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Line is an essential component of textile art. When used effectively, it can convey texture, tone, form, movement and mood. Drawn to Stitch is a practical guide to the uses of line in embroidery and textile art, presented as a series of exercises designed to help the reader explore line's potential and develop their creativity. It covers line and mark-making tools, materials and processes - including printing and mixed-media techniques - 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, the book is illustrated with stunning examples of stitched-textile work.
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Gwen Hedley is an author, teacher and embroiderer who exhibits widely. She is a member of The Society of Designer-Craftsmen and The Practical Study Group. She is the author of the best-selling Batsford title Surfaces for Stitch. She lives in Sandgate, Nr Folkestone, Kent.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book guides the reader in using lines in their embroidery and textile art. However, the book covers much more than that, it covers many techniques such as cold water dyeing, mono printing and tells you how to make different fibrous surfaces. The techniques alone would be enough to get your creative juices flowing.
The remainder of the book tells you about a particular style of interpreting lines into textile works and then shows you some of the author's own work in this style, detailing her inspiration. It then showcases works by other textile artists to show you other looks that can be achieved.
The book has detailed text and good quality photography throughout. It is not a book for beginners but any textile artist would struggle not to be inspired by it.
This review originally appeared on The Sewing Directory.
The remainder of the book tells you about a particular style of interpreting lines into textile works and then shows you some of the author's own work in this style, detailing her inspiration. It then showcases works by other textile artists to show you other looks that can be achieved.
The book has detailed text and good quality photography throughout. It is not a book for beginners but any textile artist would struggle not to be inspired by it.
This review originally appeared on The Sewing Directory.
34 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I do not normally bother writing reviews but I was so impressed and inspired by this book I felt I had to. The book is well written and beautifully presented with clear instructions as well as inspirational elements. The author has produced a very personal insight into her own work as well as making suggestions for your own. I can't wait to introduce my art/textiles students to this.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is fabulous, lots of inspiration with pictures and stitched examples of their interpretation. A good book to "graze" through, but it also gives details of achieving the various finished pieces, training the eye to look closely. A treasure.
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Inspirational
I have read all the reviews of this book and as a total novice to textile related things the cover image sold the book to me. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ms. K. Webb
Drawn to stitch
I love everything about this book and couldn't wait to start experimenting and trying out the different techniques. I have recomended it to my friends.
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. K. Venn
worth getting this one
Overall very good, glad I have this one to add to my repertoire of textile books. Can be a bit repetitive at times, in terms of showing different techniques which all seem very... Read more
Published 8 months ago by M. Wigley
Drawn to Stitch
Gwen Heddley is, as always, an inspirational textile artist and this book will be extremely useful to the novice, who wish to achieve inspirational pieces of work and also to those... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Linda
A must have for...
A must have for anyone interested in stitch and surface design, beautifully photographed, lots of artists, with images of their sketch books and their finished pieces, a worthy... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Clair L. Cameron
Drawn to Stitch - Inspirational
As usual I am very pleased with the Amazon book supply and particular loved this book. I am an artist who uses different mediums and wanted to explore stitch to enhance abstract... Read more
Published 12 months ago by arts.helen
Christmas present
The book appears to have gone down well as a present, the recipient is a textile artist and compliments her work.
Published 17 months ago by Paul Mattock
A must for any textile artist
I am really enjoying this book, particularly the insights into other artists, not just the author, and their work. The photos are beautiful and the work incredibly inspiring.
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. Amanda J. Smith
excellent resource for textiles design
As a textiles design tutor on distance learning degree level courses (with OCA) encouraging students to develop their own resource visual diary is difficult so this is an excellent... Read more
Published 18 months ago by JJ tutor
Moving on
I found this book inspiring. It demonstrates new ways of recording the visual prompts which give rise to further textile or mixed media work and bridges the gap between seeing and... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Margaret Turner
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