Fabric Surface Design by Cheryl
Rezendes is the type of craft book that inspires you to create marvelous pieces
of art you can display, or even wear. Using fabric, you can create many
different looks, and some may be easier than you think.
Book
Description
“Sensational sewing projects demand fabulous fabrics!
Fiber artist Cheryl Rezendes shows you how to create an astonishing array of
surface designs, simply and safely, using textile paints and printing ink. She
covers a wide variety of techniques: stamping, ancient Japanese Shibori,
silkscreen, soy wax and flour resist, image transfer, marbling, nature
printing, foils and metal leaf, and more. Step-by-step photos illustrate every
technique, and Rezendes shows you lots of innovative ways to combine and layer
techniques for stunning results.”
– Fabric
Surface Design
My Thoughts
Fabric
Surface Design is a fabulous design reference and how-to book on fabric
design. So many different styles are covered; it is truly perfect for the
beginner to the expert artist.
The only problem I saw when reading this book was
finding the time to create all of the fun projects included. Some of the fabric
designs I want to try include: stamping, nature printing, silk-screen printing,
image transfer, and marbling. I haven’t done anything like this, so I’ll need
to start small. Thankfully, Cheryl Rezendes writes in a very helpful format
that makes me comfortable enough to try, even if it takes many tries to get it
right. That is what art is all about anyways, right?
If you want to try doing some fabric printing,
this is the perfect book to get you started. I highly recommend it.
* Thank you
to the publisher of Fabric Surface Design, Storey,
for providing me with a copy of this book for review. All opinions expressed
are my own.
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