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Stitch, Cloth, Paper and Paint
Mixed Media Ideas and Inspiration

by Angie Hughes



      If you enjoyed doing collages at school and have lots of bits and pieces left over from paper and / or fabric crafting hobbies then this is the book for you.  Make all sorts of items from book covers to cards using whatever you can lay your hands on—it is a lot of fun.

Well, it is, isn’t it?  Release your inner child (and inner artist) with this inspiring book, which has lots of large and lush photographs guaranteed to inspire you.  There are only three projects, but these are designed with lots of illustrated steps to show you many of the techniques involved.  You need to amass fabric, paper and card, as well as things like air-drying clays, paints, embellishments and a sewing machine first, and then work through at least one of the projects.  I liked the way it gives an ordinary sewing machine a real workout (I’d buy a spare bobbin case before altering yours if you want to use it again for everyday sewing).  I also like the gallery for once, because this is so much a book about expressing yourself rather than copying the work of others.  It is all about technique and using materials in interesting ways, a method that transcends categorization as being for a particular skill level.

If you cannot find a good range of the materials in this book locally try SearchPress.com

The Book

Search Press
November 2008
Hardback
1844482332 / 9781844482337
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The Reviewer

Rachel A Hyde
Reviewed 2009
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