Organic Embroidery
Product ID: 73287107
Buy anything from 5,000+ international stores. One checkout price. No surprise fees. Join 2M+ shoppers on Desertcart.
Desertcart purchases this item on your behalf and handles shipping, customs, and support to New Zealand.
Transform natural inspiration into delicate textile art using your sewing machine. Renowned textile artist Meredith Woolnough shares her unique “organic embroidery” technique, guiding crafters and fiber artists through the process of creating intricate, nature-inspired designs. This book offers a behind-the-scenes look at her artistic journey, from initial field sketches and research to the creation of her signature openwork embroidered pieces. Inside, you’ll find: Step-by-step guidance on using a sewing machine for organic embroidery 12 creative exercises to help you develop your skills Techniques for translating natural forms—such as leaves, shells, and coral—into stitched designs Dozens of inspirational photographs of Woolnough’s artwork The techniques are simple yet versatile, allowing you to explore your own creative direction while mastering the fundamentals. An inspiring guide for anyone looking to combine nature, creativity, and textile art. Review: A great resource for ideas - Having come across Meredith's work on IG, and her helpful encouragement to my questions, I realised my own sewing machine could produce this type of embroidery! While there is a free online introductory course ( which is definitely worth a watch alongside this book) the book itself is jam packed full of ideas, stories behind some of the works, lots of useful troubleshooting tips and most importantly the early chapters encourage you to collect your own images/sketches so you are starting right off designing your own ideas, instead of cloning the artist's, which is a really important copyright consideration as I plan to add embroidered motifs to pieces I will be selling. Definitely a must have if you are considering creating freehand botanical and marine motifs. I think I'm hooked! Now to find all the shells I brought back from Australia, for reference...☺️ Review: Plenty of inspiration - Great book full of detailed information and beautiful photos. Tips for preparation, designing piece and useful practice ideas. I am looking forward to using as a workbook and for inspiration.
| Best Sellers Rank | 254,495 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 458 in Embroidery 606 in Textile Arts |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (302) |
| Dimensions | 23.5 x 1.91 x 22.23 cm |
| Edition | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10 | 0764356135 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0764356131 |
| Item weight | 1.05 kg |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 176 pages |
| Publication date | 28 Sept. 2018 |
| Publisher | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
A**S
A great resource for ideas
Having come across Meredith's work on IG, and her helpful encouragement to my questions, I realised my own sewing machine could produce this type of embroidery! While there is a free online introductory course ( which is definitely worth a watch alongside this book) the book itself is jam packed full of ideas, stories behind some of the works, lots of useful troubleshooting tips and most importantly the early chapters encourage you to collect your own images/sketches so you are starting right off designing your own ideas, instead of cloning the artist's, which is a really important copyright consideration as I plan to add embroidered motifs to pieces I will be selling. Definitely a must have if you are considering creating freehand botanical and marine motifs. I think I'm hooked! Now to find all the shells I brought back from Australia, for reference...☺️
C**Y
Plenty of inspiration
Great book full of detailed information and beautiful photos. Tips for preparation, designing piece and useful practice ideas. I am looking forward to using as a workbook and for inspiration.
J**.
Interesting
I found this book fascinating. It shows what can be done with Free Motion Embroidery. The illustrations are great for ideas on what can be done.
D**E
Fabulous book
It's full of stunning work, great tips and advice and is worth every penny!
F**I
What a gorgeous book!
I've admired Meredith Woolnough's work for a long time so this book was quite a treat for me. Beautiful illustrations and plenty of tips on how to do free machine embroidery. Highly recommended!
A**R
Beautiful book to own
If you like the unusual in embroidery and textiles this is one for you. Great pictures and instructions but not for the faint hearted if machine embroidery is not your thing.
M**W
My most treasured book
This book is simply beautiful. If you are in any doubt please do yourself a favour and treat yourself, you won’t regret it. Well written with an abundance of clear, colour photographs. Can’t wait to get started.
A**W
Love it
A wonderfully illustrated and inspirational book, love it.
R**N
Great illustrations
Great book, very indepth of konstnärs utveckling
P**N
.
ok
S**A
Must have for textile art lovers
Best book out there to learn about free motion machine embroidery and sculptural embroidery
C**V
produto igual a descrição
produto entregue em excelentes condições. muito rápida a entrega
B**E
moderne techniek
leuke uitleg om eens je quilten anders te gebruiken. Goede details.
Trustpilot
1 month ago
1 month ago