Quilt Art Chinese Style

Author: Shuang Qiao
Publisher: Shanghai Press
ISBN: 1938368703
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 317

Book Description
With its combination of modern techniques and traditional patterns, Quilt Art Chinese Style will be an exciting new challenge for any crafter!This book highlights the popular craft of quilt art, which includes both trendy and timeless quilting techniques to create art objects with a special Asian flair for your home.This book includes:•Basic patchwork techniques for beginners—a popular technique that can be traced all the way back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907)•Step-by-step instructions for small projects, including appliques, clothing accessories and handbags•Larger projects to decorate your home, including tapestries and wall hangings, rugs, table runners and quilts.The beautiful projects highlighted in this book have a uniquely Chinese twist—they are full of culturally-significant symbols as well as elements of Chinese gardening and painting. Each piece is meant to act as a canvas, where crafters can show off their individual creativity.

Quilt Art Chinese Style

Author: Shuang Qiao
Publisher: Shanghai Press
ISBN: 9781602200401
Category : Quilting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
With its combination of modern techniques and traditional patterns, Quilt Art Chinese Style will be an exciting new challenge for any crafter This book highlights the popular craft of quilt art, which includes both trendy and timeless quilting techniques to create art objects with a special Asian flair for your home. This book includes: Basic patchwork techniques for beginners--a popular technique that can be traced all the way back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) Step-by-step instructions for small projects, including appliques, clothing accessories and handbags Larger projects to decorate your home, including tapestries and wall hangings, rugs, table runners and quilts The beautiful projects highlighted in this book have a uniquely Chinese twist--they are full of culturally-significant symbols as well as elements of Chinese gardening and painting. Each piece is meant to act as a canvas, where crafters can show off their individual creativity.

Paint with Needle and Thread

Author: Shuang Qiao
Publisher: Shanghai Press
ISBN: 1632880016
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 448

Book Description
Embroidery is one of the most typical traditional crafts in China, and has been practiced for two to three thousand years— an art form that has survived through time. This book combines the most classic techniques of Chinese embroidery with modern aesthetics to offer a new creative experience.A comprehensive guide to embroidery, the book is illustrated with detailed text, close-up photographs and computer graphics, and step-by-step explanations of the process of embroidery. This book will help you to:• Understand the unique aesthetic designs and color schemes that have emerged from traditional Chinese embroidery;• Fully master the tools, materials, and basic techniques used in embroidery;• Learn nearly 20 classic Chinese embroidery techniques, and use each one to embroider a beautiful small-sized piece or pattern;• Produce around 10 pieces, including butterflies, flowers, and kingfishers, integrating a variety of techniques;• Gain new inspiration and stimulate your imagination and creativity for new projects.• Find transfer patterns for each piece in the appendix for you to print out and use.Containing all the knowledge beginners need to take up the craft, the book also allows experienced embroiderers to explore their potential. These beautiful patterns can be used in every aspect of your life. Treat the fabric as a canvas and the needle as the brush to bring your ideal world to life with embroidery!

The Art of Quilting and Designs in America

Author: Rose G. Kretsinger
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473355117
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

At Home with Country Quilts

Author: Cheryl Wall
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1604686227
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 271

Book Description
Discover a new collection of cozy quilts in the primitive country style that made Country Comforts so popular. With her casual approach and appealing quilt patterns, Cheryl Wall invites quilters of all skill levels to enjoy the creative process. Create 13 homey patchwork quilts in a variety of sizes; many are accented with charming applique details Learn piecing methods as well as simple techniques for cotton and wool applique Make great use of your scraps in these country-style projects

Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description

Sanford Biggers

Author: Andrea Andersson
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300248644
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
“What I want to do is code-switch. To have there be layers of history and politics, but also this heady, arty stuff—inside jokes, black humor—that you might have to take a while to research if you want to really get it.”—Sanford Biggers Sanford Biggers (b. 1970) is a Harlem-based artist working in various media including painting, sculpture, video, and performance. He describes his practice as “code-switching”—mixing disparate elements to create layers of meaning—to account for his wide-ranging interests. This catalogue focuses on a series of repurposed quilts (many made in the 19th century) that embodies this interest in mixture. Informed by the significance of quilts to the Underground Railroad, Biggers transforms the quilts into new works using materials such as paint, tar, glitter, and charcoal to add his own layers of codes, whether they be historical, political, or purely artistic. Insightful essays survey Biggers’s career, his art in relation to music, and the history upon which the series draws. Also featured is a short yet powerful graphic essay by an award-winning illustrator that introduces the layered meanings inherent in the art and craft of quilting.

Bead Embroidery Chinese Style

Author: Yu Han
Publisher: Shanghai Press
ISBN: 1938368681
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 445

Book Description
A delicate craft that has been handed down for thousands of years, bead embroidery was popular among the aristocrats in China's imperial courts and is an important part of modern haute couture, wedding dresses, and other accessories.A step-by-step guide to 25 unique embroidery designs, Bead Embroidery Chinese Style incorporates traditional Chinese design elements, including landscape paintings, bird and flower motifs, and famous poems. Projects are both beautiful and useful, and are simple enough for embroidery beginners.Readers will learn about:•The different bead embroidery tools, techniques, and materials•Over a dozen embroidery stitches for single-bead, multi-bead, free stitches, layered stitches, and more•Small-scale embroidery projects, including jewelry, coasters, pouches, and silk scarves•More advanced projects, including makeup bags, lamp covers, and wall art.Author Han Yu is one of the world's leading experts on bead embroidery. She studied at the prestigious Ecole Lesage, part of Chanel's Metiers d'art, in Paris, and regularly produces pieces for Shanghai and Paris Fashion Weeks, state dignitaries, and celebrities.

Graffiti Quilting

Author: Karlee Porter
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781502389732
Category : Quilting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Instructions for creating quilts with complex designs that resemble graffiti art.

2009 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market - Listings

Author: Editors Of Writers Digest Books
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1582976546
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 520

Book Description
Since 1975, Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market has been the most complete resource for fine artists, illustrators, designers and cartoonists who want to show and sell their work. This essential guide gives you completely updated contact and submission information for more than 1,500 art markets such as greeting card companies, magazine and book publishers, galleries, art fairs, ad agencies and more. Informative interviews with successful artists and art buyers offer advice on how to make contacts and succeed in the competitive art industry. You'll also discover valuable resources for obtaining grants, marketing and promoting their work, and networking with fellow artists.