Stitch, Cloth, Paper & Paint: Mixed Media Ideas & Inspiration [Hardcover]

Angie Hughes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2009

A comprehensive guide to making enchanting mixed media artifacts, this work will delight both beginners and advanced crafters. An extensive techniques section that leads into three projects is also included. Photographs and accompanying instructions take a step-by-step approach to producing wonderful works of art, while numerous variations and alternative designs provide inspiration for veteran crafters.

Editorial Reviews

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"Angie demystifies the whole notion of what 'mixed media' is, and produces some fantastic pieces of work from simple beginnings."  —Workshop on the Web

"This inspiring book has lots of large and lush photographs guaranteed to inspire you."  —myshelf.com

"A comprehensive guide to making mixed media artefacts, which will delight both beginners and advanced crafters. Includes an extensive techniques section that leads into three beautiful projects." —Machine Knitting Monthly

"It's magical to . . . transform a bit of lace, some paper, and paint into artistic gold."  —Cloth Paper Scissors

"Endless ideas in this fabulous book."  —Sewing World

"All of the techniques and ideas can be used in many ways and there's plenty of scope to experiment and push the boundaries."  —Stitch Magazine

"A thorough introduction to mixed media."  —karenplatt.co.uk

About the Author

Angie Hughes is an embroiderer and mixed media artist. She was the recipient of the prestigious Charles Henry Foyle Trust Award and is the founder of the Ledbury Artplace, a center known for its high quality workshops.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Search Press (April 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844482332
• ISBN-13: 978-1844482337
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,049,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but with a few faults, February 4, 2009

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This review is from: Stitch, Cloth, Paper & Paint: Mixed Media Ideas & Inspiration (Hardcover)

I liked this book, but I didn't love it and would have been OK with just reading it once, instead of buying it to refer to again and again (which I doubt I will). It did cover a good list of supplies needed and how to use them. There was also a decent amount of instructions on how to do machine work, such as free motion embroidery and couching. However, I honestly couldn't tell the difference in some of the step-by-step photos the author included. I'm not sure what the photos were supposed to be showing, as everything was the same color (white) and looked the same to me.

Later on in the book there were clearer step-by-step photos, but they're really only useful if you want to know how this particular author created that particular piece of art. It's more of an "Oh, so that's how she did that" than a "Great, I can take these steps and apply them to my own work" thing. I wanted to find this book more useful and interesting, I really did, but it's more of a compendium on the author's work than a how-to book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not much to be happy with, August 9, 2009

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Rita (Grand Junction, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Stitch, Cloth, Paper & Paint: Mixed Media Ideas & Inspiration (Hardcover)

I bought this book sight unseen on the recommendation of a friend. I am now returning it to Amazon. I probably own or have perused most of the current books on embellishment, painting, dyeing, machine embroidery, etc. This one I think it almost totally useless. One portion of the book directs you in how to make a bookwrap. That section goes on and on and on for 20 pages...it's pretty boring, although there are lots of color pictures. I look primarily for techniques books - this to me is more a book where you do the projects in the book. Well, it sure wasn't my cup of tea, although it may be a treasure for someone else.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for the mixed media artists reference library, January 26, 2009

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Susan Bleiweiss "Sue b" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stitch, Cloth, Paper & Paint: Mixed Media Ideas & Inspiration (Hardcover)

Angie Hughes is a gifted mixed media artist and here in her first book she shares her techniques for creating rich, textured colorful surfaces. There are three projects included in this book and each combines a variety of different techniques to produce a unique result. Start by learning Angie's technique for creating a stiffened interlining base that you'll add texture and color to with stitching and paint. Then use this base textile to create the projects included in this book. Learn how to create embellishments from paper clay, painted paper and chocolate foils along with techniques for couching, hand stitching and free motion machine stitching. Full color photographs illustrate the step by step instructions making it easy to re-create each project with success.