Stitch and Structure: Design and Technique in two- and three-dimensional textiles Hardcover – 13 Sept. 2013

Buy this book to learn how to think "out of the embroidery box" and to inspire you to produce experimental and innovative textiles. Read it to understand and be able to follow the process of creativity. It will teach you to develop your own ideas and a personal style of working whatever you chose as your inspiration. Drawing to gather information is crucial to the artist embroiderer and practical ways to do this are suggested. Drawings, pages from sketch books and quality illustrations of Jean's own work enhance the text. Practical exercises include making new surfaces with and without a ground fabric, changing fabrics' structure through manipulation and working over moulds to create three dimensional pieces. An excellent inspirational book from a first class teacher.

Arrived very quickly and in excellent condition. This is a very lovely book for any creative person looking for inspiration and ideas whether it be in textiles or not. I am a printmaker that dabbles in textiles and this book leads me to think outside the box.Very talented Artist. Excellent photo's and presentation, and includes instructions on how to achieve stitches and structures which very often is lacking. Lovely, practical table top book, would make an excellent gift !

I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to explore their own textile art form. It is a beautiful book to look at and the cover is amazing!! well worth the money. thank you Jean!

Jean Draper's individual approach to textile art is inspirational, if you want something different from the usual textile art books then buy this one. Clear and easy instructions to follow that make you want to get started straight away.

I have waited a long time for Jean to write a book. It does not dissapoint. As one other review states, you read the words and hear the voice. Jean shares her ideas freely. Sketches and photographs of her work inspire, get the creative juices flowing and the fingers itching to get started on new ideas. A truely inspirational book from a truly inspirational embroiderer.

Got this book from the library and had to have a copy for myself. Approaches textiles in an exciting and innovative way with lots of clear examples and great diagrams. Shows lots of differing threads and techniques and how to use them in a structural way.

This is a very clearly written, beautifully illustrated book which will inspire anyone interested in creating textured textiles, for whatever use. Full of ideas, I will return to it time and time again for inspiration.

Very instructive my wife gained knowledge, which, I imagine, is what the author intended.

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Interesting and inspiring. I found a lot of good ideas and new ways of looking at everyday things to make creations.

Habe dieses Buch als Geschenk gekauft.Verfasst in englischer Sprache.Mit vielen Bildern und scheint nett erklärt zu sein. Für Leute, die sich gerne kreativ beschäftigen, ist dieses Buch in einem stoffähnlichem Einband sicherlich eine Bereicherung. :)

This exciting book offers possibilities you never even thought of, some suggesting techniques you may know already but used in different ways, others quite new, at least to me, and very exciting. The author begins by reminding us that we need to become aware of structure in our environments that we could use as sources for design. Then we follow clear steps in creating actual pieces from observing and drawing (don't be scared of this part) to different possibilities for construction. These include hand stitching on soluble fabrics, working over molds, constructing with stitch and constructing with stitched fabric. There are plenty of stunning pictures of finished pieces and good illustrations to showing techniques where needed. Throughout the book are excellent little boxes suggesting further work you could do.It is very clear that the author's writing is based on many years of using the techniques she writes about and wants to share her pleasure in creating in this way with the rest of us. I have no hesitation in recommending this book. I only wish there were some way that you could see the lovely things that are possible using these ideas.

No instructions, but lots of inspiration.