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'Excellent and abundant illustrations are supported by equally excellent captions that include details of materials, methods and dimensions alongside the expected date, maker and title.'
--Crafts Magazine, January 1, 2011
"Essential reading for textile students, embroiderers, designers and artists...Illustrating how to combine techniques and develop ideas, Machine Stitch Perspectives demonstrates the rich possibilities of the sewing machine as a creative tool."
--Sew Today Magazine (Feb 2011)
--Crafts Magazine, January 1, 2011
"Essential reading for textile students, embroiderers, designers and artists...Illustrating how to combine techniques and develop ideas, Machine Stitch Perspectives demonstrates the rich possibilities of the sewing machine as a creative tool."
--Sew Today Magazine (Feb 2011)
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Machine Embroidery is hugely exciting in terms of its potential as a creative medium and is part of a flourishing creative industry both in design and production. MMU hosts a specialist embroidery department, which has been instrumental in artistic and educational innovations in this area since the 1960s. The lecturers, graduates and students have remarkable expertise in machine embroidery, and MMU is home to a rich and unique archive of machines, samples and artwork, both historical and contemporary. This book will celebrate this archive, as well as providing the only definitive record (and exploring the potential) of the huge number of machines currently in use from the traditional Irish Embroidery machine to the new generation of computerised sewing machines. The book will demonstrate how key machines can be applied to the artistic, industrial and domestic practice, and shows machine embroiderers how to combine techniques and develop their ideas using machine embroidery. Each contributor gives their own individual perspective on machine stitch.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was delighted to receive this for Christmas as I am a big fan of Alice Kettle's work. It is certainly a comprehensive review of machine stitched textiles but it is also interesting because of the historical references. MMU has a magnificent collection of machines and it is so fascinating to have a glimpse of them and their various capabilities, and also to have some insight into how contemporary artists use them in their work. The numerous illustrations are of high quality which is important if you want to examine how something was achieved. Covering fine art, applied arts and fashion led textiles, there is something to please and inspire everyone.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
One of the most useful books on contemporary textiles I have ever seen, for makers and academics. Well written and superbly illustrated. Delighted to own it.
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book as not only is is a subject that interests me greatly being a textile/ embroidery artist - but I am actually in it! (I am in the chapter about political embroidery, alongside Grayson Perry nontheless!) Despite this bit of self congratulation, the book itself is awesome - it runs the gauntlet of every type of machine embroidery possible and the wonderful, isnpirational people who use it in their work. It has some great photography and just the right balance of imagery/ analysis. You cannot fail to be inspired by this wonderful book.
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