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23%OFFVal Holmes - Creative Recycling in Embroidery - 9781906388751 - V9781906388751
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Creative Recycling in Embroidery

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Description for Creative Recycling in Embroidery Paperback.

Recycling is one of the hottest new trends in embroidery, and this is the first book to cover it. Embroiderers recycle for many different reasons: to conserve old pieces of ephemera for the future, to give their work a personal touch, to convey meaning, or simply for economy.

 

Covering both hand and machine embroidery, this book is packed with ideas for using many different types of salvaged material, such as fabric, paper, nature's materials including dried flowers and tree bark, plus plastic, wood and metal waste, and precious personal objects such as broken jewellery or special souvenirs. Illustrated in ... Read more

 

Introduction: Why recycle? • How to collect salvaged objects • Finding your own meaning • Fibre waste • Fabric waste • Recycling old embroidery • Paper and natural waste • Plastic waste • Wood, metal and mineral waste • Recycling packaging and books

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Product Details

Publisher
Anova Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906388751
SKU
V9781906388751
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Val Holmes
Val Holmes is a well-known teacher and embroiderer. She runs very popular residential embroidery courses from her home in Lucon, France and exhibits her work widely. She is also the author of 'Collage, Stitch, Print' Creative Recycling in Embroidery' and 'Encyclopedia of Machine Embroidery', all published by Batsford.

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