Overview

Machine Embroidery is hugely exciting in terms of its potential as a creative medium and is part of a flourishing creative industry both in design and production. MMU hosts a specialist embroidery department, which has been instrumental in artistic and educational innovations in this area since the 1960s. The lecturers, graduates and students have remarkable expertise in machine embroidery, and MMU is home to a rich and unique archive of machines, samples and artwork, both historical and contemporary. This book will celebrate this archive, as well as providing the only definitive record (and exploring the potential) of the huge number of machines currently in use from the traditional Irish Embroidery machine to the new generation of computerised sewing machines. The book will demonstrate how key machines can be applied to the artistic, industrial and domestic practice, and shows machine embroiderers how to combine techniques and develop their ideas using machine embroidery. Each contributor gives their own individual perspective on machine stitch.

Full Product Details

Author:   Alice Kettle (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) ,  Jane McKeating (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Weight:   0.816kg
ISBN:  

9781350100923

ISBN 10:   1350100927
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   22 October 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction by Dr Jennifer Harris Foreword by Professor Anne Morrell Chapters The Pleasures of the Machine Stitched Mark by Judy Barry The Chimera of Embroidery by Dr Nigel Hurlstone The Bigger Picture by Alice Kettle An Emerging Image, Machine Stitching the Narrative by Jane McKeating Mixed Messages: an Exploration of Issue-based Work by Dr Melanie Miller Stitched Words by Lynn Setterington Material Evidence by Professor Michael Brennand Wood A Fashionable Detail: Machine Embroidery on Dress by Dr Ann Gibson Surface Sensibilities Utilising Machine Stitch to Render Surface and Mark Making by Jane Mckeating It's Not Black and White: Discovering Colour with Machine Stitch by Isabel Wright Designing the Fabric by Alice Kettle An Eye on the Future - Working with the Computerised Sewing Machine by Sue Prestbury Machines Glossary by Jill Boyes Techniques and Terms glossary by Diana Parsons Biographies Acknowledgements Index

Reviews

'Excellent and abundant illustrations are supported by equally excellent captions that include details of materials, methods and dimensions alongside the expected date, maker and title.' * Crafts Magazine (January 2011) * ""Essential reading for textile students, embroiderers, designers and artists...Illustrating how to combine techniques and develop ideas, Machine Stitch Perspectives demonstrates the rich possibilities of the sewing machine as a creative tool."" * Sew Today Magazine (Feb 2011) * For students who require more than 'pretty pictures', giving a deeper understanding of their discipline. -- Claire Baker, Cleveland College of Art & Design, UK

"'Excellent and abundant illustrations are supported by equally excellent captions that include details of materials, methods and dimensions alongside the expected date, maker and title.' * Crafts Magazine (January 2011) * ""Essential reading for textile students, embroiderers, designers and artists...Illustrating how to combine techniques and develop ideas, Machine Stitch Perspectives demonstrates the rich possibilities of the sewing machine as a creative tool."" * Sew Today Magazine (Feb 2011) * For students who require more than 'pretty pictures', giving a deeper understanding of their discipline. -- Claire Baker, Cleveland College of Art & Design, UK"

'Excellent and abundant illustrations are supported by equally excellent captions that include details of materials, methods and dimensions alongside the expected date, maker and title.' * Crafts Magazine (January 2011) * Essential reading for textile students, embroiderers, designers and artists...Illustrating how to combine techniques and develop ideas, Machine Stitch Perspectives demonstrates the rich possibilities of the sewing machine as a creative tool. * Sew Today Magazine (Feb 2011) * For students who require more than 'pretty pictures', giving a deeper understanding of their discipline. -- Claire Baker, Cleveland College of Art & Design, UK

Author Information

Alice Kettle is Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Real World Learning University of Winchester, UK. She is an established artist, with recognised status within the field of textile art. Her work is held in collections around the world. Jane McKeating is Associate Head of Design at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She is a key figure in the embroidery and textiles fields and was a prize winner at 2008's 'Art of the Stitch' International Open Exhibition.

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