Stitch, fabric & thread : an inspirational guide for creative stitchers
Entry/Object ID
TT715.H43 2017
Description
"A beautiful sewing reference guide full of exercises designed to inspire great ideas and motivate readers of all skill levels to create. This inventive book is a treasure trove of over 40 inspiring practical exercises, a rich and creative exploration of fabric and stitch."
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Lucy Dillon
Notes
Gift of Lucy Dillon, February 2024.
Lexicon
Search Terms
fiberwork, stitches (sewing), textile crafts
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Elizabeth Healey
Publisher
Search Press
Place Published
City
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Date Published
2017
ISBN
9781781266939, 178126693X
Notes
Length: 160
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Introduction -- Before the stitches -- Tools: Everything or nothing -- How a sewing machine works -- The importance of sketchbooks -- What is thread? -- What is fabric? -- colour -- Behind the stitches: The quilters of Gee's Bend -- Altered images -- Toning it down -- Straight ahead: Running stitches -- Exploring straight stitches -- Lovely jubbly -- Intentionally random -- Kantha fishes -- Behind the stitches: Boro textiles -- Visible mending -- A leaf out of my book -- Type matters -- Varsity letters -- African mask -- Colourful cords -- String theory -- In the loop: Chain and blanket stitches -- Exploring blanket and chain stitches -- Japanese bookbinding -- Behind the stitches: Saving your pennies -- Penny wall hanging -- Fluxus & mail art -- Silhouette-a-hula -- Stitching on knits -- Texture: Raised stitches -- Exploring raised stitches -- Mini quilt -- Drawing with stitch -- Dreamtime lizard -- Seamless repetition -- Talking knots -- Natural dyes -- Behind the stitches: The rise and fall of Buttony -- Making buttons -- More than stitches -- Shibori -- Pleats, folds and pinches -- Texture and illusion -- Worn and loved -- Behind the stitches: Mola reverse appliqué -- Mola: chicken or egg? -- Chunky rouleaux swirls -- Drawn thread -- Behind the stitches: Marriage quilts -- Trapunto graffiti -- Gathered circles of joy -- Behind the stitches: Not to be sniffed at -- A christening gift -- Mirror, mirror -- Mudlarking -- Fibonacci flower -- The poor sewer's embellisher -- Paisley Park -- The stitches -- Templates -- Glossary.
