Stitch Draw - by Rosie James (Paperback)

About the Book

To make a fresh artistic statement, turn on your sewing machine and use it to draw! Rosie James--a leading exponent of figurative stitching--guides newcomers through the ins and outs of this hot look. She lays out a repertoire of techniques, including transferring drawing to cloth, working with transparencies, stitching on photographs, using multicolored threads, layering images, and creating pleasing compositions.

Book Synopsis

A guide to figurative stitching in textile art, with techniques and tips.

Figurative stitch is soaring in popularity. In this guide, textile artist Rosie James shares ideas and techniques on using the sewing machine's needle and thread almost as a pencil.

The book covers: How to set up your machine; How to tackle drawing (with exercises that will help even those who are afraid to put pen to paper); Transferring drawing to cloth, working with transparency, different surfaces and adding fabrics and colour; Photography, with details on using photographs in textiles; Putting it all together with layering images, playing with scale, repetition and composition. Tips and advise throughout will show textile artists how to expand their repertoire and how to use figurative stitch to really showcase their creativity.

Illustrated throughout with stitch drawings by Rosie James and other leading artists, this is a welcome paperback edition that will inspire both professionals and those new to stitching.

Review Quotes

For anyone who admires the abilities of Rosie James and other artists in drawing figures with stitch, this book is a fascination. - Wokshop on the Web - Wokshop on the Web

One of our favourite books this year - Embroidery Magazine - Embroidery Magazine

This book is well laid-out and anyone could pick it up and have a go. The book has a velvet-soft tactile cover that makes it a little bit special. - Craft Focus - Craft Focus

About the Author

Rosie James is a textile artist with an art background. She runs workshops on her stitch-drawing techniques throughout England, and exhibits widely.