The Cumulative Cloth, Dry Techniques: A Guide to Fabric Color, Pattern, Construction, and Embellishment (Brandeis Susan)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive how-to reference that teaches dry textile surface design techniques for making custom cloth, including appliqué, embroidery, layering, and more. Learn surface design for textiles, to create rich and personally expressive fabric surfaces. Projects by expert Susan Brandeis (author of the bestselling The Intentional Thread) help novices and experienced professionals experiment with each method. • Covers dry techniques in detail: how to add color, pattern, and images to fabrics using cutting, piecing, layering, building, and embellishing. • Includes both machine stitching and hand stitching. • What''s the "Cumulative Cloth"? A single cloth that readers add to with each chapter''s techniques, eventually creating a piece of art. • Serves as a go-to reference to check technical procedures and safety guidelines (many methods require caution). • Wet techniques are covered separately in the author''s coordinating book, The Cumulative Cloth, Wet Techniques. “Susan Brandeis is the consummate educator and maker, and understands both what is involved in making, and how to convey these processes clearly and efficiently. The Cumulative Cloth, Dry Techniques extends the range and scope of content of its Wet Techniques companion volume, so that both textile students and hobbyists have in these guidebooks comprehensive and detailed references that provide entrée to the world of textile surface design and construc
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