Exciting, innovative and state of the art machine embroidery from one of the most accomplished writers on the subject.

Raising the Surface with Machine Embroidery is a book for everyone who is interested in texture in embroidery.

Beautifully illustrated, it is structured in six chapters: Backgrounds, often using experimental or unusual materials.

Raising the Surface a little to produce highly textured, low relief embroideries.

The next step – raising the surface even more.

Using applies motifs for high relief textiles. Frames, masks and high relief panels.

Three dimensional constructions, bowls, vessels and towers.