- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson (18 Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0500286396
- ISBN-13: 978-0500286395
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 21.6 x 3.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 158,615 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Hot on the heels of and in the same format as Françoise Tellier-Loumagnes The Art of Knitting comes this inventive and creative overview of the compositional principles of embroidery that, with the aid of more than 500 photographs, encourages readers to be inspired by nature. It is sure to appeal to all practising embroiderers, textile designers and students, and will be an invaluable sourcebook for anyone working with or interested in textile design.
About the Author
Francoise Tellier-Loumagne has taught textile and knit design for more than thirty years. She is also the author of The Art of Knitting.
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52 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Inspirational about says it about this book. The work shown in the fabulous photographs is so far removed from the 'projects' in most books on embroidery that it changes the way you see. Visual starting points, fabrics, threads and stitches are all part of the inspiration, as Tellier-Loumagne plays with ways of bringing what we see around us alive through embroidery very very broadly conceived. The book is very clearly structured, gives good advice about how to achieve effects like those shown, but is far from a how-to manual. I can imagine that as I become familiar with the images, I will find myself doing things like them, but never exactly the same---and the book is likely to develop habits of opening at my favourite pages, that I've had open for me to spot each time I go past. Buy, keep and treasure!
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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A really day-dreaming, time-wasting book as it inspires your brain to go in new directions and you spend ages thinking what you could do with all your accumulated fabrics and threads. Or just sit and enjoy the beautiful photography. Not just another how-to book but a real bible of a book.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Inspiration for any project. A truly beautiful book not only with practical "how to" stitches but a wealth of pictures and ideas. I can't sew fast enough to create all of the projects that are now in my head!
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not possible
this book is a Christmas present for my daughter, so we are not in a position to review it, sorry....
Published 5 months ago by N. Barsby
My favourite book
I love this book - it has given me inspiration from things in my garden and all around me - shapes and shades of light which can be transferred to fabric. Read more
Published 9 months ago by suziclare
Not my kind of "embroidery"
Having read the reviews I was looking forward to this book, but I was terribly disappointed. Really this is a fibre art book - for example, putting your threads in a bath of... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Schnack
A wealth of information in one book
This book has 300 pages of information, beautiful illustrations and text. It provides guidance and inspiration on every topic from basic stitching to the creation of large textured... Read more
Published 16 months ago by bookworm
Inspirational Stitches
This book lives up to it's title. It does not have projects or even many techniques but it is a beautiful book in it's own right and is ideal to browse through for inspiration and... Read more
Published 19 months ago by June Rose
first amazon book i ever sent back
found this book ugly and uninspiring, felt robbed and so made the rare decision to return this to amazon. Read more
Published 22 months ago by lisa
Just bought 2 for presents
I first looked at this book in CCAD and new i wanted to own it. My mum bought it for my birthday today, because of packaging she wasn't able to have a sneaky look. Read more
Published on 4 April 2010 by Mrs. J. Legg
inspiring
This book has lots of information about sewing, lots of pictures too. It inspires me to learn more.I haven't tried any of this projects yet, I'll do after reading it all first. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2009 by Maria Jose Lopez Candal
Beautiful inspiration
This is just a stuning book which can't fail but to inspire embroiderers of all levels to experiment. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2009 by JuJuDollie
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