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Thread Magic: The Enchanted World of Ellen Anne Eddy Paperback – January 1, 1997

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Showcasing the art as well as the sewing machine techniques, this compendium reveals the work of the nature-inspired art quilt work of Ellen Anne Eddy. Her wall art goes beyond the traditional concept of quilting; she includes fish, bugs, birds, and frogs throughout her art, blending her dreams and vision with the natural world. She uses hand-dyed fabrics, lames, machine embroidery, cut-away applique, and layered sheers to create the illusion of flames, water, and mist in her work. The gallery of quilts features both full images and detailed shots, and Ellen's quilts are divided into several series and themes, with each section offering her inspiration for that theme.
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    January 1, 1997
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    8.75 x 0.5 x 11 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    156477189X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1564771896
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Eddy's world is a magical place where creatures of the jungle, water, and forest come to life in the thread, yarn, and hand-dyed fabric employed by the artist to create the illusion of watery worlds and misty forests. This book is at once a gallery of Eddy's work and a "how-to" manual describing the techniques she uses for drawing, designing, and embroidering. Recommended for large public and academic textile collections.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Martingale & Co Inc; First Edition, First Printing (January 1, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 156477189X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1564771896
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.5 x 11 inches
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    Author, Fiber Artist, Teacher and Story Teller.

    Ellen Anne Eddy is the author of Thread Magic: The Enchanted World of Ellen Anne Eddy, Thread Magic Garden, The Town of Torper and the Very Vulgar Day Lily, and other books and magazine articles for Quilting Arts, Machine Quilting, American Quilter, Threads and numerous other publications.

    Auguries is her first work of fiction.

    She lives with her husband, Don Bowers in Galesburg, IL with three greyhounds and two cats.

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    Ellen has spent most of her life teaching, writing or working with fabric, and now she's come to a point where all occupations blend. She grew up in Streator, IL and went to college at Knox College in Galesburg, Il and did some graduate studies at Boston State University. She began quilting in response to a gift from a neighbor who saved a quilt top from one of her mother's cleaning fits, and gave it to her, quilted, once she was grown. It was such an inspiration that she has been quilting ever since. She currently teaches for quilt guilds and conferences across the country, a series of fiber art courses called Thread Magic, covering all kinds of machine embroidery techniques for quilters. She lives at her studio in the Indiana Dunes area with four cats, Ivy Gray Grace, Ariane Growltiger, Nyamoto of the Iron Paw, and Hercule Pirot, detective way under cover, and three greyhounds, Carra, Candace Canis, and Bedelia Birdy Buttercup and Gryphon Raven's Wing, all of whom are all very involved with Ellen's work, and have long since taken over quality control.

    Her book, Thread Magic- The Enchanted World of Ellen Anne Eddy, was republished by Quilting Arts. She has written for numerous fiber arts publications, including Quilting Arts, American Quilter, and Quilter's Newsletter, Threads and Fiber Arts. She's recently begun her own publishing house and has just published Dragonfly Sky, a step by step bobbin work project book, and Tigrey Leads the Parade, an embroidered story about her first greyhound, Tigrey, who was regularly chased by the whole town of Porter, Indiana, any time he ran away.

