Download or read book The Beautiful String Art Book written by Raymond Gautard and published by Sterling Publishing (NY). This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "String art, pin and thread work, or filography, is a precise yet very attractive craft, pursuit that has swept across the world. Its immense appeal to people of all kinds and ages is shown here in a bumper collection of the best new designs for almost every possible need and location. String art work is soothing and simple, colorful and very satisfying. If you follow the instructions you can be sure of producing a hundred complex yet straight forward and immediately understandable designs for yourself, your family, friends and neighbors, for children or adults, and for people in all walks of life. Whether you like animals or people, insects of flowers; whether you can draw or not, this book offers you a host of well-tried designs that cannot fail to occupy your mind and hands to your infinite pleasure and even profit. For Christmas, Easter and any festive occasion; for family and social gatherings, string art designs offer decorations which are also objects of lasting worth. The 100 variegated designs in this exciting book help you to cultivate your own sense of design, both figurative and abstract."--BOOK COVER.