Stitchcraft: An Embroidery Book of Simple Stitches and Peculiar Patterns

by Gayla Partridge, Blue Star Press (Produced by)

Overview

Step inside the enchanted world of arcane imagery and rich esoteric symbolism in this deeply imaginative embroidery art book!

Author Gayla Partridge draws upon her knowledge of vintage anatomical artwork, floral design, palmistry, Ouija, and oddities from the natural world to create magical, witchy twists on an age-old craft. Through extraordinary, stylized photography and detailed close-ups of designs, the embroidery art in Stitchcraft is entirely achievable with basic stitches and easy-to-follow instructions, enchanting beginners and expert crafters alike. 

Stitchcraft features: 
• 30 intricate embroidery designs, using a combination of nine basic stitches
• Insights from the author on how she created each piece 
• 30 basic patterns to get you started embroidering your own version of her designs

From the anatomy of a snake to floral skulls, from palmistry hands to botanical hearts, readers will be inspired to recreate Partridge’s spellbinding designs and to make them their own.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781944515744
Publisher:	Blue Star Press
Publication date:	02/05/2019
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	167,404
Product dimensions:	8.02(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

Gayla Partridge is a Texas native with a Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Her initial creative focus was stained glass; however, in 2002, she began working in photography, launching a successful ten-year career creating high-concept fine art designing and photographing intensely detailed and complex handmade sets, costumes, and vignettes. Gayla’s brings the same eye for fine art and detail to embroidery, her newest creative passion.

Interviews

A note from the author on her approach in Stitchcraft : Although I do provide basic patterns at the back of this book, I don’t feel it is necessary to follow an embroidery pattern. To me, the beauty of embroidery is having the freedom to make design decisions as you work on a piece. The projects in Stitchcraft are not written as an embroidery kit might be, with every single step and stitch listed. Rather, I provide patterns along with notes about how I approached each piece to get you started. You should feel free to substitute colors and other elements to make your piece unique to you.