Creating Sketchbooks for Embroiderers and Textile Artists Details From the back cover A sketchbook is an invaluable companion for the embroiderer and textile artist. Packed with inspiring glimpses into the sketchbooks of some of the world's leading textile artists, this book helps you make the most of your sketchbook practice, enabling you to develop ideas, record personal observations, experiment with materials and create sketchbooks that are works of art in themselves. From the inside flap Embroiderers and textile artists use sketchbooks in many different ways: as a means of building confidence in drawing and observation skills, a journal for recording personal thoughts and impressions, a chronicle of work in progress or a place to store precious fabric and thread samples. But they also gp beyond the traditional parameters of the sketchbook to create beautifully embellished versions that become works of art in themselves. Today, the sketchbook forms an essential part of any textile course. This unique book contains fascinating insights into the sketchbook methods of many of the world's leading textile artists, including Julia Caprara, Audrey Walker, Rozanne Hawksley, Amanda Clayton, Sian Martin and Ruth Issett, and is illustrated throughout with both sketchbook material and finished pieces. Many different approaches to sketchbooks are discussed, including drawing and observation; sketching on location, both outdoors and in museums or galleries; working with fabric and thread samples; sketchbook approaches to conceptual pieces; and using collage. The author also goes beyond the pages of the traditional sketchbook to discuss models and maquettes as a sketch process, and 'E-sketchbooks', created and stored on computers. The book also contains practical advice on choosing a sketchbook, equipment, mark-making and page-colouring techniques, and instructions for making your own simple sketchbooks. Packed with inspiring ideas and approaches, this book provides all the information you need to make the most of your sketchbook. About the author Kay Greenlees is an experienced textile artist and teacher, teaching and exhibiting both in the UK and internationally. She joined Bretton Hall College of the Arts in 1990, leading the renowned textile teacher training course and teaching BA and MA textile design. Her great passion is embroidered textiles and she has been a regional mentor for the Embroiderers' Development Scheme and Chair of the Textile Society. She currently lectures at the University of Leeds. She regularly publishes articles and is a member of the Practical Study Group. Hard cover, 128 pages. Price: $49.95 ($45.41) Contents: Introduction: Defining the field • What is a sketchbook? • Why use a sketchbook? 1 Purposes of a sketchbook: pause, record, reflect, move on . . • Observing, recording and storing • Researching and collecting • Expressing and imagining • Inventing and designing 2 Textile artists' ways of seeing: different approaches • Samples as a 'sketching' process • Sketching using collage: texture, pattern and colour • Models and maquettes as a sketching process • Sketchbook approaches to conceptual pieces • Sketching on location • Working in a museum — permanent exhibits • E-sketchbooks 3 Making choices: sketchbook decisions • Purchased or handmade books? • Beyond the conventional sketchbook 4 Making a start: technical information • Basic sketching materials • Exploring mark-making • Techniques for colouring pages • Simple sketchbooks to make Postscript Bibliography Further Reading List of Suppliers Societies and groups Index