration of fabric and stitch, and a fascinating all-round read. The exercises draw inspiration from around the world: create corded works of art inspired by Milton Glaser's iconic Bob Dylan album cover; create bold embroidered African masks; layer up and cut away to create Mola applique; use bleach and fabric paint to create Aboriginal dreamtime lizards; create knotted works of art inspired by ancient Mayan counting systems; embroider varsity cross-stitch letters or try out decorative Japanese book binding. Alternatively, try a host of other techniques such as quilting, printing, dyeing, couching tumbled crockery, creating pleats and puckers and needlelace. The book also contains 'behind the stitches' features: illuminating insights into sewing movements such as Boro textiles, Gee's Bend quilting and Dorset buttons.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781782212850
- ISBN: 178221285X
- Physical Description: 160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
- Publisher: Tunbridge Wells, Kent : Search Press, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Before the stitches -- Tools: Everything or nothing -- How a sewing machine works -- The importance of sketchbooks -- What is thread? -- What is fabric? -- Colour -- Behind the stitches: The quilters of Gee's Bend -- Altered images -- Toning it down -- Straight ahead: Running stitches -- Exploring straight stitches -- Lovely jubbly -- Pojagi patchwork -- Intentionally random -- Kantha fishes -- Behind the stitches: Boro textiles -- Visible mending -- A leaf out of my book -- Type matters -- Varsity letters -- African mask -- Colourful cords -- String theory -- In the loop: Chain and blanket stitches -- Exploring blanket and chain stitches -- Japanese bookbinding -- Behind the stitches: Saving your pennies -- Penny wall hanging -- Fluxus & mail art -- Stitched memories -- Silhouette-a-hula -- Stitching on knits -- Texture: Raised stitches -- Exploring raised stitches -- Mini quilt -- Drawing with stitch -- Dreamtime lizard -- Seamless repetition -- Talking knots -- Natural dyes -- Behind the stitches: The rise and fall of Buttony -- Making buttons -- More than stitches -- Shibori -- Pleats, folds and pinches -- Texture and illusion -- Worn and loved -- Behind the stitches: Mola reverse appliqué -- Mola: chicken or egg? -- Chunky rouleaux swirls -- Drawn thread -- Behind the stitches: Marriage quilts -- Trapunto graffiti -- Gathered circles of joy -- Behind the stitches: Not to be sniffed at -- A christening gift -- Mirror, mirror -- Mudlarking -- Fibonacci flower -- The poor sewer's embellisher -- Paisley Park -- The stitches -- Templates -- Glossary. |
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Subject: | Textile crafts. Trapunto. Appliqué. Fabric folding (Textile crafts) |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | 746.4 H434s 2017 (Text) | 33126022137669 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | 746.4 H434s 2017 (Text) | 33126026472781 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |