Stitch Draw: Design and Techniques for Figurative Stitching by Rosie James

Use your thread and needle like a pencil! This guide to figurative stitching with the sewing machine will help you expand your repertoire and master this increasingly popular technique. When you want to make a fresh artistic statement, put down the pencil and turn on the sewing machine instead! Figurative stitch work is a hot look, and Rosie James--a leading exponent of the style--takes newcomers by the hand and guides them through its ins and outs. Using her own gorgeous drawings, plus those of other top artists, she lays out a repertoire of techniques, including: transferring drawing to cloth, working with transparencies, stitching on photographs, using multicolored threads, layering images, and creating a pleasing composition.   Review Quotes: For anyone who admires the abilities of Rosie James and other artists in drawing figures with stitch, this book is a fascination. -- Wokshop on the Web, Wokshop on the Web One of our favourite books this year -- Embroidery Magazine, Embroidery