Celtic Inspirations for Machine Embroiderers

by Maggie Grey and Valerie Campbell-Harding

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1889682276
• ISBN13: 9781889682273
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Quilters Resource
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

excellent techniques for transforming designs

This book uses Celtic art as a focus to demonstrate ways to take a section of a design and transform it so that it becomes your own. The author uses a variety of techniques to transform the original design, including manipulating the original image in a computer program to change its size or shape; create mirror images; stretch or twist the original shape into something totally new. Then the fun begins - the author discusses layering fabrics, using burn-out techniques, and many other ways to incorporate your new design element into a project. When I'm looking for a new approach to the "same old same old," this is the first book I turn to - the author reminds me that even ordinary shapes can become fantastic design elements. One more observation - all of us are interested in protecting the intellectual property of fellow artists. One of the great strengths of this book is its clear demonstration that a shape can be the beginning of my own creativity, and can help me create something totally original.

Inspirations Only

This book has multiple beautiful art pieces that can be inspirational for fabric artists. Do not purchase this as a "how to" book. Like many of Beaney and Littlejohn's booklets, this is food for thought toward your own way. Many pieces are geared toward new computerized machines with fancy embroidery patterns that can be 'distorted'. Lots of 'eye candy'...gorgeous pieces so if that's what starts your creative juices flowing...this is sure to inspire!