<p>Discover how the simplest marks--stitched lines and knots--can be used to create graphically compelling art! In <i>Mark Making</i>, art quilter Helen Parrott, known for her strongly graphic and landscape-inspired textile art, demonstrates how marks can be used in textile work and explains the crossover between stitch and drawing.</p> <p>This fascinating book is divided into the different types of marks or lines that can be made on fabric varying in complexity, arrangement, and 'feel'.</p> <p>You'll also learn techniques in both hand and machine stitching, which offer limitless potential for surface effect. <i>Mark Making</i> aims to help you take inspiration from the world around you to create marks, develop your own mark-making skills, and strengthen your personal creative voice! This is an essential book for any textile artist.</p>