I could see by the comments my post on scrapbook generated much curiosity. I really gratified to learn that many readers have just started their own scrapbook after reading about them in my blog . Regarding the latter, a brief clarification: my intention is to relay my findings on the web, and "relationships" between ideas that pop into my face that I keep finding information. As I said, gratifies me much sharing these findings contribute minimally and even more so knowing that they are useful, or that encourage more to continue experimenting with creativity. Now, the definition of Sketchbook : sketchbook. Generally associate the word "sketch" great artists, and really does not take large or artist, or necessarily know how to draw, to have the original own sketchbook initial guidance on any idea.
In particular I'm interested in artists' sketchbooks textiles, although there are examples of the most varied disciplines diving on the web. In the photograph above may be several sketches of textures, for which use different materials according to the effect that you want to achieve.
For textile artists, a book of sketches should also include experiments on yarn or fabric embroidery stitches (manual or machine), fabric samples, and dye tests and experimental techniques, created from trial and error. Often what we consider error, is the raw material for future work, hence the importance of the sketchbook: record and document our daily work, for future review and use, while creating certainty as to the personal work: just a look we can see how much ground we've come since the first day ...:)
My sketchbook ideal would be a union between a sketchbook and a scrapbook (as illustrated by the picture above) ... This would include the source of inspiration (photography, magazine or newspaper clippings, leaves, bark, sweet papers, etc.) and subsequent experimental work (sketches or samples). All photographs in this post belong to the Dev Susan sketchbook Flickr, do not stop looking at it altogether, is a must and very indicative. As literature on the subject, the book Creating Sketchbooks for embroiderers and textile artists ("Creating books and embroidery designs for textile artists) is very illustrative (some pages to spy on the link:)
