Mystical stitches Embroidery for personal empowerment and magical embellishment
Book - 2021
"Mystical Stitches combines hand embroidery with a spiritual element, introducing nearly 200 original designs for different symbols readers can use to create personal icons to wear or embellish items in the home"--
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- Patterns (Instructional works)
Pattern books - Published
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North Adams, MA :
Storey Publishing
[2021]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Physical Description
- viii, 197 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-193) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781635863345
- Foreword
- The Discovery of Creative Liberation
- 1. Intention
- The Magic in the Creative Act; The Power of Symbols
- What Is a Talisman?
- The Science of Slowness
- Transformative Qualities of the Creative Process
- Tools for Accessing Creativity
- 2. Materials
- Fabric
- Needles
- Thread
- Setting Up Your Hoop
- Marking Tools
- Transfer Paper
- Tracing Methods
- Getting Started with Thread
- 3. Stitch Methods
- Anatomy of a Stitch illustration
- Traditional vs. Quick Methods of Stitching
- Beginning Your Stitches
- Straight Stitches
- Tuck Stitches
- Stitches for Coverage and Details
- 4. Treasury of Symbols
- Geometric Forms
- Platonic Solids
- Numbers
- Planetary Magic
- Moon Phases
- Zodiac Signs
- Animalia
- Mythical Beasts
- Botanica
- Forces of Nature
- Human Forms
- Our Toots
- 5. Creating Your Talisman
- Color Harmony
- The Color Globe
- Choosing Colors
- Mystical Color
- Exploring Composition
- Transcendent Talisman
- Enliven Your Closet
- 6. The Art of Ritual
- Setting Your intention
- Building an Altar
- Preparing for Ritual
- Charging Your Talisman
- Closing Your Space
- Developing Your Creative Ritual
- Ritual in a Bag
- Be Kind to Your Body
- 7. Stitch Key
- Resources
- Acknowledgments
- Index