Embroiderers' Guild Bookshop - Drawing & Design

4000 Animal, Bird & Fish Motifs
McCullum, G
Pub. Batsford
Price £16.99 paperback
Following the huge success of 4000 Flower & Plant Motifs this book features 4000 authentic copyright-free designs taken from a wide range of historical and world sources, including prehistoric cave painting, ceramics from the ancient world, medieval illuminated books, Renaissance paintings and antique textiles. The high-quality black-and-white images can be traced, photocopied and enlarged for design work in any creative field.

4000 Plant & Flower Motifs
McCullum, G
Pub. Chrysalis
Price £16.99 paperback

Cards that Pop Up, Flip & Slide
Michael Jacobs
Pub. North Light Books
Price £14.99 paperback
Everything you need to get started, including clear instructions, easy-to-follow patterns and information on tools, materials and techniques.

Connecting Art to Stitch NEW!
Sandra Meech
Pub. Anova
Price £18.99 hardback
Improve your skills and unlock your creativity with this essential book for all textile artists and embroiderers, from beginners to accomplished practitioners. Award winning textile artist and teacher Sandra Meech takes you through a series of exercises that explore fine-art and design techniques and help you to make the vital connection between art and stitch. Illustrated throughout with stunning finished examples from leading textile artists.

Creative Computer Tools For Artists
Pollark, J
Pub. Watson-Guptill Publications
Price £16.95 paperback
This book is a useful introduction to exploring design ideas in any medium, using computer software along with scanners, digital cameras and printers. Although primarily written with artists using painting and drawing in mind, it is a very useful book for anyone using design elements in conjunction with today's technology.

Digital Art Studio
Schminke, R
Pub. Watson-Guptill Publications
Price £19.99 paperback
This exciting book by three established American artists champions combining traditional art techniques with digital media. Covering basic processes and advanced techniques, this book will show you how to combine inkjet printing with traditional art materials, and how to transfer your images onto an amazing variety of materials, creating wonderful effects. A showcase of the work of artists who have combined digital and traditional materials to produce outstanding work will inspire all artists, new and seasoned alike, to explore the new world of mixing traditional art with digital media.

Drawing for the Terrified (DVD) NEW!
Richard Box

Price £14.99 DVD
The sucessful book 'Drawing for the Terrifed' is brought to life in easy step-by-step on screen instructions. All the basic elements of drawing are explained in over 153 minutes of of footage.

Rennie Mackintosh Inspirations in Embroidery
Wood, D
Pub. Batsford
Price £17.99 hardback
The timeless classic motifs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style are explored, with each chapter focussing on a different element of Mackintosh's work - giving designs, techniques and projects for interpreting the elements in hand embroidery, machine embroidery, patchwork, applique, felt and fabric dyeing.

The Complete Guide to Altered Images
Michel, K
Pub. Apple Press
Price £13.99 paperback