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Intentional Thread : Guide to Drawing, Gesture and Color in Stitch - Susan Brandeis

Intentional Thread

Guide to Drawing, Gesture and Color in Stitch

By: Susan Brandeis

Hardcover | 28 July 2019

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Communicate your ideas using line, shape, colour, and texture with this reference and how-to exploration in one. Whether your particular interest is pictorial, portraiture, abstract compositions, or actual text, you can "say" almost anything with thread. More than 350 colour photographs translate the techniques of drawing, painting, and good composition into the world of stitch, and "Try This!" projects inspire your own individual approaches. Including the role of machine stitching, this design resource, learning tool, and inspirational reference helps practitioners at all levels, whether beginning student, dedicated amateur, or professional. Take a lyrical - but logical - journey of skill building, and begin to stitch intentionally and express your creative vision.

Book Features:
  • Draw and paint with your thread: explore lines, gestures, and colour to make stitches speak
  • Dozens of projects and hundreds of photos inspire all levels, from beginner to accomplished embroidery artist
  • Helps you find a personal voice in your embroidery through individual style plus good composition
350 colour images

About the Author

Susan Brandeis is Distinguished Professor Emerita at North Carolina State University's College of Design and a studio artist. She founded the Southeast Fibers Educators Association and has been exhibiting, teaching, and writing about textile art and design for over 35 years.
Industry Reviews
"Brandeis takes us on a journey into the expressive nature of stitch . . . reveals how to manipulate stitches much like an artist might a pencil or paintbrush." -- Embroidery Magazine
"Many books deal with stitch types in a bland similar manner. Brandeis here incorporates suggestions within this book, such as how to use text in a thread way . . . merging handwriting with expression . . . in stitch!" -- Ailish Henderson, Mr. XStitch Magazine

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