{"product_id":"machine-stitch-perspectives-hardcover-1","title":"Machine Stitch: Perspectives - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Kettle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJane McKeating\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMachine Embroidery is hugely exciting in terms of its potential as a\u003cbr\u003ecreative medium and is part of a flourishing creative industry both in\u003cbr\u003edesign and production. MMU hosts a specialist embroidery department, \u003cbr\u003ewhich has been instrumental in artistic and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eeducational innovations in this area since the 1960s. The lecturers, \u003cbr\u003egraduates and students have remarkable expertise in machine embroidery, \u003cbr\u003eand MMU is home to a rich and unique archive of machines, samples and\u003cbr\u003eartwork, both historical and contemporary. This book will celebrate\u003cbr\u003ethis archive, as well as providing the only definitive record (and\u003cbr\u003eexploring the potential) of the huge number of machines currently in\u003cbr\u003euse from the traditional Irish Embroidery machine to the new generation\u003cbr\u003eof computerised sewing machines. The book will demonstrate how key\u003cbr\u003emachines can be applied to the artistic, industrial and domestic practice, and shows machine embroiderers how to combine techniques and\u003cbr\u003edevelop their ideas using machine embroidery. Each contributor gives\u003cbr\u003etheir own individual perspective on machine stitch.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Kettle \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Real World Learning University of Winchester, UK. She is an established artist, with recognised status within the field of textile art. Her work is held in collections around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane McKeating\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Head of Design at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She is a key figure in the embroidery and textiles fields and was a prize winner at 2008's 'Art of the Stitch' International Open Exhibition.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10.9 x 8.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47217944690937,"sku":"9781350100923","price":119.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Ums1Zk0rY0hlSHpyZ0FKWkdHTHgxdz09_f4ec71fa-4006-4c43-bf2c-c5586643aae2.webp?v=1768149176","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/machine-stitch-perspectives-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}