Books for Textile Artists

Begin an exhilarating journey into the world of drawing and painting with thread and your sewing machine. Thread sketching is a fascinating craft - but where do you begin? This fully revised and illustrated Second Edition of Creative Thread Sketching guides you through everything you need to know. From equipment and tools, fabric selection and setting up your sewing machine, to free motion stitching techniques, and problem-solving, this friendly guide shows you how to put all the pieces together. Learn how to create a wide variety of stunning stitched textile art for your home or friends. Popular textile artist, author and blogger Deborah Wirsu includes six free, illustrated projects to help get you started in this comprehensive introduction to creating stunning textile art using fabric, thread, and a domestic sewing machine.

Complete Guide To Stabilising, 2nd edition, is your one-stop resource for everything you need to know about stabilising fabric for thread sketching, thread painting, and free machine embroidery. Learn how to prevent puckering and pull-up when free machine stitching before it occurs so you'll make perfect thread paintings every time. In this handy guide, author Deborah Wirsu covers everything from what stabilisers are and why they're needed to preparing projects and problem-solving. This essential guide to stabilising fabric for thread sketching, thread painting, and free machine embroidery will save you hours of frustration and discarded projects.

Capture the personality of your pets by transforming your photos into fabulous fabric collage portrait quilts. This fully revised Second Edition of Pet Portrait Art Quilts takes you from photo to pattern to portrait in easy, actionable steps. Learn all the necessary skills to make pet or animal portrait quilts in any style you choose. Once you know the fundamentals, this fabric collage method can be applied to any portrait style, as well as landscapes, floral designs, or abstracts. Author and Artist, Deborah Wirsu, guides you step-by-step through this versatile technique.

Transform your art quilts from 'formal' to 'fabulous' with this stained-glass-inspired technique! Recreate the idea of stained glass quilts - with an artistic twist and NO bias tape. If you love the idea of contemporary stained glass quilting but are looking for an artistic way to express your ideas using your own photos as inspiration, this book is for you. Artist and author, Deborah Wirsu guides you through the materials and tools required, design inspiration, making your own patterns, and constructing your appliqué art quilt inspired by stained glass. Discover how to put all the pieces of this delightful puzzle together in this step-by-step guide.