KNOT THREAD STITCH [embroidery craft book from 2012]
if you are at all interested in having me do a workshop based on the book [or really for any other reason]- please feel free to contact me - info {at} lisasolomon {dot} com
KNOT / THREAD / stitch
can be ordered directly from the publisher - quarry or on amazon, barnes and noble, powells, indie bound or hound your local bookstore to stock it.
IF you want a signed copy from me -- you can get it for $25 [shipping included in the US] by clicking on the button below [please note - international purchasers i'll have to invoice you for shipping separately. it will be an additional $14 - sorry!!]:
IF YOU HAVE MADE SOMETHING FROM THE BOOK :: i'd love to see it !! please shoot me an email or leave a comment with a link for me to check it out !
THE OFFICIAL BLURB:: Knot Thread Stitch presents a modern, experimental, and creative approach to thread and embroidery projects. You'll find fun and surprising project ideas, a unique artistic approach, and uncoventional mixed-media materials such as stamps, paint, sequins, paper, and shrinky dinks. These projects are designed to be quick, fun, abstract, and creative, and many offer clever ideas for personal customization. With easy-to-follow steps and project variations, this book also includes project contributions and embroidery patterns from a long and stellar list of renowned artists and bloggers.
MY OWN 2 CENTS:: i really just wanted to make a book that had cool projects that used embroidery in an interesting and hopefully retro/contemporary way. i thought a lot about how i use my own EXTENSIVE craft book library -- i tend to look at the pretty pictures and then figure out a way to incorporate a technique or idea in my own way. i dreamed about handing off my projects to a bunch of my über talented friends - and just seeing what they did with simple parameters. so i gave them project titles and a few ideas but very little other direction. i thought it would be fun to see our wildly different and personal takes side by side - and indeed it really was a treat to see the gorgeous work my friends and colleagues made. in alphabetical order i'm happy to list the contributors ::
most of the photography in the book was shot by the incredible andrew paynter [thanks andrew !]
Kate Bingham Burt
Lisa Congdon
Andrea Corrona and Ezra Jenkins
Wendy Crabb
Camilla Engman
Susie Gharhremani
Christine Castro Hughes
Heather Smith Jones
Amy Karol and her daughter Delia
The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery – Ashleigh Giberson + Amanda Jennings
Martha McQuade
Sally J. Shim
Blair C. Stocker
Betsy Thompson
Patricia Zapata
the book also includes a gallery section of inspirational works with work by:
Peter Crawley
Renilde Depeteur
Takashi Iwasaki
Eireann Lorsung
ARCHIVE OF EVENTS :
March 2015 - block printing and color theory - Craftcation, Ventura, CA
December 6, 2014 1-4pm - embroidered portrait/drawing at Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
August 16, 2014 - appliqué class - Britex Fabrics
August 10, 2014 - embroidered drawing parent + kid class - Brushstrokes Studio
June 7, 2014 - embroidered necklace class + embroidered photo class, Fancy Tiger
March 20, 2014 - Contemporary Needlepoint class - Brushstrokes Studio
February 22, 2014 - embroidered necklace class - SewLa
Nov. 7, 2013 - crochet and embroidered snowflake creativeLIVE
it was FREE to watch live. or pay to watch anytime more info
August 14-18 - ARC retreat camp, Mayhew Island, New Hampshire
August 1, 2013 - modern day sampler @ Make Shift Society in San Francisco
June 26, 2013 - how to :: make a diamond embroidery with kreinik thread on craftside
June 2013 - interview on cut out and keep
April 14, 2013 - making embroidery personal + book signing @ SewLa
March 10, 2013 - selective stitching + book signing @ Purl Soho
March, 2013 - review of KTS in Studio's Magazine [cloth paper scissors]
February 6, 2013 - review on bettina's treehouse
February 1, 2013 - review + on happy mundane
January 25, 2013 - interview on stephanie levy's blog
January 21, 2013 - review on whip up
November 13, 2012 - interview/demo on you tube for things crafty
November 6, 2012 - review on bugs and fishes
October 31, 2012 - review on Rad Megan
October 25, 2012 - review on fave crafts
October 6, 2012 - book signing and DEMO with Mati McDonough at Marion Rose Workshop
September 13, 2012 - interview on Craftside
September 12, 2012 - review on House on a Hill Road
September 6, 2012 - book party with Susan Schwake and Mati McDonough at Teahouse Studios
August 22, 2012 - interviewed on Creative Mojo
August 2, 2012 - review on Things Crafty
July 26, 2012 - review on the Examiner.com
July 22nd, 2012 - interviewed on Artistically Speaking
July 14th, 2012 - book launch at the Curiosity Shoppe
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