The Intentional Thread: A Guide to Drawing, Gesture, and Color in Stitch
English
By (author): Susan Brandeis
Enables all embroidery fans to say almost anything and convey emotions with thread!
Brandeis takes us on a journey into the expressive nature of stitch . . . reveals how to manipulate stitches much like an artist might a pencil or paintbrush. --Embroidery Magazine See more
Communicate your ideas using line, shape, color, and texture with this reference and how-to exploration in one. Whether your particular interest is pictorial, portraiture, abstract compositions, or actual text, you can say almost anything with thread.
- More than 350 color photographs translate the techniques of drawing, painting, and good composition into the world of stitch, and Try This! projects inspire your own individual approaches.
- Including the role of machine stitching, this design resource, learning tool, and inspirational reference helps practitioners at all levels, whether beginning student, dedicated amateur, or professional.
Take a lyricalbut logicaljourney of skill building, and begin to stitch intentionally and express your creative vision.
Many books deal with stitch types in a bland similar manner. Brandeis here incorporates suggestions within this book, such as how to use text in a thread way . . . merging handwriting with expression . . . in stitch! --Ailish Henderson, Mr. XStitch MagazineBrandeis takes us on a journey into the expressive nature of stitch . . . reveals how to manipulate stitches much like an artist might a pencil or paintbrush. --Embroidery Magazine See more
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