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  Creating Sketchbooks for Embroiderers and Textile Artists: Exploring the Embroiderers' Sketchbook (Hardback) By (author) Kay Greenlees

  

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  Short Description for Creating Sketchbooks for Embroiderers and Textile ArtistsToday the embroiderer's sketchbook, ideas book or journal is a work of art in itself. It includes initial concept material, design, colour work, textile samples, stitches and three-dimensional pieces. Beautiful in itself, the embroiderer's sketchbook can also be a jumping off point for larger works.
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  • Publisher: Batsford Ltd
  • Published: 30 August 2005
  • Format: Hardback 128 pages
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  • Categories: Drawing | Embroidery Crafts
  • ISBN 13: 9780713489576 ISBN 10: 071348957X
  • Sales rank: 20,039

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Full description for Creating Sketchbooks for Embroiderers and Textile Artists

• Today the embroiderer's sketchbook, ideas book or journal embraces a range of exciting possibilities. It includes initial concept material, design, colour work, textile samples, stitches and three-dimensional pieces. Beautiful in itself, the embroiderer's material can also provide inspiration for more developed work. This is the first book to show students, general embroiderers and other textile artists how to make the most of their sketchbooks, showcasing examples from leading textile artists such as Audrey Walker, Rozanne Hawksley, Amanda Clayton and Ruth Issett. Illustrated with sketchbook pages through to finished textile pieces. The book covers: * Purposes of a Sketchbook: exploring and storing; investigation and ideas; research and collecting; experimentation and development; recording and analysis * Different Approaches: drawing and collage; stitch and fabric; surface inspiration; pattern/colour/texture; design elements as starting points; models and maquettes; 3-D work; sketchbook work for its own sake; exploring concepts * Making a Start: things to include; building confidence; when to use a sketchbook; don't be afraid to! * Presentation, Materials, Tools, Techniques