With Art Makers: Empowered Embroidery, learn to sketch and stitch
strong, recognizable women from all walks of life.
Featuring sketching and illustration instructions, basic
stitches, embroidery techniques, and 6 projects with portraits
of famous women, this book is a must-have tool for hands-on artists
and crafters.
If you're a beginning embroiderer, start with the basic stitches and
embroidery instructions at the beginning of the book. Essential tools,
warm-up exercises, tips for embroidering facial features and hair, and
general information on embroidery will give you the know-how you need to
get started. Then dive into sketching your favorite female cultural
and historical icons:
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Frida Kahlo
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Maya Angelou
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Harriet Tubman
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Michelle Obama
Once you've sketched your figures, follow along with the step-by-step
embroidery projects as you learn to stitch the women featured in
the book--and anyone else you admire! All of the projects are
beautifully paired with large photos so that you can easily mimic
the techniques at home while relaxing with your embroidery.
The author is a professional illustrator, designer, and embroiderer
uniquely suited to give instruction on this fun, trending embroidery
technique. With her expert tips, you're sure to enjoy learning a new
hobby, or advancing your skills if you're already familiar with
embroidery.
Art Makers: Empowered Embroidery makes it easy to sketch, stitch, and
create your favorite female icons, from empowering women of today to
icons of the past.
The Art Makers series is designed for beginning artists and
arts-and-crafts enthusiasts who are interested in experiencing fun
hands-on mediums, including polymer clay and papier-mache.
