The Textile Artist: The Art of Felting & Silk Ribbon Embroidery - Di Van Niekerk - The Textile Artist

The Textile Artist: The Art of Felting & Silk Ribbon Embroidery is by internationally renowned ribbon artist Di van Niekerk, created in close association with felt specialist Toody Cassidy and featuring art by felt designer Razaan Jakoet. This paperback title forms part of The Textile Artist series.

Key details

• Authors: Di van Niekerk and Toody Cassidy
• Series: The Textile Artist
• Format: Paperback
• Length: 160 pages
• Publisher: Search Press
• Publication date: 6 September 2017

Synopsis

Bringing textile work and embroidery together, this book explores the striking combination of felt and silk ribbon, guiding readers from the foundations through to finished pieces. It opens with detailed instruction on creating felted backgrounds, including flat nuno felting and felt surfaces made with wool, wool and silk, and paper silk, before showing how to embellish them with silk ribbon designs.

A step-by-step section covers the making of flowers and creatures in silk, leading into 16 projects that range from items for the home to wearable accessories. Designs include a wide variety of flowers and birds, and a stitch gallery introduces techniques such as spider web roses, ribbon stitch, pistil stitch, detached chain stitch, French knots, blanket/buttonhole stitch and more. Suitable for beginners keen to explore felt and silk ribbon embroidery.

Rackhams Reference : PRZLXTDSN7