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Hoopla: The Art Of Unexpected Embroidery (2011)

by Leanne Prain(Favorite Author)

3.98 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1551524066 (ISBN13: 9781551524061)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Arsenal Pulp Press

review 1: Hoopla is an Informational Nonfiction book, teaching about a subject that provides facts. Informational Nonfiction could include travel books, history books, newspapers, dictionaries, photography books, how-to books, etc. This book provides information about the different kinds of embroidery and different artists who embroider. There are 10 chapters, each with about 6-8 sections. Each section is either an interview with a artist, information about embroidery, or an example of a project. There are lots of pictures of people’s embroidery projects and a few diagrams of designs. There is a table of contents that contains the chapter and section titles and an index that contains vocab, artist names, and project titles with page numbers.I think the book is organized and laid o... moreut in a way that helps readers access and understand the information effectively because there is a great table of contents with everything you need to know on how the book is laid out. Within this book, I think the interviews with the different artists are the most interesting because you get to hear their inspiration and how they feel when they embroider. After reading an interview with an artist, you can see how they find inspiration and maybe try it out yourself. You can also use their tips to help you become a better artist. After learning information about embroidery, you can understand what you are doing and learn new techniques. After looking at examples of projects, you can be inspired to do those projects or make our own projects. I think the author wrote this book in an organized way, but I think it could be even more organized. She could have just put all the interviews in the same section and all the projects in the same section so it is easier to find them. I think the author seems like a credible expert on embroidery because she is very into the arts and has written other books similar to Hoopla. The author seems to have a strong passion for embroidery with a biased towards learning crafts instead of using technology all the time. I usually don’t like reading nonfiction books, but I liked this how-to book. I would recommend Hoopla to people who would like to learn how to embroider and get tricks about embroidering. Also, I recommend this book to people who like non-traditional art. I rate this book four stars!
review 2: Disclaimer: I'm biased. Three of my projects are included in the book, as is one of my sister's. Gorgeous works of embroidery by an eclectic and very diverse group of textile artists is included in an omnibus of interesting embroidery. Patterns, how-to's, and interviews make it a fascinating and hands-on read. I kept pouring through my copy when it arrived, and not to look at my own projects -- instead, to be in awe of the vast array of talent included in the book. less

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