Paper, Metal & Stitch [Paperback]

Maggie Grey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2005

This timely project guide concentrates on two of the key materials being newly incorporated into textiles and fiber arts—paper and metal. Both media are covered in separate sections that describe the unique properties of each, as well as textural methods, adding color, and embellishing with stitches. Paper can be molded, formed, cut, torn, embossed, and stitched; metal adds a new gleam; and additional dimensions of the material are explored with soft sheet metals, meshes, wires, and coils. Concepts build through each section, starting with elemental embroidery and basic, texture-building steps, and moving to exciting finishing ideas for combining and mixing techniques for original and innovative results.

Editorial Reviews

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"Buy this book and be inspired; your needlework will never be the same."  —Needlepoint Now

About the Author

Maggie Grey is an experienced teacher of embroidery who teaches and exhibits her work worldwide. A former editor of The World of Embroidery, Britain’s leading magazine on the subject, she is the author and coauthor of several books, including Raising the Surface with Machine Embroidery. She also edits the innovative and influential web magazine Workshop on the Web (www.workshopontheweb.com). Jane Wild is an artist specializing in mixed media, with a particular interest in paper and paper making. Her articles have been published in various magazines and her work has been shown widely in exhibitions, including London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Interweave Press (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931499977
• ISBN-13: 978-1931499972
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #276,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars teach an old dog to stitch!, January 18, 2006

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Mixed-Media Maven "Jen" (Jacksonville, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paper, Metal & Stitch (Paperback)

i really thought that despite the beautiful cover and the name Maggie Grey, as she is quite the name when fabric is around, this book would be eye candy but not inspiring for me to "work on".
oh boy was i wrong! Ms. Grey's techniques for changing paper to metal and metal to stitch is quite fun! i thoroughly enjoyed just savoring every page the first time around and then i started actually playing. this is a terrific book for inspiration, teaching, learning, doing, and of course, her handiwork is quite the eye candy. i will have this book on my shelves for many years to come.

50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maggie Grey writes again, October 12, 2005

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Bellis "textile addict" (Victoria, BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paper, Metal & Stitch (Paperback)

In collaboration with Jane Wild, Maggie Grey has added a must have book for the 21st century textile artist or collage maker who uses fabric in the work.
Paper and metal are explored using very innovative techniques, the difficulties addressed, and the imagination stimulated.
One problem is the lack of common availability of some of the supplies. I live in Canada and there are no Canadian sources listed, theough quite a few US ones.
A time spent working through the techniques and projects explained would give the artist a wonderful portfolio of ideas. A great book: I would suggest it as an ideal present for anyone interested in the innovative use of either paper or metal with fabrics.

35 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Delight!, November 9, 2005

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Victoria Bloomfield (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paper, Metal & Stitch (Paperback)

I have a huge library, but this book is my treasure. I only wish the book was available when I was taking my BFA classes. What a help it would have been to get my creative juices going. I love mixed media and this book is without doubt, the best!