Use your thread and needle like a pencil! This guide to figurative stitching with the sewing machine will help you expand your repertoire and master this increasingly popular technique. When you want to make a fresh artistic statement, put down the pencil and turn on the sewing machine instead! Figurative stitch work is a hot look, and Rosie James--a leading exponent of the style--takes newcomers by the hand and guides them through its ins and outs. Using her own gorgeous drawings, plus those of other top artists, she lays out a repertoire of techniques, including: transferring drawing to cloth, working with transparencies, stitching on photographs, using multicolored threads, layering images, and creating a pleasing composition.