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The textile artist's studio handbook : learn traditional and contemporary techniques for working with fiber, including weaving, knitting, dyeing, painting, and more / Visnja Popovic, Owyn Ruck.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Popovic, Visnja, Author.
- Series:
- Studio Handbook.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Textile crafts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (176 pages) : color illustrations
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Beverly, Mass. : Quarry Books, 2012
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Explore the world of textile arts, one thread at a time!The Textile Artist’s Studio Handbook is the only book you need for expanding your repertoire of textile crafting and design techniques. This is the go-to guide for the foundations of design and fabrication, glossary of materials, and classic techniques that include weaving, dyeing, painting, and more! Plus, where else can you get behind-the-scenes access to setting up the best home textile studio for you?Inside, you’ll find exploration of basic materials (including fibers, dyes, paints, and other media); visual tutorials for spinning, felting, crochet, weaving, sewing, and quilting; primers for surface decoration techniques such as dyeing, painting, stitching, and screen printing; and patterns and project instructions.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- PART 1 Building a Home Textile Studio
- CHAPTER 1 Planning the Layout
- Workspace Requirements
- The Raw Space
- Organization, Safety, and Conservation
- Protecting Your Work: Basic Textile Conservation
- Project: How to Make a Padded Table Topper
- CHAPTER 2 Fiber Basics
- Natural Fibers
- Man-Made Fibers
- How To: Conduct a Burn Test for Fiber Identification
- PART 2 Creating Textiles in a Home Studio
- CHAPTER 3 Felting
- Wet Felting
- Needle (Dry) Felting
- Nuno Felting
- Tutorial: Wet Felting in Your Studio
- Tutorial: Dry Felting in Your Studio
- CHAPTER 4 Spinning, Knitting, and Crochet
- Spinning Overview
- Knitting Overview
- Crochet Overview
- Tutorial: Spinning a Skein
- Project: Knitting a Circle Scarf
- Project: Crocheted Ottoman
- CHAPTER 5 Weaving
- A Brief History of Weaving
- Glossary of Weaving Terms
- Choosing Yarn
- Tutorial: The Weaving Process from Start to Finish
- How-to: Tie a Larks Head Knot
- Correcting Errors
- Reading a Weaving Draft
- Project: Simple Woven Placemats
- CHAPTER 6 Printing
- Block Printing
- Project: Block-Printed Pillow Cover
- Screen Printing
- How to: Create a Repeat Design
- How to: Make a Hand-Cut Stencil
- Project: How to Make a Light Box
- Tutorial: Burning and Coating a Screen
- Project: Simple Screen-Printed Tote
- CHAPTER 7 Dyeing
- The History of Dyeing
- Types of Dyes
- Equipment and Materials
- Growing a Dye Garden
- Extracting and Preparing the Dye
- The Dyeing Process
- Project: Bag Tie-Dyed with Onion Skins
- Project: Space-Dyed Yarn
- CHAPTER 8 Sewing, Quilting, and Appliqué
- A Brief History of Sewing
- Equipping Your Studio
- The Basics of Hand Sewing
- The Basics of Machine Sewing
- Tutorial: French Seams
- The Basics of Quilting
- The Basics of Appliqué.
- Tutorial: Easy Patchwork Quilting
- Project: Mending with Reverse Appliqué
- Project: Drawstring Bag
- CHAPTER 9 Needlework
- Types of Needlework
- Drawn-Thread Work
- Project: Embroidered Note Cards
- Gallery
- Resources
- About the Authors
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 9781610583947
- 1610583949
- OCLC:
- 826867558
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