Hook, Prod, Punch, Tuft
Creative Techniques with Fabric and Fibre
1st Edition
Published on 2. March 2023
160 pages
978-1-78994-087-9 (ISBN)
Description
This colourfully illustrated guide introduces new and established crafters to the traditional skills of hooking and its close relations prodding, punching and tufting.
Textile artist Lynne Stein gives advice on materials, tools and equipment, and provides step-by-step directions - accompanied by vibrant instructional photographs - for 20 projects exploring playful design and quirky creativity, including rugs, cushions, bags and personal accessories. There are also lots of helpful hints on sustainably repurposing fabrics, yarns, and other precious and useful items that might otherwise be discarded.
A list of international museum collections is also included, as are examples of the work of both historical and contemporary artists and designers such as Evelyn Ackerman, Anya Paintsil, Anna Perach, Joan Moshimer, and Lady Emma Tennant. A brief history of the traditional textile craft of rag rug making and other techniques, and ideas for their inclusion in community projects all demonstrate the vast potential for experimentation, self-expression and creativity within these processes.
This book has plenty to fire and inspire and will encourage you further on your creative textile journey, making both decorative and functional items.
Textile artist Lynne Stein gives advice on materials, tools and equipment, and provides step-by-step directions - accompanied by vibrant instructional photographs - for 20 projects exploring playful design and quirky creativity, including rugs, cushions, bags and personal accessories. There are also lots of helpful hints on sustainably repurposing fabrics, yarns, and other precious and useful items that might otherwise be discarded.
A list of international museum collections is also included, as are examples of the work of both historical and contemporary artists and designers such as Evelyn Ackerman, Anya Paintsil, Anna Perach, Joan Moshimer, and Lady Emma Tennant. A brief history of the traditional textile craft of rag rug making and other techniques, and ideas for their inclusion in community projects all demonstrate the vast potential for experimentation, self-expression and creativity within these processes.
This book has plenty to fire and inspire and will encourage you further on your creative textile journey, making both decorative and functional items.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
Step-by-step colour illustrations
ISBN-13
978-1-78994-087-9 (9781789940879)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Book
03/2023
Herbert Press Ltd
€25.00
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Person
Lynne Stein is a textile artist and originally trained as an exhibition and display designer, and as an art therapist. Lynne's work has been widely exhibited and she has been featured in magazines and journals as well as on BBC radio and TV broadcasts.
Content
Introduction
Rag Rugs: A Brief History
Materials, Tools and Equipment
Making Processes
Recycle, Upcycle...
The Creative Eye: Sources of Inspiration
Projects
- Allotment veggie markers
- Christmas stocking
- Circular seat pad
- Embroidery hoop portrait
- Floral tote bag
- Flower power garland
- Fried egg pot plant holder
- Hair accessories
- 'Home is where the hearts are'
- Hooked and braided rug
- 'It's a Wrap'
- Lady tea cosy
- Lazy daisy chain
- Mizzy-mazzy runner
- Oval rag runner
- Spotty lovebird cushion
- Stitched scribbles wall hanging
- Toadstool brooch
- Tooth fairy pillow
- Birdie tote bag
Community Projects
Gallery
Museum and Gallery Collections
Further Reading
Supplies and Resources
Acknowledgements
Index
Rag Rugs: A Brief History
Materials, Tools and Equipment
Making Processes
Recycle, Upcycle...
The Creative Eye: Sources of Inspiration
Projects
- Allotment veggie markers
- Christmas stocking
- Circular seat pad
- Embroidery hoop portrait
- Floral tote bag
- Flower power garland
- Fried egg pot plant holder
- Hair accessories
- 'Home is where the hearts are'
- Hooked and braided rug
- 'It's a Wrap'
- Lady tea cosy
- Lazy daisy chain
- Mizzy-mazzy runner
- Oval rag runner
- Spotty lovebird cushion
- Stitched scribbles wall hanging
- Toadstool brooch
- Tooth fairy pillow
- Birdie tote bag
Community Projects
Gallery
Museum and Gallery Collections
Further Reading
Supplies and Resources
Acknowledgements
Index
