Plants and gardens are a fascinating source of inspiration for embroiderers at all levels, offering a wealth of color, texture and form. Val Holmes, herself a keen gardener, draws on her own experience of working from nature and her highly successful courses on the subject to offer this attractive and practical course in embroidery design based on garden subjects. The first chapter introduces artist's materials and how to use them, together with a range of equipment, from pencils to cameras, that can be used to gather information for embroidery projects, followed by a general introduction on how to approach a garden and look for suitable subject matter. The author explains the techniques needed to record information and extract from it subjects suitable foe embroidery, which include drawing using tone, form, color and mark, and a chapter on how to create and use worksheets. Advice on translating drawings and photos into hand and machine embroidery is reinforced by an examination of finished examples illustrating a variety of topics, such as the knot and water garden. With an emphasis throughout on encouraging creativity and allowing free reign to the imagination, here is an attractive guide that will be invaluable to all modern embroiderers, whether novice or expert.

Gardens in Embroidery

Holmes, Val

Arts & Photography

B.T.BATSFORD LTD

The Machine Embroiderer's Workbook

Introduces the art of needlepoint embroidery by the use of sewing machines, to those uninitiated in this craft as well as to those who wish to understand their sewing machines better. This book is presented as a course, so that students can work through from the beginning to the end, but it is also possible to use the book as a reference work if a particular point needs clarifying. "The Machine Embroiderer's Workbook" also contains a list of useful addresses of manufacturers and material suppliers. Val Holmes is the author of "Gardens in Embroidery".

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

A step-by-step machine embroidery course both for beginners and those who want to improve their skills. The course covers a range of possible effects including decorative work with set stitches, use of the darning foot, tension techniques, lacy effects and various textural techniques.

Encyclopedia of Machine Embroidery

The definitive guide to techniques, stitches, fabrics, threads, machines and accessories, all arranged in handy A-Z format. It includes colour illustrations, including clear step by step diagrams and stunning examples of contemporary embroidery

Reference

Batsford

Creative Recycling in Embroidery

Recycling is one of the hottest new trends in embroidery, and this is the first book on the subject. Covering the techniques of both hand and machine embroidery, it’s packed with ideas for using different types of salvaged materialfrom fabric, paper, dried flowers, and tree bark, to metal waste, plastic, broken jewelry, and personal souvenirs. Along with the practical instruction, there’s inspiring advice on how recycling can be used to give special creative meaning to a piece of embroidery. The exciting possibilities are illustrated throughout with stunning color photographs of work by some of today’s leading embroiderers.

The enthralling popularity of collagraphy is taking textile artists to new heights. Learn this popular new technique from the best when you explore collagraphy with embroidery teacher, Val Holmes. In her new book, Print with Collage and Stitch, Holmes shares everything you need to know about the exciting effects of combining almost endless permutations of collage, stitch, and print and how to incorporate these effects into your own stitched-textile work.
Included is invaluable and beautifully illustrated information on embroidered collagraphy plate-making, choosing the right printing surface, combining paper and fabric, embroidering onto prints, and how to work in a series. In addition to innovative collagraphy techniques, you'll discover an in-depth look into monoprinting and incorporating common textile art techniques into serial monoprints.
In Print with Collage and Stitch, you'll explore a simple and most fundamental mixed-media technique, popular for producing highly-sophisticated and complex-looking surface effects.

Print with Collage and Stitch: Techniques for Mixed-Media Printmaking

Graphic Design

Interweave

Collagraphy is about combining textures—creating collages on fabric—and it's one of the most popular techniques in textile art. See how to create exciting effects using the almost endless permutations of collage, stitch, and print, and incorporate them into your own stitched-textile work. Val Holmes, a true star of the style, shows how to make a collagraphy plate, choose suitable surfaces, combine paper and fabric, embroider onto prints, and work in series. Illustrated throughout with stunning examples of the form by the finest artists, this book is an inspirational introduction to a technique that could become your latest textile passion.

Collage, Stitch, Print: Collagraphy for Textile Artists

From fashion to art: experimental approaches to the traditional corset. Created to contort the female body into fashionable silhouettes, corsets have become a popular motif for modern textile artists. Beginning with step-by-step instructions for making a simple fabric corset, this fascinating guide goes on to explore innovative approaches to construction, from using unusual materials such as metal and paper to up-cycling or repurposing existing garments to make a statement. Filled with exercises for fashioning intimate garments and wearable art in two and three dimensions, Experimental Corsets showcases a range of inspiring work and installations by contemporary artists.

Experimental Corsets: Inspiration and Techniques for Wearable and Sculptural Garments

The Encyclopedia Of Machine Embroidery

Quilters' Resource

Textile Art Textile: No. 1

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Books by Holmes, Val

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Gardens in Embroidery

The Machine Embroiderer's Workbook

The Machine Embroiderer's Workbook

Encyclopedia of Machine Embroidery

Creative Recycling in Embroidery

Print with Collage and Stitch: Techniques for Mixed-Media Printmaking

Collage, Stitch, Print: Collagraphy for Textile Artists

Experimental Corsets: Inspiration and Techniques for Wearable and Sculptural Garments

The Encyclopedia Of Machine Embroidery

Textile Art Textile: No. 1