Layer, Paint and Stitch: Create textile art with machine and hand stitching - Softcover

Dolan, Wendy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1800923813 ISBN 13: 9781800923812

Publisher: Search Press, 2025

Synopsis

Experiment, explore and embellish: create 6 stunning works of textile art by layering, painting and embellishing fabrics with machine and hand stitching.

‘If you have ever wondered about how to put depth and soul into your work then Wendy Dolan’s book will show you her technique for doing so. […] The instructions are easy to follow with plenty of information clearly explained. Novice and more experienced stitchers will find plenty to learn.’ – Workshop on the Web

This beautiful book will guide you through Wendy Dolan’s inventive style of work: from piecing and patching fabrics and creating textures to painting and embellishing with hand and machine stitching. Included are:

• 6 inspiring step-by-step projects, broken down into three chapters: Architecture, Landscapes and Flowers. Each project delights in playing with colour, texture and stitching, and every category is followed by a striking gallery of Wendy’s work.
• A wealth of technical inspiration for any textile artist: discover ideas, techniques and approaches that will help you develop your own gorgeous, textured pieces of art. 
• A gallery of 3D textile art pieces, demonstrating how to turn your wonderful stitched textiles into captivating structures. Wendy’s transformed items include a fabulously textured satin cushion cover, beautifully adorned notebooks and a wedding dress made for her daughter.

This stunning book will unlock an abundance of inspiration for the experimental textile artist: gain the confidence to push your use textile artistry to new and impressive horizons.

This is a paperback re-issue of The Textile Artist: Layer, Paint and Stitch (9781782210740), 2015.

About this title

About the Author

Wendy Dolan is a Fellow of The Society of Designer Craftsmen, The Sussex Guild of Designers and Makers, The Embroiderers’ Guild and is on the Crafts Council Makers’ Index. Specialising in Freehand Machine Embroidery and related creative stitching techniques, she offers a range of courses, lectures and workshops. Living close to the South Downs, the landscape provides a constant source of inspiration for her stitched textile designs.

From the Back Cover

Discover the joyful, experimental work of renowned textile artist Wendy Dolan. With Wendy’s clear guidance, unlock your own creative practice: try out a range of inspiring techniques, from piecing and layering fabric and creating a range of textures to painting and embellishing with hand and machine stitching. Then, through six stunning step-by-step textile-art projects, explore the themes of architecture, landscapes and flowers.

With galleries of Wendy’s richly textured artworks to inspire you throughout, this gorgeous book will also show you how to transform your own textile art into stunning three-dimensional items.

Edition details

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1800923813
• ISBN 13: 9781800923812
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144