Really excited that an old uni friend of mine, Nigel Cheney, from my time at Manchester Metropolitan University has written a book - Textile Surface Manipulation . Nigel and I both specialized on our MA in stitch and in using the multi-head embroidery machine - Nigel always produced amazing drawings and combined his excellent drawing skills with stitch - a really talented guy.
The book is fantastic; as a teacher I think it is a 'must have' to show how to really push the development of design ideas - every student should own it.
'Textile Surface Manipulation is about developing a diverse variety of textile surface design techniques from personal visual inspiration sources, and applying them to your projects. The techniques covered are an assortment of traditional and unconventional methods, from smocking to soldering, and the end products might range from fashion to interiors to textile art.
The book encourages the full exploration of visual sources to discover their potential for imagery, texture, structure and manipulation, supporting readers in the development and creation of their own unique pieces. The purpose of the book is to inspire artists to explore alternative possibilities, to manipulate existing textile surfaces or to create new ones. Textile Surface Manipulation will inspire students as well as engaging more experienced artists and makers looking for new inspiration and techniques'.
Nigel's drawings & stitched textiles:
My very own original Nigel Cheney art work/drawing - when we left MMU we all swapped pieces of our work and this is my drawing from Nigel - still love it,
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