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Janet Edmonds
Search Press
October 2010/ ISBN 1844484599
How-To Books/Fabric Printing
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Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
Make your mark in your own inimitable way on fabric with the aid
of this book. Then, when you have done so, adorn your work with
stitches and make it into a one-of-a-kind top fashion item.
If there is one thing better than a good paperback it is surely
a good hardback and this is one of Search Press’ rare examples.
It shows the reader that print making is not just for professionals
with an array of expensive equipment but can easily be attempted
with excellent results at home. Make lino cuts, monoprints, carve
erasers, texturized foam, and all other kinds of comparatively ordinary
things (including the humble potato) and use them to make your prints.
Discover where to get ideas from and how to adapt them (often the
hardest part of all) and what types of paint or ink to use for best
results. Then embellish the printed fabric with all kinds of fairly
easy stitches (this is not a book on fancy embroidery, just stitchery)
by hand or machine. There are lots of examples of work, including
those taken from an idea and seen through from sketch to finished
item which is sure to inspire. Those more taken with the abstract
than the representational will particularly be impressed as most
of the examples are more in that style. If this is not your taste,
at least this is a good way to learn how to make prints inexpensively,
and often fairly quickly, then have more fun with them later. A
very useful book for anybody interested in the fiber arts.
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