Machine Embroidered Seascapes - Hardcover

Holt, Alison

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844486842 ISBN 13: 9781844486847

Publisher: Search Press, 2012

Synopsis

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Building on the success of her previous books, Alison Holt shows you how to produce incredible seascapes using various combinations of just two simple machine stitches. The techniques are broken down into clear, step-by-step instructions, and there are five stunning projects as well as many examples of Alison's original and exquisite work to delight and inspire you. Alison 'paints' her threads on to hand-coloured backgrounds, blending her stitches and achieving stunning results. The raised effects of the embroidery produce a beautiful three-dimensional look and her clever use of perspective is effective and easily achieved. This book covers everything, including the materials required; how to compose a picture from photographs that have inspired you; painting backgrounds; and all the basic stitch techniques you need to know. Detailed instructions explain how to create realistic scenes, from the sunlit glow of the Mediterranean to the drama of a stormy, windswept beach in winter. Alison also introduces a new technique that combines paper, fabric and stitch to produce embroideries with a more abstract feel. This is an inspirational book for artists, embroiderers and textile artists alike, and a ‘ must-have’ instructional book for anyone interested in learning about free-motion machine embroidery.

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About the Author

Alison Holt studied Fine Art, Textiles and Embroidery at Goldsmiths College, London where she experimented with many textile techniques before choosing machine embroidery as a medium. She started to explore her love of gardens and the countryside through embroidery, finding it the perfect vehicle to express the various textures and forms she finds so fascinating. She now teaches machine embroidery, silk painting and surface decoration and runs courses at her studio. She also works to commission, and exhibits her embroideries in Britain and America. Her work is sold to private collectors all over the world. Alison lives in Oswestry, UK.

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• Detailed descriptions of how the author works and what inspires her, as well as practical guidance on the basic techniques, stitches, materials and equipment, make this book both instructive and inspirational
• Numerous examples of the author’s exquisite work to excite and inspire you
• Five step-by-step projects to enable you to put your skills into practice and produce beautiful machine embroidered seascapes of your own

Edition details

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844486842
• ISBN 13: 9781844486847
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96