Organic Embroidery

Renowned textile artist Meredith Woolnough creates replicas of nature using a delicate system of tiny stitches. Her artwork is breathtaking, and now for the first time Woolnough offers crafters and fiber artists a lesson in how to use the "organic embroidery" technique.

• Look behind the scenes of her art process, from the initial fieldwork sketching and research that inspires her designs, to the production of her ethereal embroidered sculptures.
• Guides you through 12 creativity-prompting activities to help you begin your own mastery of this method. Learn to find your desired shape; or pattern in nature, from sources like leaves, shells, or coral.
• Use your sewing machine to turn it into openwork art. You'll also enjoy dozens of inspirational photos of Woolnough's own art pieces.
• Woolnough's instructions offer simple but highly versatile techniques and allow you space for your own creative approach.

176 pp | 170 color images