
The book includes four inspirational projects based on different facets of the natural world: Ocean, Botany, Rainforest, Birds and Animals. Stitched textiles: the natural world also features examples of the author, exploring the means by which the pieces have been created, Steph Redfern's own intricate and detailed works based on nature, and the wonderful stories behind Steph's journey as an artist.
The wealth of information and visual stimuli in stitched textiles: the natural world is intended to inspire the reader to create their own works inspired by nature, progressing to picking out iconic elements from sketches and photographs, and eventually assembling a stunning, personal piece of stitched textile work on fabric or on cotton-blend Khadi paper, or machine stitch in whimsical and beautiful patterns, applying handstitch in metallic threads, beginning by exploring the use of sketchbooks and study pages, and embellishing with natural beads or found objects.
An inspiring step-by-step guide to creating contemporary textile artworks themed on nature. Stitched textiles: the Natural World is the fourth title in this successful theme-based series.
Textile Landscape: Painting with Cloth in Mixed Media

Renowned author cas holmes brings together the world of the stitcher and that of the painter as she demonstrates her technique known as “stitch-sketching” and shows how to develop your approach to textile art. Cas then looks at both urban and intimate spaces, the technical aspects of painting and dying cloth, creating stitchscapes, capturing the changing seasons, attaining inspiration from found objects, experimenting with photos, and so much more.
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Sketchbook Explorations: For Mixed-Media and Textile Artists

. Sketchbook explorations is the ideal companion for both beginners and more experienced artists in search of exciting techniques. She explores the importance and joy of creating a sketchbook; ways to record and investigate inspirational ideas; mixed-media techniques, including layering and three-dimensional sketching; going on location; and using electronic devices to develop projects.
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Textile Artist: Layered Cloth, The: The Art of Fabric Manipulation The Textile Artist

This book is a rich resource and reference for textile artists seeking new ideas and who want to experiment with reverse appliqué and related techniques such as layering, stacks, trapunto, puffs and fabric manipulation.
Textile Artist: Small Art Quilts: Explorations in Paint & Stitch The Textile Artist

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Organic Embroidery

She guides you through 12 creativity-prompting activities to help you begin your own mastery of this method. Look behind the scenes of her art process, from the initial fieldwork sketching and research that inspires her designs, to the production of her ethereal embroidered sculptures. Renowned textile artist Meredith Woolnough creates replicas of nature using a delicate system of tiny stitches.
Woolnough's instructions offer simple but highly versatile techniques, and allow you space for your own creative approach.
The Intentional Thread: A Guide to Drawing, Gesture, and Color in Stitch

More than 350 color photographs translate the techniques of drawing, and good composition into the world of stitch, painting, and “Try This!” projects inspire your own individual approaches. Whether your particular interest is pictorial, portraiture, abstract compositions, or actual text, you can “say” almost anything with thread.
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Creating Art Quilts with Panels: Easy Thread Painting and Embellishing Techniques to Create Your Own Colorful Piece of Art From Panels Landauer Stunning Pictorial Quilts with Step-by-Step Photos

From simple beading to more advanced three-dimensional pieces, Joyce presents her techniques clearly and concisely with detailed photographs in a step-by-step format. Create your own piece of art! New panels are designed every year, so try the ideas and techniques in this book on ones that are similar to those featured inside or, even better, mix it up to make something new and different.
In this book joyce shows you how to take an ordinary fabric panel and turn it into a beautiful work of art. Discover how to make your quilt pop and explore endless options for creativity with free-motion quilting, trapunto, overlay, thread painting, raw edge applique, machine techniques, three-dimensional effects, and a variety of embellishments.
Learn how to make gorgeous seasonal panels, beautiful florals, and magnificent panel replicas. Sure to please both traditional and contemporary artists alike, Creating Art Quilts with Panels also features a photographic gallery of inspirational art quilt masterpieces.
Stitch, Fabric & Thread: An inspirational guide for creative stitchers

Search Press UK. Alternatively, dyeing, couching tumbled crockery, printing, try a host of other techniques such as quilting, creating pleats and puckers and needlelace. Experiment with stitch, fabric and thread to create your own unique textiles. Elizabeth healey's approach to sewing is that it should be fun, and not like a chore or an exam we need to excel in.
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. Packed with stitch galleries and bursting with slow sewing ideas, the book also contains 'behind the stitches' features: illuminating insights into sewing movements such as Boro textiles, Gee's Bend quilting and Dorset buttons.
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Eco-Dyed Art Journals: Using Nature's Imprints

. As a teacher and workshop instructor, she enjoys sharing the joy of transforming natural materials intoone-of-a-kind artwork. Bring the beauty of nature to your art journals. Transform paper and journals with flower and leaf printing andplant-based dyes. Discover how to use natural dyes• be inspired to embellish your papers with stitching, and more• Use dyed papers to create fascinating mixed media art, and books* Dozens of full-color photos to inspire youAfter years of making dolls, and quilts, author Susan Brooks is currently driven to experiment with dye, paint, paint, journals, garments, found objects, and textiles.
She offers workshops in her Denver area studio. Search Press UK.
Poetic Cloth: Creating Meaning in Textile Art

Grounded in the key elements of renowned artist and teacher Hannah Lamb’s own process, print, Poetic Cloth focuses on stitch, tactile, and construction to produce seductive, surface manipulation, textile surfaces.