Abstract embroidery : slow stitching with texture, colour and creativity

Abstract embroidery Slow stitching with texture, colour and creativity

Emily Botelho

Book - 2024

Get inspiration from Emily Botelho - the genius behind @salt_stitches - and learn to create highly detailed abstract works of embroidered art. From mini hoops to larger fabric canvas work, ideas to capture your natural surroundings abound in this stunning book. Drawing on her love of nature, Emily Botelho creates highly textured and incredibly detailed embroidery pieces. Her work is organic, intuitive and celebrates patterns found in the natural world. She uses 3 environments - coastal, mountain and urban - to illustrate her creative process, describing how to find inspiration and where to look for interesting textures, color palettes and items to use as embellishments. Emily is a firm believer that you don't need to go far to be inspi...red and she encourages you to engage in close observation of the natural world on your doorstep, whether you have stitched before or not. Due to the abstract nature of the craft, there are no patterns to follow or step-by-step instructions. You decide when a piece is finished, which gives you complete freedom to explore the textures that you're working with. Every single piece will be unique, and that's the beauty of it!

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Subjects
Embroidery > Patterns.
Mixed media (Art)
mixed media.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Needlework / Embroidery.
ART / Subjects & Themes / Landscapes & Seascapes.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Fiber Arts & Textiles.
Embroidery
Patterns
Patterns (Instructional works)
Illustrated works.
Genres
Patterns
Patterns (Instructional works)
Illustrated works
Published
Kent : Search Press 2024.
Language
English
Main Author
Emily Botelho (author)
Physical Description
124 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781800920965
  • Tools and materials
  • How I work
  • Photography: hints and tips
  • Composition and design
  • Techniques
  • Projects. Coastal and seaside
  • Alpine and mountains
  • Urban and man-made.
Review by Booklist Review

Combine the notion of "slow" crafting with aesthetic freedom, and you have Botelho's embrace of abstract embroidery. Essentially, it's free-form stitching that takes inspiration from natural and human-made art. Her dozen projects here are divided into three groups: four with roots in the rock, sand, and greenery configurations of North Wales, four inspired by Swiss alpine mountain scenes, and the final four drawn from graffiti and other urban features. Though each pattern is accompanied by directions (of a sort), along with designated materials and equipment, none includes templates. (The author refers to a website for downloadable textures if crafters can't find them in their own corners of the world.) Much of Botelho's striking work relies on individual visual interpretation and a willingness to bring forth colors (purple and pink, for instance) beyond what appears in reality. For experienced needleworkers who have the courage to experiment.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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