Rennie MacKintosh Inspirations in Embroidery'
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style of 1880-1920 produced some of the most famous and enduring decorative art designs. Here, the stunning motifs of Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style are interpreted in embroidered, dyed and quilted textiles by a Scottish textile artist with a passion for all things Mackintosh. The book looks at instantly recognizable motifs, such as the Glasgow Rose and the designs based on seed heads and other organic forms, but also at his less well-known textile designs and watercolours. Each chapter focuses on a different element of Mackintosh's work, giving designs, techniques and projects for interpreting these elements in hand embroidery, machine embroidery, patchwork, applique, felt and fabric dyeing. The result is a range of design ideas to fuel any embroiderer's imagination. The many motifs and samples can be used to develop your own designs, and a selection of finished pieces provides inspiration. As a workbook, too, it builds up from basic motifs for beginners to more complex work for advanced embroiderers. A compact technique section with clear instructions and diagrams completes the book. And - from the inside cover: Whether you are an embroiderer or a quilter - or combine both - and are drawn to the designs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style, this book is a must. It provides page? of inspirational work to help you transfer the most simple to the most complex motifs on to fabric. Lavishly illustrated, the book covers:
* Design inspirations taken from
Rennie Mackintosh and Glasgow
Style enamel work, stained giass,
mosaic, bookbinding, stencilling,
and metal work
* Interpreting motifs such as stylized leaves and seed heads, the geometrical Glasgow rose, plant forms drawn from earlv herbals, and the attenuated and conventionalized female form, which gave rise to the 'Spook School' * Techniques including hand embroidery, machine embroidery, applique, stained glass applique, reverse applique, quilting, black binding, braid work, dyeing, stencilling and transferring designs to fabric * Using natural materials such as wool, linen, silk and cotton in the soft colours of the period: lighter greens, purples, pinks and blues. Hard cover, 128 pages. Price: $45.00 ($40.91)
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