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A practical guide to using line and other forms of mark-making in textile art and embroidery. When used effectively, line--an essential component of textile art--can convey texture, tone, form, movement, and mood. Drawn to Stitch offers embroiderers a structured series of exercises designed to explore the technique's potential and develop their own creativity. It covers line and mark-making tools, materials, and processes--including printing and mixed media--and then moves into stitch, explaining how to interpret different line qualities from crisp and sharp to soft and diffused, from raised and overlaid to recessed and inlaid. Full of inspiring ideas, Drawn to Stitch includes stunning illustrations of stitched-textile work by the author and other leading textile artists.… (more)
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I like this book for 2 reasons; the first is that their are a variety of prompts/exercises that really do work as an inspirational diving board.
The second reason is that about half of the book examines a bunch of
Drawn to Stitch smacks a bit of the traditional crafting book but I like that also because it makes this way of looking at textiles more accessible to people like myself that find fine art concepts a wee bit intimidating.
I enjoy a good crafting book that spells out specific instructions on how to make a particular something but those are plentiful. This book shows us not only the possibilities of line but the possibility of Textile Art as art with a Capitol A.