Singer Instructions for Art Embroidery and Lace Work

Singer Instructions for Art Embroidery and Lace Work
Author: Singer Sewing Machine Company
Publisher: Open Chain Pub
Total Pages: 225
Release: 1941
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780932086198

Presents over one hundred lessons in machine embroidery techniques, ranging from cording and openwork to lace and beadwork, using a straight-stitch machine

The Complete Machine Embroidery Manual

The Complete Machine Embroidery Manual
Author: Elizabeth Keegan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Embroidery, Machine
ISBN: 9781782210993

This title provides everything sewing machine users need to know, from the types and formats of embroidery design available, how to get them off the internet and into their machine, how to stabilise fabric, which threads and needles to use, and how to use these designs creatively for beautiful results.

Hedonizing Technologies

Hedonizing Technologies
Author: Rachel Maines
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2009-06-09
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0801891469

The book addresses basic issues in the history of labor and industry and makes an original contribution to the discussion of how technology and people interact.

Fabric Manipulation

Fabric Manipulation
Author: Ruth Singer
Publisher: David & Charles
Total Pages: 523
Release: 2013-05-07
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1446361543

The award-winning textile artist presents her modern approach to 150 fabric manipulation techniques in this fully illustrated sewing guide. In Fabric Manipulation, Ruth Singer presents the most in-depth and comprehensive guide to sculptural and embellishing effects since Collette Wolff’s The Art of Manipulating Fabric. Divided into three sections—Pleat and Fold, Stitch and Gather, Apply and Layer—Fabric Manipulation teaches sewists of all skill levels 150 creative sewing techniques with clear instruction, photos, and hundreds of full color diagrams. Ruth explains her innovative variations on traditional fabric manipulation techniques such as pleating, folding, gathering, smocking, quilting, trapunto and applique. She also offers inspirational project ideas for accessories and home décor that demonstrate practical uses of fabric manipulation.

Resilient Stitch

Resilient Stitch
Author: Claire Wellesley-Smith
Publisher: Batsford Books
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2021-04-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1849947074

Following on from her textile hit Slow Stitch, author Claire Wellesley-Smith considers the importance of connection and ideas around wellbeing when using textiles. Claire explores textiles in the context of individuals and communities, as well as practical ideas around 'thinking-through-making', using 'resonant' materials and extending the life of pieces using traditional and non-traditional methods. Contemporary textile artists using these themes in their work feature alongside personal work from Claire and examples from community-based textile projects. The book features some of the very best textile artists around, esteemed American fiber artists and the doyenne of textiles, Alice Kettle. Resilient fabrics that can be manipulated, stressed, withstand tension and be made anew are recommended throughout the book, as well as techniques such as layering, patching, reinforcing, re-stitching and mending, plus ideas for the inclusion of everyday materials in your work. There's an exploration of ways to link your emotional health with your textile practice, and 'Community' suggests ways to make connections with others in your regular textile work. 'Landscape' has a range of suggestions and examples of immersing your work in the local landscape, a terrific way to find meaning in your work and a sense of place. Finally, there is a moving account of one textile community's creative response to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. The connection between wellbeing and the creation of textiles has never been stronger, and, as a leading exponent of this campaign, Claire is the perfect author to help you find more than just a finished textile at the end of a project.