Surface Designers Handbook : Dyeing, Printing, Painting, and Creating Resists on Fabric

English

ISBN: 193149990X

EAN: 9781931499903

Category: Crafts & Hobbies / Dye

Publisher: Interweave Press, LLC

Release Date: 09/29/2011

Synopsis: This comprehensive guide brings together dyeing techniques and surface design in one book. Beginning with studio practices and safety rules, this information-packed handbook: Covers all aspects of dyes favored by textile studios-fiber reactive, acid, vat, and disperse, Explains step-by-step how to use these dyes to alter and change surfaces by discharging, screen printing, monoprinting, stamping, stenciling, resist dyeing, devore, and painting, Teaches embellishing your fabric with foiling, embroidery, beadwork, or collage, Offers hands-on resources, including dye worksheets, recipes, and instructions for all techniques plus tips and tricks, Inspires with color photographs showcasing work from todays top fiber artists. Book jacket.

Awards: Library Journal Best Books of the Year – null 

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Surface Designers Handbook : Dyeing, Printing, Painting, and Creating Resists on Fabric

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.69 inches

Width: 8.5 inches

Length: 11.0 inches

Weight: 29.07 oz

Pages: 144