{"product_id":"9781849942997","title":"Slow Stitch: Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art - Claire Wellesley-Smith (Hardback) 03-09-2015 Winner of Embroidery Book of the Year 2016 (UK).","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe pleasures to be had from slowing down can be many, with connections to sustainability, simplicity, reflection, and tuning into traditional and other multicultural textile traditions.   Slow Stitch is a much-needed guide to adopting a less-is-more approach, valuing quality over quantity, and bringing a meaningful and thoughtful approach to textile practice.   Claire Wellesley-Smith introduces a range of ways in which you can slow your textile work down, including:     Using simple techniques inspired by traditional practice (including hand-stitch rhythms) Reusing and re-inventing materials (reuse even old textile projects) Limiting your equipment Mending revisited (practical and decorative techniques) Project ideas and resources that help towards making a more sustainable textile practice   Richly illustrated throughout, and showcasing work from the best textile artists who work in this way, this is a truly inspirational book for those looking to reconnect with their craft and to find a new way of working.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Ivybridge Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Claire Wellesley-Smith \/ Lifestyle - Art, Craft \u0026 Photography \/ 03-09-2015","offer_id":56174079607164,"sku":"9781849942997","price":22.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/2344\/8005\/files\/9781849942997.jpg?v=1767196043","url":"https:\/\/www.ivybridgebookshop.com\/products\/9781849942997","provider":"The Ivybridge Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}