Drawn to Stitch

A practical guide to using line and other forms of mark-making in textile art and embroidery. When used effectively, linean essential component of textile artcan convey texture, tone, form, movement, and mood. Drawn to Stitch offers embroiderers a structured series of exercises designed to explore the techniques potential and develop their own creativity. It covers line and mark-making tools, materials, and processesincluding printing and mixed mediaand then moves into stitch, explaining how to interpret different line qualities from crisp and sharp to soft and diffused, from raised and overlaid to recessed and inlaid. Full of inspiring ideas, Drawn to Stitch includes stunning illustrations of stitched-textile work by the author and other leading textile artists.