Mystical Stitches: Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment

Mystical Stitches: Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment

Mystical Stitches: Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment

Mystical Stitches: Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment

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Overview

Explore personal transformation through the stitching of dreams and intentions. Anything but ordinary, Mystical Stitches combines the beloved and accessible craft of embroidery with a spiritual element, introducing a rich treasury of 200 magical symbols you can use to set an intention and create personal icons to wear or embellish items in the home. Christi Johnson offers unique patterns inspired by botanicals, animals, numbers, the cosmos, earth elements, zodiac signs, and mythical beasts, for novice or well-practiced crafters to combine into talismans with personal meaning. Johnson’s folk art style is vibrant and unintimidating and provides a framework for bringing spiritual elements into physical form.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781635863345
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 06/22/2021
Pages: 208
Sales rank: 186,946
Product dimensions: 8.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Christi Johnson is an embroidery and textile artist and the author of Mystical Stitches. Johnson studied Fashion Design at Otis College of Art and Design and honed her craft in the Los Angeles fashion industry for nearly a decade, designing limited-edition embroideries for boutique brands. Now residing in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, Johnson teaches workshops in natural dyeing and embroidery and develops kits and booklets for aspiring artists and DIY enthusiasts. Johnson's garments, booklets, kits, and embroidered artwork are sold in maker studios and boutiques nationwide. Find Christi Johnson online at mixedcolor.net, and tune in to her podcast, Stitch Wish, for more inspiration. 

Table of Contents

The Discovery of Creative Liberation
1 Intention
     The Magic in the Creative Act
     The Power of Symbols
     What Is a Talisman?
     The Science of Slowness
     Transformative Qualities of the Creative Process
     Tools for Accessing Creativity
2 Materials
     Fabric
     Needles
     Thread
     Setting Up Your Hoop
     Marking Tools
     Transfer Paper
     Tracing Methods
     Getting Started with Thread
3 Stitch Methods
     Anatomy of a Stitch Illustration
     Traditional vs. Quick Methods of Stitching
     Tips as You Begin
     Foundational Stitches
4 Treasury of Symbols
     Geometric Forms
     Platonic Solids
     Numbers
     Planetary Magic
     Moon Phases
     The Zodiac
     Animalia
     Mythical Beasts
     Botanica
     Forces of Nature
     Human Forms
     Our Tools
5 Creating Your Talisman
     Color Harmony
     The Color Globe
     Choosing Colors
     Mystical Color
     Tips and Tricks
     Exploring Composition
     Transcendent Talisman
     Enliven Your Closet
6 The Art of Ritual
     Setting Your Intention
     Building an Altar
     Preparing for Ritual
     Charging Your Talisman
     Closing Your Space
     Developing Your Creative Ritual
     Ritual in a Bag
     Be Kind to Your Body
7 Stitch Key
Resources for Final Exploration
Acknowledgments
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