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Stitch Stories : Personal Places, Spaces and Traces in Textile Art by Cas Holmes

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ISBN
9781849942744

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Pavilion Books
ISBN-10
1849942749
ISBN-13
9781849942744
eBay Product ID (ePID)
210295952

Product Key Features

Book Title
Stitch Stories : Personal Places, Spaces and Traces in Textile Art
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
General, Fiber Arts & Textiles
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Crafts & Hobbies
Author
Cas Holmes
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
28 Oz
Item Length
11.1 in
Item Width
8.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
746
Synopsis
Everything, from a walk in the park to an exotic trip, can provide inspiration for textile art. See how to record your experiences in sketchbooks, journals, and photographs to create personal narratives that become beautiful stitched-textile pieces. Acclaimed textile artist Cas Holmes discusses such techniques as creating layered collages, "sketching" in stitches, and working with composition and color. The result will be unique--uniquely you!, Learn how to use sketchbooks, journals and photography to record what you see around you, then take the results into more permanent stitched and textile projects. The events of your life, from local walks to exotic trips, can provide endless inspiration for textile art. This inspiring book shows you how to record your experiences, using sketchbooks, journals and photography, to create personal narratives that can form a starting point for more finished stitched-textile pieces. Acclaimed textile artist and teacher Cas Holmes, whose work is often inspired by her life and the journeys she makes, helps you find inspiration through your own life and explains how to record what you see in sketchbooks and journals, which can often become beautiful objects in themselves. She explains how you can use photography, both as documentation and as inspiration, and sometimes incorporate it into the work itself, along with found objects and ephemera. Throughout the book are useful techniques that can be harnessed to add extra interest to your work, such as methods for making layered collages, how to 'sketch' with stitch, and advice on design and colour. If you want to create beautiful, unique work inspired by your life and travels, this is the perfect book for you., Everything, from a walk in the park to an exotic trip, can provide inspiration for textile art. See how to record your experiences in sketchbooks, journals, and photographs to create personal narratives that become beautiful stitched-textile pieces. Acclaimed textile artist Cas Holmes discusses such techniques as creating layered collages, "sketching" in stitches, and working with composition and color. The result will be unique--uniquely you, An inspiring and creative guide to documenting your life, both at home and away, using stitch, with a special emphasis on sketchbooks and journals.

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  • by jogarryblue
    03 Oct, 2018

    Great examples of the art of stitching.

    This book has a large variety of subjects and lots of detail about stitching.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: alibrisbooks

  • by miataim8
    25 Sep, 2017

    Love this book

    Beautiful cover feel and so many beautiful pictures in the book. Lots of great ideas and techniques.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: ruthiedarlin

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