Wednesday's Wonderful Book of the Week

RRP: $49.99, Hardback, 128 pages

ISBN: 9781906388102, Published by Batsford

Connecting Art to Stitch
by Sandra Meech

This best-selling title from world-renowned designer and artist Sandra Meech, is a must-have for anyone with an interest in textile art.

In Connecting Art to Stitch, fine-art skills and materials are explored through a structured series of short exercises that are specially designed to increase confidence and unlock creativity. The connection is then made with fabrics, and stitched textile disciplines.


Fifteen Art Classes feature simple sketching, working with acrylics to mixed media approaches, that include collage, painting on fabric, working with disperse transfer dyes, photography and image transfer, and will re-enforce how art and design translates into stitched textiles. 


Different subjects are suggested throughout, so exercises can be repeated again and again, as a personal theme is developed. Sewing techniques and stitch applications are reviewed and illustrated with stunning examples by the author and other leading textile artists. 


You can read more about Sandra and see some of the amazing work she has created by heading to her website, www.sandrameech.com.


Other titles available from Batsford and Sandra Meech - 
Contemporary Quilts: Design, Surface and Stitch - RRP: $39.99 - ISBN: 9780713489873
Creative Quilts: Inspiration, Texture and Stitch - RRP: $39.99 - ISBN: 9780713490060