Litsy

The Geometry of Hand-Sewing: A Romance in Stitches and Embroidery from Alabama Chanin and The School of Making | Natalie Chanin

pick

Embroidery instructions are carefully described & shown with both left-to-right & right-to-left directions. Stitching is done on a geometric grid (pierced plastic grid sheets included) with no embroidery hoop. I love the idea of ‘loving‘ your thread: drawing your fingers along its cut length to reduce excess tension & add a bit of body oil. Luscious photos throughout this handbook inspire with the artistic possibilities they present.

Lindy If you can‘t afford Alabama Chanin clothing, you can always make it yourself: in addition to this embroidery handbook, the workshop publishes sewing patterns. 3y

Crazeedi Beautiful 💟 3y

shawnmooney I bet this book had you in stitches! 😜 😜 3y

Lindy @shawnmooney 😏 3y

36 likes4 comments

Lindy

The Geometry of Hand-Sewing: A Romance in Stitches and Embroidery from Alabama Chanin and The School of Making | Natalie Chanin

The act of making can change your life, help you become a more informed consumer, and aid you in passing on important knowledge to the next generation.
(Photo and quote from tagged book)

30 likes

Lindy

The Geometry of Hand-Sewing: A Romance in Stitches and Embroidery from Alabama Chanin and The School of Making | Natalie Chanin

One of the many things in this embroidery manual that startled me is the idea of using knotted threads as a design feature. The photo is an example of what the Alabama Studio calls “Alabama Fur.”

lynneamch Reminds me of my mom embroidering aprons with poodles entirely of French knots in the 50s. 3y

LeahBergen That‘s cool! 3y

Lindy @lynneamch I can picture those 🐩😊 3y

See All 13 Comments

Lindy @LeahBergen It took me a while to warm up to the look, but now I like it 3y

Andrea4 This looks cool, and something I could totally see someone else pulling off. Not me. But definitely cool. 3y

Lindy @Andrea4 Yeah, I think it takes a lot of self confidence to wear something ornamented like this. 3y

Andrea4 @Lindy yep, could totally see my aunt wearing it because she does not give a shit about others' opinions. 3y

Lindy @Andrea4 😊👍She sounds like a role model. 3y

Andrea4 @Lindy yes, for some reason just as I typed that, I really realised that. ☺️♥️ 3y

Crazeedi The color and the style is calling my name! I love this 3y

Lindy @Crazeedi You can browse their clothing online: https://alabamachanin.com/ 3y

Crazeedi @Lindy thank you!!! I love unique items like this, and I'm an autumn so the color is perfect 3y

Suet624 Gorgeous 3y

26 likes13 comments

Lindy

The Geometry of Hand-Sewing: A Romance in Stitches and Embroidery from Alabama Chanin and The School of Making | Natalie Chanin

I share artisan Natalie Chanin‘s love of geometric forms, so her dedication at the start of this embroidery handbook warmed my heart:
“For my mother, Myra Brown, who taught me that mathematics and geometry are languages of love. And for Euclid and Norton Juster, who both understood the beauty of parallel lines.”

BkClubCare Yay #mathematics 3y

Lindy @BkClubCare Math geeks unite! 3y

29 likes1 stack add2 comments

tpixie

Becoming Mrs. Lewis (Special) | Patti Callahan

Enjoying this rainy day by stitching and watching videos of Author events! #AudioStitching #VideoStitching #Stitching

Chrissyreadit Nice!!! 4y

tpixie @Chrissyreadit thanks! It‘s slow going, but I‘m plugging along!! and the book sounds great

Becoming Mrs. Lewis: A Novel

(edited) 4y

Kimzey I saw Patti Callahan Henry speak in March in Monroeville, AL right before everything shut down. Her presentation was so interesting, I had to buy the book! Haven‘t read it yet though. 4y

See All 13 Comments

tpixie @Kimzey I haven‘t either, but I agree the premise sounds great and she did a great job with this virtual of that! 4y

Kimzey @tpixie Where are you finding the author talks? 4y

tpixie @Kimzey some through Facebook. there was a Gaithersburg virtual book festival that went over several weeks through June and they were a few good ones. Look for Gaithersburg truck festival on YouTube and subscribe to that and you‘ll be able to find a bunch of different ones. this one was great. I‘m reading the The last train to London now and I want to read the Paris hours also. https://youtu.be/PBANHXPtnsE 4y

tpixie @Kimzey Also if you have favorite authors go to YouTube and just search for them and you can find a lot of their speeches have been recorded (edited) 4y

Kimzey @tpixie Thanks for the Gaithersburg Book Festival link. I can spend hours on YouTube, if I‘m not careful. 😊 4y

tpixie @Kimzey I listen to this author a couple different times & her book sounds awesome https://youtu.be/5MMIwvwgEZs

