Machine Embroidered Flowers, Woodlands and Landscapes

The Art of Alison Holt

Alison Holt (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

2011
Search Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84448-345-7 (ISBN)

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Drawing on material previously published as 'The Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers', The Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Landscapes' and 'Machine Embroidered Woodlands', this book provides a showcase of Alison Holt's exquisite machine embroideries.

Drawing on material previously published as ‘The Beginner’s Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers’, 'The Beginner’s Guide to Machine Embroidered Landscapes’ and ‘Machine Embroidered Woodlands’, this book provides a showcase of Alison Holt’s exquisite machine embroideries.

Learn how to create beautiful machine-embroidered pictures of gardens, flowers, landscapes and woodlands using various combinations of just two simple machine stitches. All the techniques are broken down into clear, step-by-step instructions, with numerous helpful photographs and a great range of inspirational pieces. 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; achieving perspective; light and shade; painting backgrounds; and all the basic stitch techniques you need to know. Detailed instructions explain how to create realistic flowers, trees, foliage and much more, and there are eight stunning step-by-step projects so that you can put into practice your newly acquired skills .This is a must-have instructional and inspirational book for anyone interested in free-motion embroidery.

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. Here are two videos featuring Alison Holt and the techniques she uses. You will find lots more on You Tube.

Zusatzinfo	440 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	Tunbridge Wells
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 280 mm
Gewicht	653 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Handarbeit / Textiles
ISBN-10	1-84448-345-2 / 1844483452
ISBN-13	978-1-84448-345-7 / 9781844483457
Zustand	Neuware