This book is beautifully designed. I love how it demonstrates all aspects of the process, starting with finding inspiration and sketching through to how to do different embroidery stitches and even what the reverse side of her embroidery looks like! The six projects depicting inspiring women can be completed as they are, or there are also suggestions of how to adapt them, for example including different quotes.
I love how 'women's work' has become a political and social tool. In the past I have shared books featuring quilts that have a message, teach history, and celebrate iconic leaders.
I have combined quilting with embroidery to create I Will Life My Voice Like A Trumpet which features embroidered images and words of female abolitionists and Civil Rights leaders and to make Remember the Ladies featuring the First Ladies.
The employment of women's work as political and social commentary can be traced back centuries.
Amy L. Frazer book Empowered Embroidery leads artists through her process of turning sketches into embroidered art that celebrates courageous women like Frida Kahlo (seen on the cover), Eleanor Roosevelt, and Harriet Tubman.
I have only used the basic stem stitch for my quilts. I was excited to learn how to incorporate more intricate embroidery into a design.
After reviewing the necessary tools and how-to of embroidery, and showing how she develops her sketches, Frazer uses her included projects to illustrate the process.
Specific stitches and how to employ them is detailed in ample photographs.
Empowered Embroidery is a fantastic resource for artists. It does assume an ability to sketch portraits to make original art. (I have also used copyright free images and photographs for some of my quilts.)
You do not need to be an experienced embroiderer. Frazer covers everything you need to know.
The stitches and techniques are transferable to any embroidered project. For instance, the step-by-step process of creating the multitude of flowers in the Frida Kahlo portrait are basic skills easily transferable to other projects. Frazer shows how to built layers of embroidery floss to create the dimensional feel of the flowers. The way Frazer creates eyes is also impressive, easily accomplished.
The portraits differ in style so each teaches new techniques. The Eleanor Roosevelt portrait uses running stitches. Maya Angelou is on a colored linen background. Harriet Tubman includes fused applique. Ruth Bader Ginsberg is thread painted. Michelle Obama includes favorite quotes.
This book will inspire you to celebrate your personal heroines and heroes through embroidery.
I received a free ebook from the publisher through NetGalley. My review is fair and unbiased.… (más)
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