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Take your creative spirit to new heights with the fun of fabric collage in wearable art and quilts. With The Art of Fabric Collage by Rosemary Eichorn you will enjoy learning dozens of new and exciting techniques.

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The Art of Fabric Collage
An Easy Introduction to Creative Sewing

Author: Rosemary Eichorn
Pages: 170
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: The Taunton Press
Item Code: 4W30175
weight: 1.70 lbs

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Take your creative spirit to new heights with the fun of fabric collage. It is easier than you think, and with Rosemary Eichorn's thorough instruction, you will enjoy learning dozens of new and exciting techniques.

INTRODUCTION	3	Cutting Out the Lining	84
Chapter 1		Collaging the Vest	85
DESIGNING THE COLLAGE	6	Making the Lining	88
But I Don't Know How to Sew!	8	Free-Motion Stitching on a Garment	88
Finding Inspiration	11	Using Your Pattern to Cut Out the Laundered Vest	89
Translating Inspiration into Designs	12	Camouflaging the Shoulder Seams	90
Creating a Sample Collage	12	Finishing the Edges	92
Design Principles: AssessYour Work	21	Chapter 6
Chapter 2		COLLAGE FOR OUTERWEAR	94
DEVELOPING A FABRIC STASH	26	Choosing a Pattern	95
Assessing Your Stash	27	How Much Collage is Too Much Collage?	99
Finding Your Inner Landscape of Color	30	Planning Placement of the Collage	100
Choosing Fabrics for Variety and Emphasis	33	Selecting Fabrics for Collaged Outerwear	100
Preparing and Storing Fabrics	35	Constructing a Coat	102
Chapter 3		Constructing an Unlimited Sleeveless Tunic	110
FREE-MOTION SEWING	36	Camouflaging Seams	113
Machine-Quilting with an Attitude	37	Chapter 7
This Old Machine Is Going to Do What?	38	LININGS ALIVE: ENHANCING THE OTHER SIDE OF ARTWEAR	114
Putting the Right Foot Forward	40	To Line or Not to Line	116
Getting Started on Free-Motion Stitching	42	Selecting a Lining Fabric	117
Using Novelty Threads	49	Flat Lining a Collaged Garment	117
Stitching Techniques to Embellish Your Collage	50	Embellishing Linings	117
Chapter 4		Chapter 8
BASIC FINISHING TECHNIQUES	56	BRINGING CLOSURE TO THE TASK	140
It All Comes Out in the Wash	57	Which is the Right Buttons?	143
Shaping Up the Collage	58	Jazzy Closures	143
Finishing the Edges: A Non-Traditional Approach	59	Care of Special Buttons	148
Final Laundering	66	Snappy Closures	149
Creativity Begets Creativity	67	Manila-Envelope Closures	150
Chapter 5		Brass-Hasp Closures	150
COLLAGING A VEST	70	Chapter 9
Designing a Vest Collage	71	LITTLE EXTRAS MEAN A LOT	152
Modifying a Vest Pattern for Collage	74	Adding Prairie Points	153
Identifying Your Size	75	Making Piled Cords	159
Fitting the Vest pattern	76	Adding Tassels	161
Making a Clean Copy of the Pattern	83	Applying Shisha Mirrors and Flat Disks by Machine	164
Making a Muslin Shell	83	RESOURCES	168
Cutting Out the Muslin Underlining	84	INDEX	169

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