Inspiration and practical tips on incorporating the everyday into
textile art.
In Embroidering the Everyday, acclaimed textile artist Cas Holmes
explores the 'everyday' and the 'domestic', generating a wealth of
inspiration and raw material to create textile work that resonates with
time and place.
Cas invites us to re-examine the world and use the limitations sometimes
imposed by geographic area or individual circumstances as a rich
resource to develop ideas for mixed media textiles in a more thoughtful
way. With techniques and projects throughout, the book explores:
- How to be more resourceful with what we have to hand, including
working with vintage scraps, homemade dyes and papers, and even
teabags and biscuits.
- Rediscovering family history and how photographs and objects can
provide inspiration, including Cas's own exploration of her Romani
heritage.
- Drawing inspiration from our local landscape and how it changes
through the seasons.
- How to transform materials with mark-making, printing, image
transfer, collage and stitch.
Packed with inspirational work from the author, and other leading
practitioners who place the everyday at the heart of their work, this
treasure trove of ideas, techniques and practical projects is an
essential guide for our times.
