Free Motion Embroidery: Creating textile art with layered fabric & stitch - Softcover

Essam, Katie

 
9781800920484: Free Motion Embroidery: Creating textile art with layered fabric & stitch

Synopsis

Unleash your creativity and find your unique artistic voice with this inspiring guide to free motion embroidery.

Perfect for both beginners and seasoned textile artists, this book takes you through the entire creative journey—from finding inspiration to designing and stitching your own textile art.


Explore the beauty in everyday objects and learn how to transform them into stunning embroidered pieces using innovative free machine embroidery techniques. With a fresh, modern approach, this guide combines traditional methods with contemporary flair, helping you create beautiful layered and stitched artworks.

Featuring 8 detailed projects and a wealth of inspirational finished pieces, this book encourages you to draw inspiration from the world around you

  • animals
  • birds
  • gardens
  • beach huts,
  • and more. 

Each project is designed to help you develop your skills and confidence, allowing you to create gorgeous stitched pictures that reflect your personal style. Start your journey into the world of textile art and discover the joy of free motion embroidery.

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About the Author

Katie Essam's passion for textiles began when she graduated form the University of Hertfordshire with a BA Hons in Contemporary Applied Art. She combines freehand machine embroidery, appliqué and other textile techniques to make original mixed media textile art pieces, inspired by the beauty in everyday objects and scenes. She especially loves turning personal photographs of family, pets or houses, into original, tailor-made pieces of textile art. Katie runs a variety of workshops around the UK teaching the techniques she uses to make her textile art. Katie lives in Bexhill, UK.

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