At Play in the Garden of Stitch

Author: Paula Kovarik
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578920047
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
At Play in the Garden of Stitch provides ways to think about how thread and fabric can bring depth to composition, texture to emotions and line to ideas. Kovarik has won numerous awards for her densely machine-stitched art in which the quilting line is used to draw intricate patterns and pictures. Simple exercises encourage the reader to approach each day with a curious mind willing to make a mess of expectations, embrace the wonky by letting the thread lead, and think in thread while making careful observations of the world. Heavily illustrated with examples and finished art the book provides quilters and artists with new ways to approach this medium.

Improper Cross-Stitch

Author: Haley Pierson-Cox
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1250088984
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Sometimes it's good to be a little improper. Profane, funny, and smart, Haley Pierson-Cox's book invites the modern crafter to bring personality and humour to their cross stitch projects. Her easy to follow instructions and colourful designs can make a cross stitcher out of anyone.

The One with All the Cross-Stitch

Author: Editors of Ulysses Press
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1646041860
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
"Get stitching with this adorable collection of cross-stitch book that combines your favorite TV sitcom with a fun and relaxing craft! Relive the very best moments of Friends as yo stitch together 21 iconic images and quotes..."--Page 4 of cover.

Her Body and Other Parties

Author: Carmen Maria Machado
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 1555979807
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229

Book Description
Finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction “[These stories] vibrate with originality, queerness, sensuality and the strange.”—Roxane Gay “In these formally brilliant and emotionally charged tales, Machado gives literal shape to women’s memories and hunger and desire. I couldn’t put it down.”—Karen Russell In Her Body and Other Parties, Carmen Maria Machado blithely demolishes the arbitrary borders between psychological realism and science fiction, comedy and horror, fantasy and fabulism. While her work has earned her comparisons to Karen Russell and Kelly Link, she has a voice that is all her own. In this electric and provocative debut, Machado bends genre to shape startling narratives that map the realities of women’s lives and the violence visited upon their bodies. A wife refuses her husband’s entreaties to remove the green ribbon from around her neck. A woman recounts her sexual encounters as a plague slowly consumes humanity. A salesclerk in a mall makes a horrifying discovery within the seams of the store’s prom dresses. One woman’s surgery-induced weight loss results in an unwanted houseguest. And in the bravura novella “Especially Heinous,” Machado reimagines every episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a show we naïvely assumed had shown it all, generating a phantasmagoric police procedural full of doppelgängers, ghosts, and girls with bells for eyes. Earthy and otherworldly, antic and sexy, queer and caustic, comic and deadly serious, Her Body and Other Parties swings from horrific violence to the most exquisite sentiment. In their explosive originality, these stories enlarge the possibilities of contemporary fiction.

Love at First Stitch

Author: Tilly Walnes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781849493659
Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Love at First Stitch gives you all the know-how you need to start making the dresses of your dreams. Written for novice stitchers, Tilly Walnes demystifies dressmaking for the generations that have never been taught to sew. This book presents the core sewing basics in an informal style, with Tilly's friendly and encouraging voice cheering the reader on throughout.

Retro Stitchery

Author: Beverly McCullough
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1683561376
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 67

Book Description
Spend an evening stitching any of the designs in this book and you'll instantly remember what you've always loved about embroidery: it's fun, you can see the design quickly take shape right before your eyes, and in the end you have a delightful piece to brighten your home or office. From beautiful florals to inspirational sayings to whimsical tacos (yes, tacos!), you'll find more than a dozen designs to make you smile. Beverly McCullough of Flamingo Toes provides easy embroidery and finishing instructions so you can display pieces in hoops, on pillows or zip bags, and even on cork and clothing. Beverly's inspiring designs and ideas will make it a pleasure to take each stitch.

Subversive Cross Stitch

Author: Julie Jackson
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9780811853477
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
Needlework is America's most popular craft, with about 38 million stitchers according to the Hobby Industry of America. Subversive Cross Stitch puts a 21st-century spin to this age-old art. Step-by-step instructions for 35 hilarious projects are sure to appeal to the savvy stitch-n-bitch generation.

The Art of Slip-Stitch Knitting

Author: Faina Goberstein
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1620337584
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 407

Book Description
A Fresh Look at a Classic Technique Slip stitch is one of the simplest and most versatile knitting techniques, but it's often overlooked. The Art of Slip-Stitch Knitting is a modern and thorough take on this technique that delivers beautiful colorwork and gorgeous textures--with minimal effort. A complete overview covers all the basics of slip-stitch knitting, including stitch formation, reading charts, customizing stitch patterns, choosing yarns, designing with slip-stitch patterns, and more. Forty stitch patterns, many of which are reversible, stretch the boundaries of slip stitch, creating colorwork that is just as graphic as Fair Isle, but much simpler; woven-looking fabrics; and fabulous textures that are sometimes combined with lace and cables. Sixteen original projects for cardigans, pullovers, hats, bags, scarves, and more showcase the versatility of slip stitch by using it as an allover pattern or accent. Whether you're new to this exciting stitch or looking to go beyond the basics, The Art of Slip-Stitch Knitting is your essential guide.

Big Book of Knitting Stitch Patterns

Author: Sterling Publishing Co, Inc.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402727634
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
Presents over five hundred and fifty basic and complex knitting stiches, which can be used to alter store-bought patterns or produce original designs.

Joyful Stitching

Author: Laura Wasilowski
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617455687
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
Stitch playful projects Dive into Laura’s delightful world of embroidery and learn how to create small, free-form embroidery pieces that are alive with color and texture. With instructions for 21 basic embroidery stitches and 6 projects, all in Laura’s signature colorful, whimsical style, you’ll transform a flat, plain surface into a joyful, design-packed art piece. Stitch on wool, felt, or silk, and enjoy the simple pleasure of slow stitching. Includes a gallery of display ideas, as well as additional ideas for using free-form stitching. • Begin with simple shapes and fill them with improvisational stitchery • Change up the provided designs, swapping out colors and trying new stitch combinations, to create your own unique work • From popular, best-selling author and teacher Laura Wasilowski