Fabric Art Journals

Author: Pam Sussman
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
ISBN: 9781592531967
Category : Altered books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Offers vital information on choosing fabrics and creating patterns through basic sewing techniques. After learning how to make various styles of fabric books, readers will learn embellishment techniques that include painting, writing, decorative stitching, machine and hand embroidery, print and transfer techniques.

Creating Couture Embellishment

Author: Ellen W. Miller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780679488
Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Creating Couture Embellishment offers a step-by-step guide to manipulating fabric and making and applying a rich variety of embellishments. Chapters cover fabric-manipulation techniques of pleating, quilting, tucking, ruffling, shirring and smocking, as well as the fabrication and application of feathers, beading, embroidery, flowers, decorative ribbons and bows, bias bindings and piping, fringe, braids and passementerie. The heirloom quality created by the insertion or application of lace is also explored. A comprehensive sourcebook of ideas for the student, professional and home sewer alike.

Creative Embellishments

Author: Sherrill Kahn
Publisher: Martingale & Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781564776167
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
Demonstrates how to add stylish, sophisticated, personalized touches to craft projects made of fabric, plastic, clay, and paper, including quilts, garments, and many other items, through the use of a variety of embellishments, in a guide that comes complete with detailed instructions and more than 150 full-color photographs. Original.

Fabric Paper Thread

Author: Kristen Sutcliffe
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607057158
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Helps kids express their creative side with these 26 delightful projects suitable for all skill levels. This title features simple crafting and sewing techniques that also helps kids make 26 colorful, modern projects to use, wear, give, and brighten their personal spaces.

Foolproof Crazy Quilting

Author: Jennifer Clouston
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607057182
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
“[The author] presents her fabulous crazy quilt composed of colorful fabrics cut in hexagons [and] describes how to take each stitch.” —Publishers Weekly Nothing shows off beautiful stitching and embellishments like the blank canvas of a crazy quilt. Jenny Clouston’s gorgeously illustrated primer shows you how to make your own heirloom crazy quilts. Learn: which fabrics, threads, and needles to use how to piece crazy quilt blocks how to embroider with thread, ribbons, beads, and other embellishments how to assemble your blocks into a finished quilt, and more Included are complete instructions for over 100 embroidery, beading, and embellishment stitches; links to full-size patterns for nine hexagonal crazy quilt blocks; and 25 stitch keys showing proper stitch placement and thread and needle selection for 25 different blocks.

How to Decorate and Embellish Your Fabrics

Author: Laurie Wisbrun
Publisher: Search
ISBN: 9781844488339
Category : Textile crafts
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
The ultimate guide for all crafters seeking to achieve the perfect finish for their fabric-based projects. Comprehensive step-by-step instructions are accompanied by detailed illustrations that introduce readers to an extensive range of fabric alteration and embellishment techniques, such as tie-dyeing, block printing, and beading.

More Fabric Art Collage

Author: Rebekah Meier
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1607055198
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description
Take your creativity to another level with this collection of more than 60 surface-design techniques and 7 richly layered projects. In this follow-up to her bestselling first book, Fabric Art Collage-40+ Mixed Media Techniques, Rebekah inspires you even more to stretch the boundaries of fabrics, papers, and fibers. Learn how to combine techniques like resists and image transfers with unique surfaces, embellishments, and found objects to create dimensional works of art. Transform everyday materials such as batting and foil into something even more extraordinary than you ever dreamed was possible! • Learn the basics of working with paints and other mediums on creative surfaces • Mixed-media artists at any skill level will find something fresh and fascinating to try Praise for More Fabric Art Collage “Sixty new surface-design techniques will keep you busy creating with everyday objects, new products, and a variety of materials. . . . Whether you’re new to mixed media or a veteran, More Fabric Art Collage has the information and visual inspiration to get you on the road to discovery and creativity.” —Barbara Delaney, Cloth Paper Scissors

Beautiful Beaded & Embroidered Fabric

Author: Cindy Gorder
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402724510
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 138

Book Description
Eye-catching beads of all types, lovely fabric that’s stitched and embroidered, and stupendous projects: this collection combines all three, and will charm needleworkers looking for something new. All the basics are splendidly covered and illustrated here, from beading supplies to the necessary stitches to the care and cleaning of the finished item. What will really dazzle sewers and beaders are the quality and variety of the items they can make: a spectacular gift bag festooned with pearls, seed beads, and bugle beads; a range of pillows and place mats in a rainbow of colors; a quilted throw, customized with velveteen appliqu�s; and much more. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

Exploring Textile Arts

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610595780
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
The ultimate guide to manipulating, coloring, and embellishing fabrics. Discover nearly 50 fabulous techniques for creating one-of-a-kind designer fabrics using your imagination as the guide.

Quilted Landscapes

Author: Joan Blalock
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 9781564771445
Category : Landscapes in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Designing a quilt - Supplies and materials - Basic methods - Embellishments.