The Textile Artist: Stitch, Fibre, Metal & Mixed Media - Softcover

Midgelow-Marsden, Alysn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844487628 ISBN 13: 9781844487622

Publisher: Search Press, 2014

Synopsis

This series showcases the techniques and talents of some of the most brilliant and innovative textile artists, who use a huge variety of methods, materials and design ideas. It covers all kinds of creative fabric embellishment, from creating decorated patchwork items to incorporating mixed media into art or functional pieces. The books are packed with step-by-step instruction, inspiration and ideas.

Alysn Midgelow-Marsden shows how to use both textile-based and mixed media techniques to create beautiful artworks using metal in the forms of shim, foil and woven fabric alongside many other materials. She shares her expertise in an inspiring variety of techniques from free machine stitching to gilding, embossing, needle felting, beading, printing, appliqué, making stitched foil fabric and using dry decal transfer images. There are eight beautiful projects to inspire and instruct textile artists everywhere, including a lampshade, bauble pods, a memory lampshade, decorative panels and a tablet cover. Artists can take inspiration from the individual surfaces that make up the pieces, he completed projects, and from the developments from each project, which have full, instructive captions. An invaluable resource for textile artists looking for new and beautiful ideas.

About this title

About the Author

Alysn is a successful textile artist, freelance tutor and author with a depth of understanding of mixed media techniques. Unusually for an ‘embroiderer’ she uses a lot of metals, stitching into the hard shiny surface to create patterns, textures and pictures using both hand stitch and a sewing machine. She teaches, runs workshops and courses, mentors those wishing for more individual attention, and has written three books. Alysn lives in New Zealand with her family.

From the Back Cover

Alysn Midgelow-Marsden shows how to use textile-based and mixed media techniques to create beautiful artworks featuring various forms of metal. There are eight stunning projects including a memory lampshade, bauble pods, decorative panels and a cover for a tablet device. Textile artists everywhere will be inspired by the individual surfaces created, and by the developments which take the ideas further. An invaluable resource for textile artists hungry for new ideas.

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• Renowned textile artist shares her ideas, techniques and inspiration
• Exciting and innovative techniques using metal with textile techniques
• Packed with ideas to inspire textile and mixed media artists

Edition details

• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1844487628
• ISBN 13: 9781844487622
• Binding: Flexibound
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 144