The Untamed Thread takes you inside Fleur Woods’ contemporary fibre art studio in rural Aotearoa New Zealand, where her practice is as untamed as the natural landscape that inspires her — free of rules, guided by intuition and joy in the process.

Embracing stitch’s slow, contemplative nature, connect with your creative spirit through her tips, hints and techniques to reimagine embroidery as a contemporary tool for mark-making.

Taking you on a journey through colour, texture, flora, textiles and stitch, alongside the magical moments, happy accidents, perfect coincidences and ridiculous randomness of the artistic process, this is a book for anyone wanting to connect with their inner creative self.

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SOME IMPORTANT INFO:
• International shipping available (prices listed in NZD at checkout)

SPECIFICATIONS:
• Size: 200 x 260 mm, portrait
• Pages: 272
• Cover: Soft cover specialist linen-look stock with gatefold

For some, gardening is a mysterious activity involving muck, unfathomable know-how and physical labour. To others, it is their gateway to creativity, well-being and magic. 

Julia Atkinson-Dunn knows what it is to stand on both sides of this fence and has channelled her discovery of gardening into a book to aid and inspire others in their own. 

A Guided Discovery of Gardening is a comprehensive partner in creating a garden, arranged to sweep beginner and progressing gardeners through informative basics to fascinating insights laid bare through her casual, friendly and often personal writing. From introductions to plant types and taking cuttings to valuable tips for home buyers and the curation of seasonally responsive planting. 

Particularly relevant to temperate regions around the world, rich doses of handy knowledge are intermingled with reflective essays and visual visits to some of her favourite New Zealand gardens, including her own.

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SOME IMPORTANT INFO:
• International shipping available (prices listed in NZD at checkout).

NZ SHIPPING :
$9 urban (per single copy)
$11 rural (per single copy)
+ $3 for each additional book