Hook, Prod, Punch, Tuft (Paperback)

Lynne Stein

ISBN 10: 1789940885 / ISBN 13: 9781789940886

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2023

About this Item

Paperback. This colourfully illustrated guide introduces new and established crafters to the traditional skills of hooking and its close relations prodding, punching and tufting. Textile artist Lynne Stein gives advice on materials, tools and equipment, and provides step-by-step directions accompanied by vibrant instructional photographs for 20 projects exploring playful design and quirky creativity, including rugs, cushions, bags and personal accessories. There are also lots of helpful hints on sustainably repurposing fabrics, yarns, and other precious and useful items that might otherwise be discarded.A list of international museum collections is also included, as are examples of the work of both historical and contemporary artists and designers such as Evelyn Ackerman, Anya Paintsil, Anna Perach, Joan Moshimer, and Lady Emma Tennant. A brief history of the traditional textile craft of rag rug making and other techniques, and ideas for their inclusion in community projects all demonstrate the vast potential for experimentation, self-expression and creativity within these processes.This book has plenty to fire and inspire and will encourage you further on your creative textile journey, making both decorative and functional items. A lavishly illustrated step-by-step creative guide to producing looped and tufted textiles such as rugs, tote bags and wall hangings. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hook, Prod, Punch, Tuft (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789940885
• ISBN 13: 9781789940886
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

This colourfully illustrated guide introduces new and established crafters to the traditional skills of hooking and its close relations prodding, punching and tufting.

Textile artist Lynne Stein gives advice on materials, tools and equipment, and provides step-by-step directions – accompanied by vibrant instructional photographs – for 20 projects exploring playful design and quirky creativity, including rugs, cushions, bags and personal accessories. There are also lots of helpful hints on sustainably repurposing fabrics, yarns, and other precious and useful items that might otherwise be discarded.

A list of international museum collections is also included, as are examples of the work of both historical and contemporary artists and designers such as Evelyn Ackerman, Anya Paintsil, Anna Perach, Joan Moshimer, and Lady Emma Tennant. A brief history of the traditional textile craft of rag rug making and other techniques, and ideas for their inclusion in community projects all demonstrate the vast potential for experimentation, self-expression and creativity within these processes.

This book has plenty to fire and inspire and will encourage you further on your creative textile journey, making both decorative and functional items.

About the Author

Lynne Stein is a textile artist who originally trained as an exhibition and display designer, and as an art therapist. Lynne's work has been widely exhibited and she has been featured in magazines and journals as well as on BBC radio and TV broadcasts. Frequently running workshops, and giving talks and demonstrations, she has taught extensively in a variety of community, educational and healthcare settings, and within museums and galleries. She is the author of Shedding the Shackles in which she explored women's empowerment through craft.