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Machine Stitch: Perspectives

Machine Stitch: Perspectives

by Alice Kettle (Author), Alice Kettle (Author), Jane McKeating (Author)

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    Hardcover 2018

    $80.24
Synopsis

Machine Embroidery is hugely exciting in terms of its potential as a creative medium and is part of a flourishing creative industry both in design and production. MMU hosts a specialist embroidery department, which has been instrumental in artistic and educational innovations in this area since the 1960s. The lecturers, graduates and students have remarkable expertise in machine embroidery, and MMU is home to a rich and unique archive of machines, samples and artwork, both historical and contemporary. This book will celebrate this archive, as well as providing the only definitive record (and exploring the potential) of the huge number of machines currently in use from the traditional Irish Embroidery machine to the new generation of computerised sewing machines. The book will demonstrate how key machines can be applied to the artistic, industrial and domestic practice, and shows machine embroiderers how to combine techniques and develop their ideas using machine embroidery. Each contributor gives their own individual perspective on machine stitch.

$80.24

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20+ in stock

More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 224
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Published: 22 Oct 2018
ISBN 10: 1350100927
ISBN 13: 9781350100923
Book Overview: This book will provide the only definitive record (and explores the potential) of the huge number of machines currently in use from the only remaining Schiffli and the traditional Irish Embroidery machine to the new generation of computerised sewing machines.

Media Reviews
'Excellent and abundant illustrations are supported by equally excellent captions that include details of materials, methods and dimensions alongside the expected date, maker and title.' * Crafts Magazine (January 2011) *
Essential reading for textile students, embroiderers, designers and artists...Illustrating how to combine techniques and develop ideas, Machine Stitch Perspectives demonstrates the rich possibilities of the sewing machine as a creative tool. * Sew Today Magazine (Feb 2011) *
For students who require more than 'pretty pictures', giving a deeper understanding of their discipline. -- Claire Baker, Cleveland College of Art & Design, UK
Author Bio
Alice Kettle is Research Associate at MMU, and one of the UK's finest textile artists. Jane McKeating was Embroidery Programme Leader at MMU and is currently the Principal Lecturer, and she is a key figure in the embroidery and textiles field, and a major prize winner in the 2008 'Art of the Stitch' International Open Exhibition. Other contributors include: Michael Brennand-Wood, Dr Nigel Hurlestone, Dr Melanie Miller, Judy Barry, Lynn Setterington, Isabel Dibden Wright, Sue Prestbury, Jill Boyes, Ann Gibson, Prof Anne Morrell and Dr Jennifer Harris.