Slow Stitch: Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art

Slow Stitch: Mindful and Contemplative Textile ArtThe 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

Sewing is the common thread among all three

and a #10 steel crochet hook for threading the heddle

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including: casting on and the knit stitch

The unexpected coloring gives Holly Jolly Christmas with a contemporary twist

Return scissors to their original condition for crisp

Size 6 Size 8 Size 10 Size 12 Size 14 Size 16 Size 18 Bust 98cm 102cm 106cm 111cm 116cm 121cm 126cm Length from top of shoulder 63cm 63

Link to a downloadable online guide

Tips for choosing the right fabric for your project

We are sure you will love this light worsted

2m (2½yd)

you will need 1 yard of each fabric) medium to heavy weight fabric such as canvas