Mystical Stitches : Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment

Explore personal transformation through thestitching of dreams and intentions. Anything but ordinary, Mystical Stitchescombines the beloved and accessible craft of embroidery with a spiritualelement, introducing a rich treasury of 200 magical symbols you can use to setan intention and create personal icons to wear or embellish items in the home. Christi Johnson offers unique patterns inspired by botanicals,animals, numbers, the cosmos, earth elements, zodiac signs, and mythicalbeasts, for novice or well-practiced crafters to combine into talismans withpersonal meaning. Johnson’s folk art style is vibrant and unintimidatingand provides a framework for bringing spiritual elements into physical form. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword by Alexandra Jacopetti Hart The Discovery of Creative Liberation 1. Intention The Magic in the Creative Act The Power of Symbols What Is a Talisman? The Science of Slowness Transformative Qualities of theCreative Process Tools for Accessing Creativity 2. Materials Fabric Needles Thread Setting Up Your Hoop Marking Tools Transfer Paper Tracing Methods Getting Started with Thread 3. Stitch Methods Anatomy of a Stitch Illustration Traditional vs. Quick Methods of Stitching Beginning Your Stitches Straight Stitches Tuck Stitches Stitches for Coverage and Details 4. Treasury of Symbols Geometric Forms Platonic Solids Numbers Planetry Magic Moon Phases Zodiac Signs Animalia Botanica Forces of Nature Human Forms Our Tools 5. Creating Your Talisman Color Harmony The Color Globe Choosing Colors Mystical Color Exploring Composition Transcendent Talisman Enliven Your Closet 6. The Art of Ritual Setting Your Intention Building an Altar Preparing for Ritual Charging Your Talisman Closing Your Space Developing Your Creative Ritual Ritual in a Bag Be Kind to Your Body 7. Stitch Key Resources Acknowledgments Index Publisher description: This book explores physical and behavioral characteristics that can be considered universal among all cultures, all people. It presents cases demonstrating universals, looks at the history of the study of universals, and presents an interesting study of a hypothetical tribe, The Universal People from CBD to sea shore, green park meadows to the blue ocean. take a trip in the fastest most aggressive modes of transport in the City