Art Makers: Empowered Embroidery: Transform Sketches Into Embroidery Patterns And Stitch Strong, Iconic Women From The Past And Present

Art Makers: Empowered Embroidery: Transform Sketches Into Embroidery Patterns And Stitch Strong, Iconic Women From The Past And Present

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 projects with portraits of famous women, this book is a must-have tool for hands-on artists and crafters. The Art Makers series is designed for beginning artists and arts-and-crafts enthusiasts who are interested in experiencing a fun hands-on medium. If you?re a beginning embroiderer, start with thebasic 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 intosketching your favorite female cultural and historical icons, including:Michelle ObamaRuth Bader GinsburgFrida KahloEleanor RooseveltMalala YousafzaiMaya AngelouGeorgia O'Keeffeand many more!Once you?ve sketched your figures, follow along with thestep-by-step embroidery projects as youlearn to stitch the women featured in the book-and anyone else you admire! All of the projects are beautifullypaired 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.Review"Illustrator Frazer brings a feminist flair to embroidery in her winning debut that "honors the lifetime and work" of such feminist trailblazers as Eleanor Roosevelt, Frida Kahlo, and Harriet Tubman. ... Embroiderers looking to push their creativity will be rewarded by these projects." - Publishers WeeklyAbout the AuthorAmy L. Frazer is a Portland, Oregon-based illustrator, designer, and embroiderer. After studying art and illustration at the Columbus College of Art & Design, Amy worked as product designer. She left the corporate world in 2015 and now teaches art workshops in addition to working with a variety of clients. Learn more at www.amylfrazer.com