Gwen Hedley

This book examines the design possibilities of "line" in relationship to thread.
I like this book for 2 reasons; the first is that their are a variety of prompts/exercises that really do work as an inspirational diving board.
The second reason is that about half of the book examines a bunch of textile artists work with technique coaching. We don't hear enough about textile artists outside of quilting and that's a shame because there are a lot of talented people using thread and fabric as their medium.
Drawn to Stitch smacks a bit of the traditional crafting book but I like that also because it makes this way of looking at textiles more accessible to people like myself that find fine art concepts a wee bit intimidating.
I enjoy a good crafting book that spells out specific instructions on how to make a particular something but those are plentiful. This book shows us not only the possibilities of line but the possibility of Textile Art as art with a Capitol A.… (mehr)