Hand Lettering for Crafts: A Decorative Guide from A-Z [Paperback]

Sandra Salamony (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2001

This definitive guide for applying decorative lettering to craft projects targets the continued and growing interest in decorative crafts. Decorative lettering is often overlooked, yet it is an easy-to-learn skill for crafters who seek that special finishing touch. This is the first-ever lettering book written by crafters for crafters, with hands-on advice for polished results on the very first try. This book not only addresses letterforms as calligraphy books do, but it also provides insight and information on letters in regards to decorative styles and application. Provided is clear instruction and the practical tools, creative inspiration and templates for crafters to make words a decorative element in their projects.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Quality lettering can make the difference between a professional-looking craft item and one clearly done by an amateur. Whether letter forms are copied from printer's type, computer fonts, or script writing, the same rules of proportion and placement apply to all. This book has extensive examples of typefaces and decorative lettering with practice exercises and projects for lettering household items. A gallery of professionally lettered craft projects is included. This should be a basic book for all crafters and belongs in all crafts collections.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

An author of various books on art techniques, home decor, and crafts, Sandra Salamony (Traverse City, MI) makes a living as an art director, designer, and artist in northern Michigan. Her projects and designs have been featured in magazines, books, and on television.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Quarry Books; illustrated edition edition (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564967417
• ISBN-13: 978-1564967411
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,516,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful projects, great tips, inspirational, June 12, 2001

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This review is from: Hand Lettering for Crafts: A Decorative Guide from A-Z (Paperback)

This is a great book to get you started using hand lettering in your crafts. The book starts out with basic information on tools and materials. Then there are great tips on transferring and using the computer to help your out if you handwriting and calligraphy skills are lacking.

The projects follow, and are broken up into lettering styles including romantic, modern, decorative, and vintage. Each section shows the full alphabet of several typestyles and a few have illustrations and notes of how to draw them correctly. For a beginner they can be traced and transferred. Typefaces include the basics like simple italic, block and script styles, decorative versals, uncials and art deco Anna, fun ones like Party and elegant ones like ITC Vintage. There is a typeface for almost any project.

A nearly endless array of projects can be enhanced with lettering and a wide range of typestyles are included here. My favorite projects include gilded glass coasters, an etched glass floating frame, botanical note cards, dotted gradient dessert plate and a raised Chinese character lampshade. All the projects are great and fairly easy to follow, but I was a bit disappointed that a full alphabet for my favorite typeface the author uses (stained glass) was not in the book.

In the back there is great resource list. There is also wonderful gallery that shows you all kinds of way to use calligraphy. It is very inspirational. The gallery artists are all listed in a directory with addresses, phone numbers and email address. This book makes a great gift for anyone into crafts especially rubber stamp and paper artists.