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

Lynn Krawczyk
3.99/5 (77 ratings)
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 effects
Unique ways to create patterns for hand stitching
Exploring color
Tips and tricks for improvisational stitching
And 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:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Illustrated
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1589239423
ISBN13:
9781589239425
kindle Asin:
B06ZYJDLY8

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

Lynn Krawczyk
3.99/5 (77 ratings)
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 effects
Unique ways to create patterns for hand stitching
Exploring color
Tips and tricks for improvisational stitching
And 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:
Pages:
pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Illustrated
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1589239423
ISBN13:
9781589239425
kindle Asin:
B06ZYJDLY8