Images from Poetic Cloth by Hannah Lamb

 

Happy New Year. It’s that time of year when you feel optimistic and motivated so if you’re looking to get the most out of your art Poetic Cloth by Hannah Lamb could be the book for you. Aiming to ‘create meaning in textile art,’ this book is a calming and thoughtful read in a beautiful muted colour palette. Good books about textile art are hard to come with many aimed at people who are new to textile art. Although this outlines some techniques Poetic Cloth will appeal more at those with prior knowledge and is a source of ideas and advice that can help you gain more from your creativity.

Divided into six parts; touch, stitch, trace, fragment, mend and lustre it touches on the history of each and shows examples as well as pieces by contemporary artists. It also includes practical projects that can offer a new perspective to how you use cloth and stitch.

If you are looking for immediate inspiration with hundreds of vibrant images Poetic Cloth is not the book for you. Alternatively if want a carefully compiled read that provides a new way of looking at textile work or expanding your practice this is a book you will go back to time and time again and a great way to kick start your textiles in 2020.

 

Poetic Cloth by Hannah Lamb is published by Batsford https://www.pavilionbooks.com/imprints/batsford/