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Press Classics are a series of books that have stood the test
of time and taught many people how to master a skill. Originally
published back in 2005 this is the book to get if you are
keen to take up making mosaics. I have seen a lot of other
books on the subject including those purporting to be for
beginners, but this is still the best one. Why? I guess it
depends what you want out of your first few mosaic projects,
and what you understand mosaics to be. This is not the place
to learn how to make them out of pebbles, read an in-depth
history of the topic or gaze at a gallery. Instead this is
the place where you can really roll up your sleeves and get
cracking on your new hobby. It tells you in not that many
pages what to buy and why you need it then gets on with the
first project. Make a mirror frame, cover a table, clock,
dish, pot and more. Learn direct and indirect methods and
end up with some attractive, useful pieces made with tiles
manufactured for mosaics, old wall tiles and even broken crockery.
Projects have plenty of staged photographs telling you what
to do in easy steps that are pretty foolproof, and I love
the way all you do with this book is make mosaics – the
perfect primer!
If you cannot find a good range of mosaic materials locally
try www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers.
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