Customer Reviews:
 sharissa August 27, 2008
sharissa
I wanted this book as i'm a bit of a magpie and save lots of little things like, coloured sweet papers,buttons,bottle caps,shells,fabrics etc, now, i know what to do with them all. This book is excellent for anyone who has a creative mind, full of exciting ideas and very thought provoking.
 Stitch your trash. October 30, 2007
Cynthia Korzekwa (rome, italy)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
With a bit of imagination, Domestic Duchamps can use found and discarded materials for their embroideries. Recycling, thus, is not just for ethics but for aesthetics as well. Because, as presented in Creative Recycling in Embroidery, trash embellishes.
Here the Medium is the Message, and the focus is on the materials used to create a work of art---fruit netting, old clothes, fiber waste, candy wrappers, plastics and even soda cans.
Today, creatively speaking, there are new techniques possible due to new commercial products that can be used for fabric manipulation and "creative recycling" provides instructions on their use. Therefore, this book is especially helpful for those who like to experiment with new materials and processes. And in using discards, experimentation comes easier because you don't have to worry about wasting materials thus wasting money. Some instructions are given for patchwork, papermaking and papier-mache as well.
Finally, recycling has become fashionable!
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