Angie Hughes book is a comprehensive guide to making enchanting mixed media artefacts, which will delight both beginners and advanced crafters.
The book includes an extensive techniques section that leads into the three beautiful projects.
Step-by-step photographs and accompanying text take even a novice through to producing wonderful works of art.
Numerous variations and alternative designs will provide inspiration for even veteran crafters.
Previously published in hardcover, ISBN 9781844482337
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Fully illustrated in colour with detailed and comprehensive instructions, it offers an inspiring range of mixed-media techniques for anyone wishing to experiment and expand their knowledge to add another dimension to their textile work. A fabulous book, essential for every textile artist.-East Kent Embroiderers Guild Angie Hughes' comprehensive guide to making enchanting mixed media artefacts will delight both beginners advanced crafters. It includes an extensive techniques section that leads into three beautiful projects. Step-by-step photographs and text take even a novice through to producing wonderful works of art. Numerous variations and alternative designs provide inspiration for even veteran crafters.-Machine Knitting Monthly Explore an exciting range of mixed media techniques and their effects on fabric and paper using this beautifully written book as a guide. There are endless ideas in this fabulous book for creating interesting surfaces for stitch illustrated with over 270 clear step-by-step photographs.-Craft Focus
Sprache
Verlagsort
Tunbridge Wells
Großbritannien
Illustrationen
Maße
Höhe: 294 mm
Breite: 220 mm
Dicke: 9 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-84448-733-2 (9781844487332)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Embroiderer and mixed-media artist Angie Hughes finds her inspiration from many sources including poetry, prose, the natural world, landscape, history and plant forms. Angie is a full-time artist and in 2005 she set up the Ledbury Artplace, a centre know for its high quality workshop. While a student she won the prestigious Charles Henry Foyle Trust Award for Stitched Textiles with her piece Unfolding Word, and Shroud was accepted for the Embroiderers Guild's international open exhibition, Art of the Stitch. She carried on her studies at Gloscat with Liz Harding, after which she discovered a talent for teaching. Her work has evolved over the years, being influenced by the courses and students she has taught. Her current interests are mixed media techniques and works on velvet. She has written several articles for textile magazines. Stitch, Cloth, Paper and Paint is her first book.
Introduction 6
Materials 8
Fabrics 8
Paper and card 10
Thread and sewing equipment 12
Paints and inks 14
Embellishments 15
Other Materials 16
Techniques 18
Preparing the base fabric 18
Machine stitching 26
Hand stitching 28
Making your own embellishments 30
Ideas and Inspiration 34
Sunflower Bookwrap 39
Indian Artefact 61
Sundial Diptych 77
Index 96
