Jaana Mattson’s Landscapes in Wool: The Art of Needle Felting
Join us as we review Jaana Mattson’s Landscapes in Wool: The Art of Needle Felting details!
Join us as we review Jaana Mattson’s Landscapes in Wool: The Art of Needle Felting details!
Weaving: The Art Of Sustainable Textile Creation by Maria Sigma is a practical tutorial book for beginners to weaving, with a caring eco-conscious approach.
As both a self help book and an art textiles publication, this book is set to hold the interest of a wider audience than those simply looking for a step-by-step art technique guide. Will this book appeal to you? Lets find out…
In this second volume of Exploring Art Quilts, this creative and inspiring book which has been brought together by the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) 12 artists are interviewed and explored. With over 300 high quality images revealing the cutting edge of quilting art today. We will come across flat art quilts as well as more surprising variations, including a 3D head and even a dolls house. Other content explores how the work of juried artist members ties in with their own culture, with images galleries to show the range and diversity of their art.
Here we will discuss ‘The Art Is The Cloth: How to Loot at and Understand Tapestries’ which has been published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd in our column Lets Book.
This hardback guide focuses on the technique of felting in order to create wearable art pieces, suitable for fashion. There are seven step by step projects which will take you through several processes, such as Nuno Felting to create one off garments. Each project is documented with educational imagery so that the observer can understand the instructions clearly. Fashion shoot imagery is also a focus within this publication.
The Motherhood of Art, written by Marissa Huber and Heather Kirtland is published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd. This hardback publication celebrates mothers and showcases how many have been successful at balancing art with caring for their children. Many styles of art are discussed, including dyeing, painting, weaving and embroidery.
Fashion Print Design by Angel Fernandez and Daniela Santos Quartino is first and foremost a luxe art and design publication, yet it brings in embroidery via the fashion design print methods and fashion catwalk illustrations, allowing the reader to decipher how their own embroidery could become a print design.
What an unusual book! Authors Weeks and Sider take on the subject of the women’s suffrage and turn it to a textile angle. This book focuses on art quilts and their messages. Twenty-nine artists were chosen to present their quilts, providing a rich variety in style and form. Imagery documents each artist and quilt, sometimes filling a page. This is a celebration of women and their rights, which an acknowledgement at times to men who have been in support of its message. It is published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Lets Book! The Intentional Thread by Susan Brandeis is a thoughtful explanation of the ways in which we can develop and advance our embroidery skills
Introduction Kantha….what’s that? Be prepared to find out in this publication written by Anna Hergert, published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd. This book is titled ‘inspirational’,
