About this item
Highlights
- Whether you are a beginner or more experienced, any stitching project can be enhanced by a well-chosen color palette.
- About the Author: Karen Barbé is a Chile-based textile designer, embroiderer, photographer and blogger.
- 128 Pages
- Crafts + Hobbies, Needlework
Description
About the Book
Choosing colours for a crafting project can be daunting and creating colour palettes is a design task in itself but textile designer Karen Barbé's explanations makes it a fun and enjoyable part of the process.Book Synopsis
Whether you are a beginner or more experienced, any stitching project can be enhanced by a well-chosen color palette.
This book makes creating color palettes a fun and enjoyable part of the design process. It is divided into three parts: Understanding Colour; Feeling Colour and Stitching with Colour. The first two sections guide the reader through color theory as well as choosing color more instinctively.
The five projects that are included will encourage the reader to explore color and build confidence through exercise and experiment. Inspirational photographs are accompanied by stitching illustrations and step-by-step photographs for the color choosing process as well as stitching projects.
Review Quotes
"[A] wonderfully informative and instructional book about colour theory and how to apply it." --Pretty By Hand
"Barbé has assembled an accessible primer to color theory, useful not only to embroiderers but to any fiber artists working with color." --Library Journal
"fabulous new book."--Feeling Stitchy
About the Author
Karen Barbé is a Chile-based textile designer, embroiderer, photographer and blogger. Her brand home textiles and accessories brand has been featured in Martha Stewart Living.