Book Description
Embroidery and Sacred Text introduces nineteen new designs in Judaic and Biblical embroidery, in stunning photographs of Rachel Braun's original and colorful needlework. Erudite and insightful commentary accompanying each piece adds a spiritual dimension for appreciating the designs. In addition, Rachel shares forty embroidery motifs for fellow needle artists to incorporate in their own work, along with ten new embroidery alphabets for Hebrew and English lettering. A chapter explaining the mathematical considerations in embroidery design provides clear, accessible explanations of how geometric and algebraic factors underlie the shape of the embroidery patterns.