Stitch Dissolve Distort
with machine embroidery

Authors: Valerie Campbell-Harding & Maggie Grey
Pages: 128
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: Interweave Press
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4Q0924
Weight: 1.4 lb

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MSRP: $27.95

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Explore the range of fabrics and materials that can be dissolved, melted, punched and slashed, and even distorted, to create unique textiles.

Maggie Grey and Valerie Campbell-Harding, two of the world's best-selling textile authors, share new and exciting techniques to dissolve, melt, and distort fabric, both before and after stitching with Stitch, Dissolve, Distort.

Techniques are explained with easy-to-follow steps, design tips and diagrams, and all methods are safe and use equipment that is readily attainable.

Inside you'll find:

• Stitch techniques including free-machining, painted stitches, pin tucks, and ways to get a variety of texture effects.
• Dissolving techniques featuring wash-away film, soluble stabilizers, water-soluble paper, and mixed media.
• Distortions and melting techniques to shape fabric in innovative ways including creating holes, using embossing powders, fabric sculpting techniques, and more.

Beautiful illustrations with works created by the authors, plus a gallery of work from renowned textile artists, round out this how-to guide.

About the Authors

Valerie Campbell-Harding was a legend of the textile world. Over several decades, she wrote several books, including Edges and Finishes in Machine Embroidery.

Maggie Grey is a highly experienced teacher of embroidery who exhibits her work and teaches worldwide. A former editor of The World of Embroidery she is the coauthor of several books, including Paper, Metal & Stitch. Maggie edits the innovative and influential Web magazine Workshop on the Web. She lives in England.

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