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Handpainting Fabric: Easy, Elegant Techniques

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Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill

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In "Handpainting Fabric", authors Michelle Newman and Margaret Allyson show readers how to use readily available paints, dyes and art supplies - along with simple, innovative techniques - to create stylish wearables and eye-catching accents for the home. Following an overview of basic materials and tools, readers will learn practical tips for composition and layout, along with advice for adapting visual references from nature, ethnic traditions, exotic locations and ancient cultures. The techniques chapters present step-by-step lessons in painting, dyeing, discharge, printing, using wax resists and creating special effects on a variety of fabrics, including silks, velvets and sheers. Examples of fun and elegant clothing (scarves, wraps, vests, skirts) and decorative accents (pillows, throws, curtains) provide ideas for using embellished fabrics creatively. A chapter on adding stylish details such as linings, tassels and fringes is also included.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 745
EAN: 9780823016266
ISBN: 0823016269
Label: Watson-Guptill
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 2003-06-01
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Studio: Watson-Guptill


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• Transforming Fabric: Thirty Creative Ways to Paint, Dye and Pattern Cloth
• The Surface Designer's Handbook: Dyeing, Printing, Painting, and Creating Resists on Fabric
• Fabric Art Workshop: Exploring Techniques & Materials for Fabric Artists and Quilters
• Dyes & Paints: A Hands-On Guide to Coloring Fabric
• Fabric Dyeing for Beginners


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Must Have -
This is a gorgeous book and a must have for those who paint on fabric, especially silk. Filled with techniques & things to try!

Lots of photos, little substance -
I returned this book, because it wasn't what I wanted. I skimmed it over, and there are a lot of pretty pictures, but it is mostly about silk, only cursory information about other materials, lots about one authors specific projects. Most of the instructional info can be found free on the internet.

Best book I ever bought -
This book is fantastic - as I knew it would be. From start to finish, it is clear, concise, easy to understand and full of ideas. I also bought another 5 star book that I wish I hadn't. Handpainting Fabric tells you exactly what you need to know without long narratives - which I hate. The pictures are fabulous and techniques are easy and written extremely well. This book makes you want to get started immediately. My suggestion is if you are just starting out, this is the book for you - it tells all you need to know. And why not - its Michelle Newman.

Un libro muy interesante ! -
Hermoso libro, imagenes nitidas y bellas.
Instrucciones faciles de entender.
Lo recomiendo a todas las personas interesadas en la pintura en tela.

Perfect Meld of Inspirational and Practical -
This book is beautiful and practical. It inspires its readers to get creative with their homes and their wardrobes. It includes techniques like assembling a makeshift "light table"(p. 49) that would work for anyone who fancies a craft that requires tracing. Mothers of preschoolers, fathers interested in raising creative children, and pre-school or elementary school teachers. Those who teach art to adults will also find much here.
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Reviewed by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, award-winning author of THIS IS THE PLACE and HARKENING. Her own practical how-to book, THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER, will be released summer of 2004.

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