Batik: For Artists and Quilters (Hardcover)

~ Eloise Piper (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books; illustrated edition edition (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966638344
• ISBN-13: 978-0966638349
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,019,217 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A BEAUTIFUL book, July 8, 2001

By	Robbi Eklow "Quilt artist" (Third Lake, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is not your standard hippy type batik. The work in here is incredible. I have never seen anything like it, and I've seen most of the books on batik that are out there. The artists featured are fantastic. The book has extensive information on working with wax and other resists, removing the resists, using different types of dyes. I highly recommend it.

I already have all the materials, had them for years, didn't know where to start. This will help me get going.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and informative - this is all you need!, January 9, 2004

By	K. Bingham "kirstieb" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having done a batik in a craft class in school years ago, I was really interested in doing more, but couldn't find a class in the city (NYC!). I bought this book and everything in it is beautiful artwork, inspiring and really lovely. Aside from being a book depicting the beautiful and intricate work that can be done with batik, this turns out to be a detailed guidebook on how to take on batik and do it in your own home. With step by step pictures about the dying process, detailed information on waxing techniques and options, this book is all you need to get to start doing batik in your own home. I HIGHLY recommended it if you're looking to try batik yourself!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding batik book, April 30, 2008

By	Hattie Z. - See all my reviews

This is the best book on batik I have ever read! I recommend it for all artists and people interested in learning about this fascinating art form. The pictures are magnificient and the text is so well written.