Thread Magic - Softcover

Eddy, Ellen Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976692813 ISBN 13: 9780976692812

Publisher: Quilting Arts, 2005

Synopsis

Showcasing the art as well as the sewing machine techniques, this compendium reveals the work of the nature-inspired art quilt work of Ellen Anne Eddy. Her wall art goes beyond the traditional concept of quilting; she includes fish, bugs, birds, and frogs throughout her art, blending her dreams and vision with the natural world. She uses hand-dyed fabrics, lames, machine embroidery, cut-away applique, and layered sheers to create the illusion of flames, water, and mist in her work. The gallery of quilts features both full images and detailed shots, and Ellen's quilts are divided into several series and themes, with each section offering her inspiration for that theme.

About this title

About the Author:

Ellen Anne Eddy has spent most of her life teaching, writing, or working with fabric. She grew up in Streator, Illinois and went to college at Knox in Galesburg, Illinois, and Boston University. She teaches fiber-art courses covering embroidery techniques for quilters.

She lives near the Indiana Dunes with three cats, and a greyhound.

From Library Journal:

Eddy's world is a magical place where creatures of the jungle, water, and forest come to life in the thread, yarn, and hand-dyed fabric employed by the artist to create the illusion of watery worlds and misty forests. This book is at once a gallery of Eddy's work and a "how-to" manual describing the techniques she uses for drawing, designing, and embroidering. Recommended for large public and academic textile collections.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Quilting Arts
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0976692813
• ISBN 13: 9780976692812
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 110