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Debbie W.
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for art quilting
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2011
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This book is a classic, and rightly so. I read it from cover to cover. Unlike many so called instruction manuals that assume a certain level of knowledge from the reader, this book states basic details easily understood by anyone who has minimal sewing ability. By that I mean "can you turn on the sewing machine and sew a straight line?", and "do you know that fabric has a grainline?" (She even tells you this one).
The author shares her knowledge freely with detailed explainations of techniques and materials. She tells what to do and how to do it, and also states problems to expect and how to avoid and/or fix them.
The first half of the book is filled with the author's work. It is a fascinating tour, and she leaves little tips in the descriptions.
The second half of the book covers techniques for making your own art pieces. She covers everything from what kind of fabric to choose: cotton, tule, chiffon, etc.; what kinds of thread to use and how to use each one; which needles to use for which technique; and what I found refreshing is that she often tells you WHY one thing works better than another. She actually tells brand names if she has a preference. She explains hand dyeing the fabrics, if you want to go that far. Or you can do what I do and find the perfect fabrics in the store for your projects. She tells about drawing your design, which might cause trepidation, but there are enough copyright free images on line that you can copy and T-R-A-C-E, that you shouldn't let this bother you. After showing you what to use, how to use it, and how to fix problems, she shows you how to attach a rod pocket, or hanging sleeve to display your masterpieces.
If you want to create a wall-sized quilt or a pint-sized picture, this book will inspire you and help you believe that you can do this! Surprise yourself. Get this book and find out how creative you are.
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Jennifer S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love love LLLOVE IT!!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2022
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Totally beautiful and imaginative projects. I'm new to embroidery, and the only thing holding me back from jumping right in and (hopefully) giving this a shot is the ability to reverse the B&W images to then print them out on iron on/transfer paper. I also need an iron. Everything I've done so far has been already printed on the fabric. I guess this way I'll get more practice in before I get started with these projects. It would be completely awesome if it came with the transfers.
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Raed Haed
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book for fiber artists.
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2015
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This is an excellent book for anyone who is interested in making embroidered artistic quilts. There are pictures of some very beautiful works in this book. This book is about technique. It is not a book of patterns. The author shares tips and techniques with you so that you can create your own works of art.

I love fiber arts of all kinds and this book is an excellent addition to my fiber craft library. Not only does it give you tips and techniques, but it also serves as a great springboard for your own ideas. And it's not just about machine embroidery. She shares tips on quilting, color and design, tools of the trade, and more. I'm very happy with this book.
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Gertie Smertz
5.0 out of 5 stars Thread Magic is only the start.
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2012
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When I first saw a review on this book, I had to have it. My library borrowed it for me from another library. Getting the book in my hand only increased my passion to have it but it was out of print and the internet was selling used copies for over $350.00. I was heart broken but had the patience to wait for another printing to come along. Ellen Anne Eddy is a fiber artist who is "one" with fiber and textiles. She is so comfortable and her books are so creative, clear and freeing. She inspires you to create. Thanks to Ellen we all can be liberated from what is correct to.... it is all correct... just let the fabric speak to you and there are no mistakes.
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Luvahugga
5.0 out of 5 stars Aptly named fantastic book....
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016
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I had the honor and privilege of taking an Ellen Anne Eddy course years ago and the memory of that day is still inspiring and magical in my memory. She is an insightful, inspiring teacher and an incredible artist, really making it look effortless as she creates her fabric works of art. She was gracious enough to autograph this amazing book for me and it remains to this day one of my most valued treasures and the first book I go to when I need help or inspiration. Her book is perfectly titled, as her thread IS magic and she is an enchanted artist.
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rita hollingsworth
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for my art library
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2013
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It is a great book. Her work is complex and wonderful. I especially enjoyed her informative chapters on the threads and needles. Being new to free motion quilting, I have spent hours on the internet finding out what needle numbers and thread numbers mean...what needles to use with what threads and how to deal with the tension problems. She certainly helped with that problem. It is fascinating to read how she does her imagery. I am so glad I decided to add this book to my library.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2013
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Good book; however, the pictures are very dark and a very bright light is required to enjoy the thread work.
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D. Morrow
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun with thread painting
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2012
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I have admired the work of Ellen Anne Eddy for a long time. This book is so much fun. I like that she is not a perfectionist and just has fun. I'm not sure that I will use her techniques to make insects or frogs, but will certainly try to incorporate her techniques into my quilts. I can hardly wait to try some of her techniques. I would like to purchase her new book, too.
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Elaine Reid
5.0 out of 5 stars Book is outstanding.
Reviewed in Canada on June 14, 2015
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Book is outstanding. Author takes you outside of the " box " Leads you to see thread as the paint and fabric as the canvas
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Jean M J Rickitt
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning work
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2013
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Ellen Anne Eddy is a wonderful artist in thread. Her work is beautiful. This book has lots of great photos and information on techniques. Perfect for budding textile artists.
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