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Whether you're an ardent quilter, a seasoned sewer, or a novice, let Exploring Textile Arts lift your talents and dreams to a higher level. Become a skilled fabric artist with this comprehensive guidebook as your personal trainer.
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Exploring Textile Arts |

Whether you're an ardent quilter, a seasoned sewer, or a novice, let Exploring Textile Arts lift your talents and dreams to a higher level.
Discover in step-by-step detail how to transform ordinary fabrics from ho hum to WOW! using cutting-edge techniques and products. These are the same techniques used by nationally known fabric artists-many of their creations are showcased inside. Unlock their secrets as you enjoy your own journey of creative explorations!

Here are some of the techniques you'll learn:
Become a skilled fabric artist with this comprehensive guidebook as your personal trainer

| Introduction | 6 | Dyes |
129 |
| Part 1:Texture & Depth | 10 | Fabric Paints | 134 |
| Artists' Gallery #1 | 13 | Stamping |
136 |
| Manipulations | 33 | Stenciling |
142 |
| Making Felt | 35 | Screen Printing | 146 |
| Felted Wool | 40 | Resists |
151 |
| Pin Weaving | 44 | Tie-dyeing | 154 |
| Random-cut Fabric Weaving | 55 | Serti |
160 |
| Quilted Effects | 61 | Sun Printing | 166 |
| Trapunto | 69 | Discharging Dye |
169 |
| Pleated Effects | 74 | Foiling | 172 |
| Texturizing Fabrics | 79 | Photo Transfer |
174 |
| Couching | 84 | Stitched Designs | 179 |
| Decorative Bobbin Thread Sewing | 88 | Free-motion Embroidery | 181 |
| Double-needle Stitching | 90 | Appliqué | 185 |
| Machine Openwork | 92 | Raw-edge Appliqué |
188 |
| Thread Lace | 96 | Lined Appliqué | 192 |
| Embossed Velvet | 98 | Negative Appliqué | 195 |
| Devoré | 100 | Bias Strip Appliqué | 199
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| Part 2: Color & Design | 105 | Beadwork on Fabric | 203 |
| Artists Gallery #2 |
106 | Transferring Designs & Marking Fabric | 214
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| Dyeing & Design Techniques | 123 | Stabilizers | 218 |
| Fabrics | 124 | Index | 220 |
| Playing With Color | 126 | Source List | 224 |
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Jacquard iDye, iDye Poly & Laundry Aid Color Remover & Sunblock |
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Fabric Dyeing |
A Handbook of Indigo Dyeing by Vivien Prideaux | ![]() Color by Accident by Ann Johnston | ![]() Colour on Cloth Create Stunning Effects with Dye on Fabric by Ruth Issett | ![]() Dyeing in Plastic Bags by Helen Deighan |
![]() Fabric Dyeing for Beginners by Vimala McClure | ![]() Flower Pounding | DVD![]() Mastering Marbling with Peggy Skycraft | ![]() Magic Dyeing Made Easy by Helen Deighan | ![]() The Fabric & Yarn Dyer's Handbook by Vimala McClure |
Dye used to Paint Fabric |
![]() Color by Design by Ann Johnston |
![]() Creative Batik by Rosi Rosbinson |
![]() Exploring Textile Arts From Creative Publishing |
![]() Introduction to Batik by Heather Griffin & Margaret Hone |
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![]() SkyDyes A Visual Guide to Fabric Painting by Mickey Lawler |
![]() Sun-Kissed Quilts & Crafts by Barbara K. Baker & Jeri Boe |
![]() The Surface Designer's Handbook by Holly Brackman |
Crafter's Pick Batik-Ez Resist Medium |
Silk Painting usingSilk Dyes & Paints | ![]() A Complete Guide to Silk Painting by Susanne Hahn | ![]() Beginner's Guide to Silk Painting by Mandy Southan | ![]() Painting Flowers on Silk by Mandy Southan |
Silk Ribbon & Machine Embroidery w/ Paints & Dyes used in the background &/or dye silk ribbon |
![]() Embroidered Silk Ribbon Treasures by Helen Dafter |
![]() Beginner's Guide to Silk Ribbon Embroidery by Ann Cox |
![]() Silk Ribbon Embroidery Designs and Techniques by Ann Cox |
![]() Beginner's Guide to Machine Embroidered Flowers by Alison Holt with Silk Painting Backgrounds |
![]() Memory on Cloth Shibori Now by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada | ![]() Shibori by Karren K. Brito | ![]() Shibori The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, Mary Kellogg Rice and Jan Barton | ![]() Shibori for Textile Artists by Janice Gunner | Out
of Print![]() Shibori the Art of Fabric Tying, Folding, Pleating, and Dyeing by Elfriede Moller |
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