Evolutions, a stitcher's evolutionary workbook Details From the introduction As with most people immersed in the feld of textiles, the members of Fibre fusion have a natural curiosity that attracts them to the new and trendy products on the market, or tightest techniques or style of work doing the rounds. It can become an addiction, a 'quick fix' and road to indulgence in our passion for textiles, without having to put the hard work in. We are all aware that 'nothing is new' and that our work must be presented in a distinctive and personal way, led by our design exploration. At workshops, tutors teach their own individual style of work — can it be so easy, for us to change their colour scheme, fabrics or design source to make their art individual enough to become our own? Surely we are forgetting something? How many years have you been working in the field of textiles? Stop and consider the amount of experience and number of skills you have acquired over those years. Believe in yourself and have courage to develop your own style through exploration, experimentation, patience and determination. Extend your horizons, allowing yourself to be led by your confidence in your own existing skills. We don't suggest that you should ignore the 'new and trendy', indeed, in our first two books Beyond boundaries and Encrustation we celebrated the rich diversity of the new products and techniques which are available today. 'Evolutions' challenges you to regenerate and revitalise the skills you already have and drive them forward with renewed vigour— the act of evolution. Soft cover, 45 pages. Price: $42.90 ($39.00) Contents: To . . . stitch by hand • Threads • Hand embroidery • 'Evolutions' hand stitch challenges To . . . stitch by machine • 'Evolutions' free machine embroidery challenges • Free machine with soluble fabrics • Experiment one - Jewellery To . . . fabricate • Manipulation • 'Evolutions' manipulation challenges • Applique and piecing • 'Evolutions' applique and piecing challenges • Experiment two - Appliqué To . . . construct • Construction • Constructed fabrics • Experiment three - Constructed fabric