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  • Publisher: Search Press
  • Edition: BC Paperback
  • Publication: 14 October 2025
  • ISBN 13/EAN: 9781800923812
  • Carton Qty: Not Yet Published
  • Size: 216x280 mm
  • Illustrations: 0
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $24.95

Layer, Paint and Stitch (Paperback edition)

$24.95

Create textile art with machine and hand stitching by Wendy Dolan


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Book Description

Experiment, explore and embellish: create 6 stunning works of textile art by layering, painting and embellishing fabrics with machine and hand stitching.

‘If you have ever wondered about how to put depth and soul into your work then Wendy Dolan’s book will show you her technique for doing so. [] The instructions are easy to follow with plenty of information clearly explained. Novice and more experienced stitchers will find plenty to learn.’ --Workshop on the Web

This beautiful book will guide you through Wendy Dolan’s inventive style of work: from piecing and patching fabrics and creating textures to painting and embellishing with hand and machine stitching. Included are:

  • 6 inspiring step-by-step projects, broken down into three chapters: Architecture, Landscapes and Flowers. Each project delights in playing with colour, texture and stitching, and every category is followed by a striking gallery of Wendy’s work.
  • A wealth of technical inspiration for any textile artist: discover ideas, techniques and approaches that will help you develop your own gorgeous, textured pieces of art. 
  • A gallery of 3D textile art pieces, demonstrating how to turn your wonderful stitched textiles into captivating structures. Wendy’s transformed items include a fabulously textured satin cushion cover, beautifully adorned notebooks and a wedding dress made for her daughter.

This stunning book will unlock an abundance of inspiration for the experimental textile artist: gain the confidence to push your use textile artistry to new and impressive horizons.

This is a paperback re-issue of The Textile Artist: Layer, Paint and Stitch (9781782210740), 2015.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6
Materials 8
Inspiration 16
Colour 18
Freehand machine stitching 20
Hand stitching 30
Playing with colour 34
Playing with texture 44
Design 48

Flowers 54
Summer Meadow 54
Iris 66
Flowers gallery 80

Architecture 82
Venetian Window 82
Montage Inspired by Gaudi 94
Architecture gallery 104

Landscapes 108
Rugged Moors 108
Poppy Field 120
Landscapes gallery 130

Three-dimensional inspiration 134
Wedding dress 136
Three-dimensional vessels 138
Cushion covers 142
Notebook covers 143

Index 144

About the Author

About Wendy Dolan

Wendy Dolan is a Fellow of The Society of Designer Craftsmen, The Sussex Guild of Designers and Makers, The Embroiderers’ Guild and is on the Crafts Council Makers’ Index. Specialising in Freehand Machine Embroidery and related creative stitching techniques, she offers a range of courses, lectures and workshops. Living close to the South Downs, the landscape provides a constant source of inspiration for her stitched textile designs.

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