Hand-Stitched Surface: Slow Stitching and Mixed-Media Techniques for Fabric and Paper

By Lynn Krawczyk

Book Overview

Learn to create beautifully intricate and meticulously designed surfaces with some instruction from surface designer Lynn Krawczyk and the projects in The Hand-Stitched Surface.

Add new color and flair to your home with hand-stitching projects Written by noted surface designer Lynn Krawczyk, The Hand-Stitched Surface offers inspiring techniques and beautiful projects for creating richly layered mixed-media surfaces on paper and fabric. It's a fast world we live in; it's important to remember to slow down and savor your handiwork, and hand-stitching is the perfect craft for that.

After Krawczyk gives you an overview of tools and supplies you'll be using, she will move you into a section on stitching essentials which covers a range of basic stitches and how they can be modified.

You will learn the following skills: Mixing thread weights for textural effectsUnique ways to create patterns for hand stitchingExploring colorTips and tricks for improvisational stitchingAnd much more

The fifteen keepsake-quality projects are perfect for the times when you feel you need to disconnect from the modern world and enjoy a quieter, more meditative hobby.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589239423
• ISBN13: 9781589239425
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 9.9"