{"product_id":"reflective-stitch-claire-wellesley-smith","title":"Reflective Stitch - Claire Wellesley-Smith","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003elaunching 3rd of September\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis fascinating book explores how to introduce notions of time and place to your textile art practice, to give deeper meaning and emotional resonance to your work.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRenowned British textile artist Claire Wellesley-Smith demonstrates how these two fundamental concepts are linked – we experience time through place, and vice versa – and make endlessly rewarding themes for textile art. Practical ideas for incorporating time and place into your work include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Taking the time: how to observe mindfulness and care in choosing materials, and how to stitch with intention to create a more meaningful piece of work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Textile temporalities: observing time passing through stitch, through daily embroidery journals and recording aspects of life, either environmental or personal, over certain durations of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Gathering together: Using textile art within the wider community to record memories, share ideas and create a sense of togetherness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Geographies of making: creating site-specific embroidery pieces, for display or otherwise, that are tied to a specific place and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Stitching connection: ideas for collaborating with other artists in group projects that are passed back and forth between the participants over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with exquisite examples of the author’s own textile work and that of other artists from around the world who embrace similar topics, this thoughtful, contemplative book offers a wealth of inspiration on how to incorporate these important themes into your own textile art practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e276\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e216\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaire Wellesley-Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (62k on instagram @cwellesleysmith) is a textile artist living and working in Yorkshire, UK. She teaches extensively, working in adult education, schools, community-based projects, museums and galleries. Her workshops involve sustainable stitch, repurposed cloth, and traditional techniques. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63896083628409,"sku":"MRE16706H","price":31.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/9350\/9840\/files\/9781849947541_a4153680-1560-4299-a92a-69e9600025aa.jpg?v=1783333165","url":"https:\/\/loopknitting.com\/en-euddp\/products\/reflective-stitch-claire-wellesley-smith","provider":"Loop Knitting","version":"1.0","type":"link"}