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The Art of Embroidery: Inspirational Stitches, Textures and Surfaces
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Product Description
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.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #123380 in Books
- Published on: 2006-09-18
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 304 pages
Editorial Reviews
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.
Customer Reviews
Inspirational about says it!
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!
jeuxdesprit
dangerous book
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.
Love it
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!
