The Art of Embroidery Design
A Workshop for Developing Your Own Original Stitching
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This colorful sourcebook, packed with practical technique instructions accompanied by inspiring examples from a wide range of embroidery artists, is sure to jumpstart every stitching enthusiast's creativity and build the skills for making original designs. Written for all levels of stitchers, The Art of Embroidery Design teaches the value of establishing a creative practice, with hands-on sketching and stitching exercises to help anyone build confidence in their design skills, whether or not they can draw. Author Christi Johnson breaks the design process down into approachable steps including: developing a vision; choosing a color palette; using variations in line weight to create dimensionality; and achieving a range of textural effects. Dozens of photos of the author's own work are accompanied by historical examples from artisans in Mexico, India, Peru, China, Nigeria, and more. Profiles of some of the most inventive contemporary embroidery artists illuminate the sources of their inspiration round out the rich, full offerings of this complete workshop in a book.
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- On Sale
- Jan 21, 2025
- Page Count
- 200 pages
- Publisher
- Storey
- ISBN-13
- 9781635867664
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