The Machine Embroidery Handbook: Desiging with Stitching, Manipulation & Color

by D.J. Bennett

Book Overview

A course in decorative stitching for stitchers of any ability. Bennett uses free-motion stitching, which permits absolute control of the stitching for complete creative freedom. The stitcher gains... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887374450
• ISBN13: 9781887374453
• Release Date: December 1899
• Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.8" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

The Art of Fabric Manipulation and Embellishment

The title of this book is misleading; a more apt title would have been - "The Art of Fabric Manipulation: using Machine Embroidery as Embellishment"What this book offers is a wonderful view into the techniques of fine artists specializing in fiber/textile arts. Each page is richly illustrated with the artists' craft incorporating fine art techniques such as encaustics (paint, crayon), plastics, polymer clay on to fabric and lace. Most or all of the creations featured are one-of-a-kind pieces or benefit as exhibition pieces. If you consider yourself a fine artist with fabric, you will appreciate what this book has to offer in the way of fabric manipulation through sewing machine embroidery and fine art medium. The specific aspects of this book leads me to view this textbook as a professional monograph.If you are looking for machine embroidery techniques to use with your computerized embroidery machine (Bernina, Pffaff, Brother etc), then I suggest you look into Embroidery Machine Essentials by Twigg and Goodall.

Excellent for both Beginners & Experts!

This is well planned and laid out book. It takes you through the basics and onwards to more advanced and interesting projects which will suit more adventurous stitchers, especially those involved in City & Guilds. The author is concise and to the point in her instructions and the book is also well illustrated.

Wonder pictures and lots of sample projects to do

The book starts with the simplest of sample projects and moves very slowly to the more involved projects. Lots of detailed instructions for each project and when you are done you have samples of everything for future inspiration.