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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Book in excellent unread/unused condition. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> At its very essence textile art is about mark-making As an artist would use a pencil an embroiderer or quilter can use stitch to make marks on fabric-a fundamental creative act. The making of marks often starts and underpins the entire design process and a textile artwork is usually made up of repeated stitched marks. This fascinating and inspiring book shows how marks can be used in textile work both simple and complex. and explores the crossover between stitch and drawing. Author Helen Parrott is well known for her strongly graphic serenely beautiful artworks often inspired by nature and the landscape which use marks to stunning visual effect. The book progresses from a guide to finding and recording marks using sketchbooks and photography. to experimenting with making marks on paper the finally taking them into stitch exploring many different ways of making grouping and layering marks both in hand and machine stitch. The potential for mark- making in textile art is limitless and this book helps you take inspiration from the world around you to create marks develop your own mark-making skills and strengthen your personal creative voice (SP)