Fabric Art Workshop: Exploring Techniques & Materials for Fabric Artists and Quilters (Paperback)

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A comprehensive source of all the newest and most popular fiber art techniques!

This technique-driven book explores a wide range of new possibilities and materials available to fabric and journal artists. Each unique technique is presented with an inspirational, full-page photo of a fabric journal page. How-to steps with photos explore all the possible results from applying the technique. The reader can create journal pages and/or quilt blocks, which can be sewn together to make one large journal quilt, matted and framed individually, displayed on a meditation screen, or used as book pages sewn into a traditional journal format.

• Full-page fabric journal block to introduce each technique
• Step-by-step photos for exploring and executing the technique
• Gallery showing ways to display and use the fabric journal blocks
• Great value. Like two years of classes rolled into one book.
• Beautiful "journal page" opens each of 28 technique chapters
• All techniques are easily mastered by anyone. No complex dying involved. All products are readily available at craft, fabric, and quilt shops.

About the Author

Susan Stein owns a successful quilt and fiber arts shop in St. Paul, Minnesota called Colorful Quilts and Textiles. She stocks all the cutting edge products for quilters and fabric artists who love to go beyond basics into fabric painting, dyeing, fabric manipulation, and other fiber arts. Susan frequently focuses on contemporary quilts in collage style. She teaches monthly classes on the techniques that will be taught in this new book. In 2003, Susan was voted Minnesota Quilter of the Year. She has written two other quilting books and has researched and contributed to numerous CPi titles, including Baby Quilts, When Quilt Designers Think Small, and SINGER The New Quilting by Machine.

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Product Details Paperback: 128 pages Publisher: Creative Publishing international (October 1, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 158923328X ISBN-13: 978-1589233287 Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,231 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #9 in  Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Painting #18 in  Books > Arts & Photography > Other Media > Mixed Media #58 in  Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Textile Arts

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fabric art workshop, transparent fabric paint, silk fusion, spray the fabric with water, rubber brayer, fusible web, cooking parchment, transparent paint, hot dryer, gossamer silk, background fabric, sheet protector, bleaching action, sponge brush, neutralizing solution, sponge painting, fabric sheet

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Preparation Protect, Susan Stein, Diane Bartels

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 72 of 74 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Book!, October 5, 2007 By  gabbihope (Virginia) - See all my reviews This book is a must have for anyone working with fabric in experimental ways. It is loaded, and I mean LOADED, with surface techniques (over 25), each with photo step-by-step instructions and several different ways to use each one. In the back of the book is a section on fabric collage quilts with artist's examples, but the techniques could be used for many different projects in textile art. I plan on using it for my art dolls! Great book!! I'm pleased to add it to my library! 46 of 48 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent primer for beginners, November 10, 2007 By  Debra G. (Rochester Hills, MI) - See all my reviews This book covers most of the popular surface design techniques in current use, including Angelina fibers, various printing and painting approaches, bleach discharge, and even rust dyeing. There are good photos and one page dedicated to each subject, so it is meant to give basic steps for the beginner. It's an excellent reference for those experimenting with surface design, or anyone who wants to have a quick and dirty guide with all the information in one place. Obviously, it wouldn't replace a hands-on class in each topic for depth, but it really packs in a lot of information in a usable form. I highly recommend it for gifts or for those who can't get to classes. 23 of 24 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Playing with fabric art, November 30, 2007 By  J. M. Arden (NZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This is a well-presented book, covering many of the newer embellishment and mixed media techniques that have exploded onto the market in recent years. Each technique is presented in about 4 or 5 pages. The illustrations are what make it so useful. You can work from the fairly brief written instructions because the pictures are so easy to follow. Each technique offers 4 samples used in different ways. From this you could improvise and adapt the technique to your own requirements. It is an excellent introduction for people wanting to play with a range of new materials and techniques before concentrating on one or two.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Great Ideas This is a wonderful book full of ideas for surface design. Instructions are clear but many products are brand names and therefore unavailable in South Africa or meaningless to a... Read more Published 3 months ago by S. Hobbs 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent ideas and great instructions This book has wonderful ideas and the instructions are illustrated with great pictures. This has been a really inspiring book for my artwork as well as for my students. Published 4 months ago by Stacy 5.0 out of 5 stars For those who want to 'create' My sister and I are experimental, novice 'art quilters'. Meaning, we basically 'do our own thing'. We found this book covered a lot of techniques, many that we were not aware of... Read more Published 5 months ago by Fountain 3.0 out of 5 stars Strictly for beginners This is a good book for beginners in the exploration of fabric art. Technique instruction is basic and sometimes simplistic. Read more Published 7 months ago by Jean K. Stromnes 1.0 out of 5 stars disappointed i specifically wanted to learn to work with silk rods & cocoons. the pictures were uninspiring and very little info in the chapters other than not to let them soak too long or the... Read more Published 8 months ago by T. dyce 2.0 out of 5 stars Medium The book was great in fine condition, almost new. The thing is I ordered two books in one day and got one in 3 days and the other in 2 weeks plus - don't understand. Read more Published 13 months ago by R. Koch 5.0 out of 5 stars Fabric arts gives ideas for many types of miixed media art There are so many techniques included in this book, and although promoted as a fabric art book for fabric artists and quilters, it could also be used for many mixed media arts... Read more Published 13 months ago by Carol A. Souka 5.0 out of 5 stars Worth getting Just like the title said...Fabric art workshop. (Exploring techniques & materials) For anyone not able to actually go and take seminars/workshops this is a great book to have... Read more Published 14 months ago by Green Ivy 5.0 out of 5 stars Fabric Art Workshop What a great book! I disagree with the person who says it is for an absolute beginner. I am far from a beginner and was very impressed with the different techniques in this book... Read more Published 15 months ago by NHQuilter 2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing This book is only for the absolute beginner. I could find nothing to inspire me. Published 15 months ago by Gillian Shearer Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Creative Publishing international (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158923328X
• ISBN-13: 978-1589233287
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,231 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #9 in	Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Painting
  #18 in	Books > Arts & Photography > Other Media > Mixed Media
  #58 in	Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Textile Arts

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

72 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Book!, October 5, 2007

By	gabbihope (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This book is a must have for anyone working with fabric in experimental ways. It is loaded, and I mean LOADED, with surface techniques (over 25), each with photo step-by-step instructions and several different ways to use each one. In the back of the book is a section on fabric collage quilts with artist's examples, but the techniques could be used for many different projects in textile art. I plan on using it for my art dolls! Great book!! I'm pleased to add it to my library!

46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent primer for beginners, November 10, 2007

By	Debra G. (Rochester Hills, MI) - See all my reviews

This book covers most of the popular surface design techniques in current use, including Angelina fibers, various printing and painting approaches, bleach discharge, and even rust dyeing. There are good photos and one page dedicated to each subject, so it is meant to give basic steps for the beginner. It's an excellent reference for those experimenting with surface design, or anyone who wants to have a quick and dirty guide with all the information in one place. Obviously, it wouldn't replace a hands-on class in each topic for depth, but it really packs in a lot of information in a usable form. I highly recommend it for gifts or for those who can't get to classes.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Playing with fabric art, November 30, 2007

By	J. M. Arden (NZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a well-presented book, covering many of the newer embellishment and mixed media techniques that have exploded onto the market in recent years. Each technique is presented in about 4 or 5 pages. The illustrations are what make it so useful. You can work from the fairly brief written instructions because the pictures are so easy to follow. Each technique offers 4 samples used in different ways. From this you could improvise and adapt the technique to your own requirements. It is an excellent introduction for people wanting to play with a range of new materials and techniques before concentrating on one or two.