The Imperfects

(edited) 4y

tpixie @Kimzey check out Tattered Cover and Politics& Prose on Twitter - they have had a lot of virtual author events. Oh! And the app https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eventbrite/id487922291 then search for author events and for location, use online 4y

tpixie @Kimzey lol I‘ve also listened to Casey Cep a couple of times. She was intriguing. Her book is

Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee

Kimzey I‘ve met her too! We read Furious Hours for my book club. It was a great choice. Are you in Alabama, by any chance? 4y

tpixie @Kimzey that‘s awesome! No, Kansas. I have spent maybe too much time listening about new books, instead of reading the books! Lol 😂 Chris Bohjalian is also always interesting to listen to talk. (edited) 4y

64 likes13 comments

arubabookwoman

The Intentional Thread: A Guide to Drawing, Gesture, and Color in Stitch | Susan Brandeis

Feeling low, I ordered this (fairly expensive) book from Amazon without browsing it first in real life to see ifI would like the contents. It came, I‘ve browsed, and I love it, and know I will get many hours of pleasure and inspiration from it.

LiteraryinLawrence Oooh, it looks beautiful! 4y

Fridameetslucy I have to check it out ! I have rizzoli published book called the manipulated fabric which is amazing but also daunting 4y

26 likes1 stack add2 comments

kidamy

Push Stitchery: 30 Artists Explore the Boundaries of Stitched Art | Jamie Chalmers, Lark Books

Pizza is in the oven, rum is in my glass, and my #bookoutlet #bookhaul arrived today! Believe it or not, I showed a little restraint.

No doubt hubby will use this as an excuse to buy another bass.

kidamy ...that comment about my hubby sounded much less playful than I intended! 😄 5y

35 likes1 comment

EllanaRose

Dracula (Revised) | Bram Stoker

A bit behind on my reading, so let's change it.
Oh and after 25 hours Madame la Kitty is finished!
#stitching #audiobook

PurpleyPumpkin Adorable!😻 6y

MaleficentBookDragon So cute!😻 6y

51 likes1 stack add2 comments

EllanaRose

The Burning Chambers | Kate Mosse

A very small amount of reading before sleep. I've been returning to cross stitch for the first time in almost 7yrs so I've let my reading slip. Let's change that. The picture is Madame la Kitty as a friend called her, and this is my progress after twenty hours of stitching
#library #stitching

Bookzombie Cute! 6y

AnneCecilie So cute 😍😍😍 6y

melbeautyandbooks Nice stitching! I am also a cross stitcher. I just started about 4 or 5 months ago. Sometimes, I listen to audiobooks while I stitch. I have learned a lot about stitching thanks to Flosstube. 6y

See All 6 Comments

EllanaRose @Bookzombie and @AnneCecilie - Thanks both! 6y

EllanaRose @melbeautyandbooks - I've been stitching for a decade, started when I was getting stressed about college. I love it. I struggle with audio stitching, I find one of the two ends up getting ignored, so I just watch my favourite shows on Netflix. Yay you for being able to do that though! 6y

melbeautyandbooks @EllanaRose Yes it is a good stress reliever. I only listen to really easy stuff like cozy mysteries. I also watch TV and stitch with me videos on Flosstube. Looking forward to seeing your finished piece! 6y

48 likes6 comments

queerbookreader

AntiCraft: Knitting, Beading and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister | Renee Rigdon, Zabet Stewart

Got lots of crafting books from the library today ✨

Ft. my current knitting project, a hufflepuff scarf for a friend of mine. I can't decide if it's just a slow-to-make project or if I'm just a really slow knitter 😝

saresmoore I made a Slytherin scarf for my husband a couple of years ago and it took FOREVER. It was crochet, but I used a very light DK yarn and a small hook. Somehow I doubt it‘s just you! Also, I love that Mollie Makes book, but I‘ve yet to make anything from it. 😬 6y

queerbookreader @saresmoore I'm using a worsted weight yarn but on thin ish needles it's taking soooooo long 😭😭 I loved the Mollie Makes knitting book so I got the crochet one to see what was in it! 6y

saresmoore There is excellent use of color in the Mollie Makes Crochet book. When I first got it, my stash was mostly worsted and the patterns are largely DK. Oh, but I lied, I did make one of the blankets from the book and it turned out really pretty! 6y

NovelGirl82 Ugh! I need to learn how to knit. I‘m in dire need of half finger gloves, and can‘t find any that I like. The only ones that I found that I really liked were cashmere, so they cost a fortune! It would be so much easier if I could just make them. (Also, I could make myself a ravenclaw scarf, which I definitely need!) 6y

queerbookreader @NovelGirl82 Dooooo iiiiiit. Just kick yourself in the butt and do it. The beginning of this year I was like "bitch this is the year you are finally going to learn how to knit or so help me god" and now I can knit!! I learned from this book

Learn How to Knit with 50 Squares: For Beginners and Up, a Unique Approach to Learning to Knit

41 likes5 comments

Welcome to Litsy!

Trending Hashtags

Trending Books