"Fabric Manipulation Books:
Including Silk Flowers, SRE Embroidery, Applique and other cloth art styles"

	Fabric Etching - Iris Lee Creating surface texture & design using Fiber Etch.  This definitive book contains an amazing array of traditional sewing and crafts techniques which can be successfully and easily accomplished with Fiber Etch which is an unique fabric remover gel for creating etched designs and cut-away effects in fabric for clothing & home decor.  Instructions for the following are included: Creating devore' or burn-out velvet (must use silk velvet with rayon pile to work) Etching fabric blends for sheer and opaque areas. No-sew methods Cutwork without scissors Reverse applique with layers of fabric etched designs using the embroidery machine Easy applique of complex and tiny shapes Price $25.00 Quantity requested
	Batik - Modern Concepts & Techniques, Noel Dyrenforth Batik has moved a long way since the technique reached the West.  This book take the craft beyond the basics to include new materials as well as new techniques, pushing the boundaries of the art form.  Lavishly illustrated in color and clearly written and laid out, it features the work of international batik artists and historical pieces, which are used to illustrate the techniques and materials covered in the book. Price $27.95 Quantity requested
	Shibori - Creating Color & Texture on Silk - Karren K. Brito This is an excellent book to start on your journey for learning Shibori.  If you don't know Shibori is an ancient Japanese resist dyeing technique that contemporary American dyers have enlivened with tie-dye-inspired colors, resulting in an exuberant interplay between color and texture.  In this book the artist demonstrates her rendition of American shibori, sharing her authoritative knowledge of silk, dyes, dyeing, and discharge and revealing how to formulate colors, create a variety of resists, and set texture.  Brito's sumptuous work shimmers with iridescent color and eye-catching pleating, which she creates by combining pole-wrapping and other types of resists with discharge and overdyeing.  Instructions are given for creating the wonderfully pleated texture on the front cover of the book. Price $24.95 Quantity requested
	Complex Cloth, A Comprehensive Guide to Surface Design by Jane Dunnewold IMO, this is the definitive book on surface design.  Every process imaginable is covered in the detailed pages of this book.  Jane Dunnewold is a well known teacher in San Antonio, Texas who maintains her own studio as well as teaching workshops. Complex Cloth has become the new art form, cloth being art itself rather than having to be made into something.  This book gives you step by step instructions in creating visual complexity and depth in fabric.  Jane explains her system of layering simple processes to producing intriguing surface designs.  Full color photographs of fabric, quilts, and clothing provide a sampling of her beautiful results. You will learn how to experiment with fiber-reactive dyes, household bleach, fabric paints, water-bases resists, photocopy transfers, foil, and glitters to create your own sumptuous fabrics.  Add even more texture with silk screening, stenciling, stamping, embroidery and beading. Price $39.95 Quantity requested
	Elfriede Moller - Shibori The art of fabric tying, folding, pleating and dyeing.  This is a great beginner's book on the recent Shibori painting movement.  (Personally I have been playing with the ideas and projects of silk painting for about three years now and have been having a great time on my off times.)  Known as a form of tie-dye, this style goes beyond the explosive designs of the 60's and 70's.  Shibori is tie-dye all grown up.  Fabrics range from silk velvet (for scarves and throws), to wool challis and the many weights of silks.  Four hand methods and one pleater method make up some of the most beautiful designs.   Each method is shown with step by step pictures with numerous examples to delight your senses.   Do your design in browns and golds and you might end up with a tiger or lion print, roar!  Here is a sample of Shibori from the book pleated with a smocking pleater. Price $17.95 Quantity requested
	Shibori - Lynne Caldwell - $19.95 Subtitled: A Beginner's Guide to Creating Color and Texture on Fabric If you have looked at the craft of Shibori and wondered how to do it then this is the perfect book for you. Each method of tying fabric is shown with a project. The author is an expert in her field gaining her MFA in fiber arts from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She has taught workshops at The Textile Museum and the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. as well as the School of Design at North Carolina State University. From the back cover: "Create patterns and texture in fabric using shibori. Learn a variety of traditional methods of folding and clamping, stitching and gathering, arashi (pole-wrapping), and binding to enhance cloth with interesting motifs and shapes. From silk dupioni window panels to cotton T-shirts, these diverse projects incorporate traditional processes with a contemporary design sense." hb - 127 pages of color photographs. A Lark Books publication Price $19.95 Quantity requested
	Shibori for Textile Artists - Janice Gunner $27.95 Here's another great book for your reference library. What is unique about this book is that it combines traditional Japanese, African and Indian shibori methods with contemporary techniques to create textiles that are bursting with rich, intricate patterns and bold color. Not your usual tie-dye look for sure. On the back cover: "A range of technques are covered, from tied and stitched designs to ideas for wrapping, folding, clamping, pleating and binding. Simple and safe instructions for a range of dyeing techniques are also included. Practical information is accompanied by clear instructions and diagrams, aimed at quilters, embroiderers, and textile artists of all abilities. Stunning quilts and embroideries throughout demonstrate the full potential of the techniques, alongide practical advice on turning your shibori textiles into beautiful quilts, hangings and textile art. Price $27.95 Quantity requested
	The Surface Designer's Handbook - Holly Brackmann Subtitled: Dyeing, Printing, Painting, and Creating Resists on Fabric. Holly Brackmann is Professor of Textiles and Art History at Mendocino College in Ukaih, California and is well known for her dedication to the arts of surface design (I have been trying to take her classes for years but not enough time in my world yet). If like me you can't take her class this book is a wonderful substitute filled with all the techniques a budding surface designer can ever hope for in rich detail and clear & concise instructions. On the back cover: "This comprehensive guide brings together dyeing technqiues and surface design in one book. Beginning with studio practices and safety rules, this information-packed handbook: Covers all aspects of dyes favored by textile studios - fiber reactive, acid, vat, and disperse Explains step-by-step how to use these dyes to alter and change surfaces by discharging, screen printing, monoprinting, stamping, stenciling, resist dyeing, devore, and painting Teaches embellishing your fabric with foiling, embroidery, beadwork, or collage Offers hand-on resources, including dye worksheets, recipes, and instructions for all techniques plus tips and tricks Inspires with color photographs showcasing work from today's top fiber artists. Price $37.95 Quantity requested

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