Creating sketchbooks for embroiderers and textile artists

Today the embroiderer's sketchbook, ideas book or journal is a work of art in itself.

It includes initial concept material, design, colour work, textile samples, stitches and three-dimensional pieces.

Beautiful in themselves, the embroiderer's sketchbook material can also be a jumping off point for larger works.

This is the first book to show students, general embroiderers and other textile artists how to make the most of their sketchbooks, showcasing sketchbooks from leading textile artists.

Illustrated with sketchbook pages through to finished textile pieces, the book covers: Purposes of a sketchbook: Exploring and Storing; Investigation and Ideas; Research and Collecting; Experimentation and Development; Recording and Analysis; Different approaches: Drawing and Collage; Stitch and Fabric; Surface Inspiration; Pattern/Colour/Texture; Design elements as starting points; Models and Maquettes; 3D work; Sketchbook work for its own sake; Exploring Concepts; Making a start: Things to include; Building confidence; When to use a sketchbook; Don't be afraid to...; Presentation, Materials, Tools, Techniques