Complex Cloth: A Comprehensive Guide to Surface Design [Paperback]

Jane Dunnewold (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2000

Discover textile artist Jane DunnewoldÂ’s secrets to creating visual complexity and depth in fabric. In this comprehensive guide, Jane explains her system of layering simple processes to produce intriguing surface designs.

• Experiment with fiber-reactive dyes, household bleach, fabric paints, water-based resists, photocopy transfers, foiling, silk screening, stenciling, stamping, embroidery, and beading

• Dozens of full-color photographs of fabric, quilts, and clothing provide a sampling of Jane’s beautiful results

• Includes detailed instructions for applications, processes, and embellishments, plus tips for organizing work space and finding the right supplies

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About the Author

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Jane Dunnewold grew up in central Ohio, an area rich in the traditions of sewing and quiltmaking, and has maintained a studio in San Antonio, Texas, since 1978. Jane has produced more than 300 lengths of complex cloth, no two alike. Her work has been included in many juried and invitational exhibitions, including Quilt National '93 and '95 and Visions: Layers of Excellence '93 and '96. Jane currently teaches in and chairs the Surface Design Studio at the Southwest Craft Center in San Antonio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Martingale & Co Inc; First Edition edition (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564771490
• ISBN-13: 978-1564771490
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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59 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide, May 17, 2000

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Paula Burch - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complex Cloth: A Comprehensive Guide to Surface Design (Paperback)

This book has clear and complete instructions for nearly every technique of coloring fabric - dyeing, stamping, stenciling, silk screening, bleach discharge, etc. It's a good source of instructions for bleach discharge, and it has some of the most beautiful examples of combinations of several techniques, for inspiration. This book can be used by a beginner, but it has an immense amount to offer to a more advanced fabric artist.

51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book in the field, June 30, 1999

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This review is from: Complex Cloth: A Comprehensive Guide to Surface Design (Paperback)

I have a very large collection of books about surface design and fabric dyeing, and this one stands above all the others, even though many of them are very very good. I find myself returning to this book again and again, not just for the excellent instructions, but for the glorious pictures as well. Also, every technique is followed by a series of alternative ideas for using the technique, and at the end of the book is a wonderful series of project plans, not to mention comparisons of various fabric paints and a list of resources. If this book doesn't get your creative juices going, you need taxidermy.

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loaded with ideas., May 27, 2000

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D. Tinker (Springfield, VA) - See all my reviews
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I read this book from cover to cover--could not put it down! It has some of the BEST IDEAS for combining techniques and shows OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES of each technique. Everything is explained so clearly and the author is so encouraging that I didn't feel intimidated at all. In fact, my friend and I are getting together for a project, we just haven't decided yet what technique(s) to try first. A MUST for any textile artist.