Title: Hand stitch : perspectives /
Authors: Kettle, Alice, 1961-; McKeating, Jane.
Publisher: Bloomsbury,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Needlework Technique.; Embroidery Technique.; Stitches (Sewing) Technique.
Abstract: "Each chapter is written by an established maker, embroiderer, artist or academic and discusses hand stitch from a different perspective. Wonderful illustrations of artistic hand stitch, both contemporary and historical, demonstrate this diverse and intimate craft in detail"-- Back cover.
Contents: Introduction -- The personal journey into handstitch -- Real or imagined: conversations about stitching onto and into -- Places and peoples, individuals and communities -- Capturing time, moments and narratives -- Making: the voices, memories and echoes -- The past to the present.