Customer Reviews

Transforming Fabric: Thirty Creative Ways to Paint, Dye and Pattern Cloth

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I have read many "how to books" that are advertisments for their
products or books bragging about their wonderful artwork but this book tells all! It is very easy to understand and tells
exactly how to get the results wanted. What a refreshing change!

I've already collected a number of painting/dyeing/surface design books for working with fabric, and this makes an excellent addition. I don't think it could stand alone as the be-all and end-all, but it is comprehensive in the sense that the author presents all kinds of ideas and inspiration, as well as photographs and instructions/resources. The one thing I might have found more helpful would be greater detail in the steps she took to achieve certain results. Although she does offer descriptions, it seems that sometimes steps and/or details of the process are missing.

This book is particularly strong on explaining the theories behind the different fabric types and why they react as they do to dyes and paints. Some of the instructions are very clear and good photos of stamps and other printing techniques. I found the finished items and cloth a bit messy - not really my style. But a good addition to the library.

This book is wonderfully comprehensive of the latest methods for embellishing with dyes and inks. I would have liked to have seen other artists results with her techniques, but I find the technical information more than compensates.

A good book if you are looking for technical information concerning ways to colour cloth. However, the book does not contain much in the way of finished examples, an element which I always appreciate in a do-it-yourself craftbook.

I think it is the clarity and precision with which the author presents her ideas. Very good resource material for my daughter. She uses it!

Transforming Fabric: Thirty Creative Ways to Paint, Dye and Pattern Cloth

The book is very informative, but I have not been able to spend much time with it due to the smell. I do not know where it was stored, but it smells like it was in the garage with puppies or kittens.
The ideas & methods in the book are clearly presented & I am hoping that the smell will disipate to the point where I can use the book to it's full advantage.