Create Your Own Hand-Printed Cloth

Author: Rayna Gillman
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607052873
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Eight fun, foolproof techniques to create one-of-a-kind fabric with objects from the junk drawer or hardware store! Create original cloths for quilting, wall hangings, or wearable art by using recycled objects you can often obtain for free or cheap—whether they’re lying around the house, on sale at the dollar store, or even headed for the trash! With various pigments and surface design techniques including stamping, rubbings, screenprinting, gelatin plate printing, soy wax batik, and more, you can experiment creatively and make unique fabrics for use in all sorts of arts and crafts. “The fabrics are wonderful and inspiring, the instructions are easy to follow, and the ideas are abundant.” —Quilting Arts Magazine

Playful Fabric Printing

Author: Carol Soderlund
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692794791
Category : Textile printing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Printing your own fabric opens up an entire new world of design, especially for quilters, sewists, and other textile artists. Until now, the process of printing with dyes could seem difficult to learn and even harder to implement. But Carol Soderlund and Melanie Testa have taken all the stumbling blocks out of the way of would-be fabric dyers and printers. With step by step advice, instruction, and photographs, this book is a master class in using dyes and low-tech equipment to print your own fabric, and it begins at the beginning. If you've never handled dyes before, never designed your own print motifs, aren't even sure what supplies or space you might need, everything you want to know is here. More advanced students will value the in-depth presentation of techniques, tools, and insights into approaching fabric printing as an art and taking your work to the next level. The opportunities for fun creative expression and producing your most original and exciting fabric work ever are unlimited with Carol and Melanie's friendly help. It's time to try playful fabric printing!" -- Provided by publisher

Hand Printing from Nature

Author: Laura Donnelly Bethmann
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1603425594
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
Ideer til tekstiltryk med mønstre inspireret af naturen

A Field Guide to Fabric Design

Author: Kimberly Kight
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607056186
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
A comprehensive, step-by-step resource for fabric design and printing—including tips from top designers. If you’ve ever dreamed of showing your designs on fabric, textile aficionado Kim Kight, of popular blog True Up, is here to teach you how. Comprehensive and refreshingly straightforward, this impressive volume features two main parts. First, the Design and Color section explains the basics with step-by-step tutorials on creating repeating patterns both by hand and on the computer. Next, the Printing section guides you through transferring those designs on fabric—whether it's block printing, screen printing, digital printing or licensing to a fabric company—and how to determine the best method for you. Includes extensive photos and illustrations

How to Print Fabric

Author: Zeena Shah
Publisher: David & Charles Publishers
ISBN: 9781446305973
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Learn how simple hand printing techniques can transform your fabric into personalized designs with this easy fabric printing guide from talented textile designer Zeena Shah. In this beautiful yet practical project book, Zeena shows you how to create contemporary textiles though 20 easy-to-master techniques, each accompanied by a simple sewing project to put your prints on display straight away. Using easily accessible materials as diverse as vegetables, sponges, cardboard, rubber stamps, wood blocks, lino and simple silk screens, Zeena shows you how to create striking printed designs and then how to sew covetable items such as bags, table linen, cushions and pillows and more, to personalize your home interior with DIY style. Debut book from rising star Zeena Shah, whose striking designer textiles have earned her numerous TV, event and press appearances and over 300,000 Pinterest followers.

Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts

Author: Rayna Gillman
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607052652
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 97

Book Description
Discover there’s no such thing as a mistake when you learn how to create original designs with this no-rules method of quilting. • Create one-of-a-kind quilts with free-form cutting and piecing • Discover how to spontaneously combine your own original units and design as you go! • Blend hand-prints and hand-dyes with commercial fabrics to create truly original quilts Enjoy the freedom of free-form! In this follow-up to Create Your Own Hand-Printed Cloth, Rayna shares her “can’t make a mistake” approach to designing quilts. Learn how to how to trust your instincts so you can work more intuitively, and develop a new appreciation for the therapy of sewing without a plan. With these new skills, you can create new work from leftovers and scraps, dig into those favorite fabrics, and transform all those unfinished projects!

Fabric Surface Design

Author: Cheryl Rezendes
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1603428119
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 321

Book Description
Presents step-by-step instructions for creating surface designs on fabric using textile paints and printing ink, and includes tips on such techniques as stamping, silkscreen, image transfer, marbling, and Japanese shibori.

Young House Love

Author: Sherry Petersik
Publisher: Artisan
ISBN: 1579656765
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

Intentional Printing

Author: Lynn Krawczyk
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1620335182
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 435

Book Description
Draw, stamp, screen print, and more to create gorgeous art cloth! Intentional Printing walks you through a two-part approach to fabric design. Author Lynn Krawczyk starts by showing you how to develop your own distinct printing style by first identifying the colors, themes, and processes that speak to you and then using those ideas repeatedly to explore your furthest possibilities. At the same time, Lynn urges you to think beyond simply printing fabric and consider how the finished cloth will be used. She demonstrates a variety of printing, stamping, painting, and color techniques, encouraging you to identify what draws you back again and again and to push your personal themes as far as possible. Using examples of her work, Lynn then shows how she adapts her own preferred imagery to projects, explaining what works and what does not. You emerge with a solid knowledge of basic printing techniques, an understanding of how to apply them for maximum impact, and an appreciation of your own personal creative voice.

Create Your Own Improv Quilts

Author: Rayna Gillman
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1617454451
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
A natural follow-up to the best-selling Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts, this book applies Rayna’s no rules, no mistakes, no worries style to modern quilting. Starting with strips and geometric shapes, you’ll cut and sew without patterns, required yardage, or complicated diagrams. This freeing method lets you create modern quilts organically as you follow your instincts, ask "what if...?", and experiment with scale, color, value, and placement.