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

by Lynn Krawczyk

Overview

“Improvisational hand-stitching lies at the heart of Krawczyk’s collection of embroidery projects . . . The overall style is loose and free-wheeling.” —Library Journal

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.

“Delightful.” —The Papercraft Post

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589239593
Publisher:	Quarto Publishing Group USA
Publication date:	07/27/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	369,634
File size:	31 MB
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About the Author

Lynn Krawczyk is a mixed-media surface design artist who focuses on pattern and color. Her work features painting, drawing, and hand stitching on both fabric and paper. Lynn has written nearly 50 magazine articles for such publications as Quilting Arts Magazine, Cloth Paper Scissors, Uppercase, Fiber Art Now, and Sew Somerset, and is the author of The Hand-Stitched Surface (CPi, 2017) and Intentional Printing: Simple Techniques for Inspired Fabric Art (Interweave, 2014).She also has a collection of floss with thread manufacturer Aurifil, Inked by Lynn Krawczyk, as well as three instructional DVD workshops with Quilting Arts/F&W Media: Print, Design, Compose; Color Theory Made Easy; and Thermofax Screen Printing Essentials. Lynn teaches surface design workshops at various venues throughout the United States. She lives in Plymouth, Michigan.

Editorial Reviews

09/01/2017
Improvisational hand-stitching lies at the heart of Krawczyk's (Intentional Printing) collection of embroidery projects, which features designs stitched on both fabric and paper. A clever stitch guide featuring "stitch squares"—four-inch squares of wool felt used to experiment with embroidery stitches and their variations—introduces the possibilities of improvisational stitching, and a series of projects allows stitchers to put their own twist on embroidery. Krawczyk also incorporates dyeing, including simple resist dyeing using gel-based glue, stamping, and collage, giving a mixed-media feel to many of the projects. The overall style is loose and free-wheeling, and encourages stitchers to take risks and envision a range of materials as suitable for embroidered embellishment. VERDICT This vibrant collection will inspire first-timers to pick up a needle and thread, while giving experienced stitchers fresh ideas.

Library Journal

"delightful new book"—Susan Niner Janes, The Papercraft Post

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