An inspiring and practical step-by-step guide to creating colourful, contemporary bird-themed stitched textiles.

Stitched Textiles is an exciting series in which leading textile artists present their work through step-by-step demonstrations, techniques, projects and inspirational examples.
In this book, Rachel Sumner takes birds as her theme and shows you how to bring them to life through stitch, using techniques including dyeing, working with dissolvable fabric, incorporating found objects, piecing and machine and hand embroidery.
This vibrant, must-have reference book contains six original step-by-step projects, featuring feathered friends such as much-loved garden blackbirds, characterful chickens, cute and curious puffins and cheeky seagulls. It is packed with expert advice on design and creative techniques, and contains stunning galleries of Rachel’s work, showcasing the possibility of fabric and stitch.

This title is the third in the successful theme-based Stitched Textiles series. It contains a comprehensive techniques section, six beautiful step-by-step projects and galleries of inspirational pieces that are vibrant, contemporary, and beautifully executed. Very much aimed at the contemporary textile artist, this beautiful book is designed to inspire and encourage and contains all the information a beginner needs.

Birds are an enduring theme in art and textile work and this book will appeal to any textile artist interested in exploring their design possibilities. It features a range of birds including much-loved garden blackbirds, characterful chickens, cute and curious puffins and cheeky seagulls. Fresh and innovative in its approach, it covers the design process itself, from inspiration to final design, and provides information on the materials used and step-by-step demonstrations of a whole range of techniques including dyeing, using dissolvable fabric, using found objects, piecing and stitching.