Fabric Surface Design: Painting, Stamping, Rubbing, Stenciling, Silk Screening, Resists, Image Transfer, Marbling, Crayons & Colored Pencils, Batik, Nature Prints, Monotype Printing

by Cheryl Rezendes

Overview

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 photographs illustrate every technique, and Rezendes includes innovative suggestions on how to combine and layer techniques for stunningly original results.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603428118
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	03/26/2013
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	533,211
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Cheryl Rezendes is the author of Fabric Surface Design. Rezendes received her training as a painter at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. After graduation she made her living as a custom clothier while pursuing her own artwork as a mixed-media collage artist. Cheryl has worked as an art teacher, interior designer, and art columnist for a daily newspaper. Both her fine and wearable art have been exhibited in shops and galleries throughout the United States. She currently teaches fabric surface design to adults and lives in Bernardston, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

An Invitation to Design

 

Part One: Surface Design Fundamentals

1 Setting Up Your Work Area

2 Exploring Your Media

3 Selecting Your Fabric

4 Painting the Base

5 Adding Texture

 

Part Two: Surface Design Techniques

6 Stamping and Relief Printing

7 Stenciling Techniques

8 Nature Printing

9 Monotype, Collagraph, and Gelatin Prints

10 Silk-Screen Printing

11 Working with Resists

12 Image Transfer

13 Marbling Methods

14 Fold and Color

15 Drawing on Fabric

16 All That Glitters

17 Sewing: As Accent, Embellishment, and Texture

 

Part Three: A Designer's Notebook

Inspiration and Record Keeping

Basic Color Theory

Composition 101

 

Resources

Reading List

Acknowledgments

Index

Editorial Reviews

Rezendes’s handbook of techniques for making fabric one-of-a-kind is for crafters of all skill levels. Novices will see this and be grateful. Those who have just dipped paint to fabric will be bolstered by the assistance. And experienced fabric designers will have some “ah ha” moments as they build upon their knowledge of painting, stamping, resists, image transfer, marbling, batik, and so much more. Fiber artist Rezendes helps amateurs become pros, inviting different entries to the book: zero in on a subject or shop around the book’s pages, which cover everything from such basics as brushes and other supplies to advanced technical skills such as reverse photo imaging. Not to fear—the latter can be done in a darkened closet. The journey begins with the Song Dynasty in China and ends on the contemporary kitchen work surface, employing techniques and materials from Elmer’s School Glue and soy wax to house paint and photo emulsion. This is a good source for crafters wanting to extend their design skills beyond basic quilting, and the experienced who have not yet dabbled in this vast variety of techniques. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

Rezendes’s handbook of techniques for making fabric one-of-a-kind is for crafters of all skill levels. Novices will see this and be grateful. Those who have just dipped paint to fabric will be bolstered by the assistance. And experienced fabric designers will have some “ah ha” moments as they build upon their knowledge of painting, stamping, resists, image transfer, marbling, batik, and so much more.” — Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

Cheryl Rezendes’ new book is like an encyclopedia of information on surface design techniques. This comprehensive volume covers over 80 techniques in a fun and accessible way.

Organized in three parts, the book opens with basics and advice about work surfaces, tools and supplies, and more. The second part is all about the techniques. It is brilliantly indexed with color-coded chapters so readers can quickly reference whatever information they’re looking for. Within each chapter, Cheryl provides information and details on myriad processes. Interspersed are mini profiles of surface design artists. The third part, A Designer’s Notebook, offers advice on recordkeeping, color theory, and composition.

This book works in two ways: as a reference manual, readers can flip to any chapter to focus on a particular technique or, as a lesson plan, starting from the beginning, readers can gain a full understanding about surface design. Beginners and experienced surface designers will find this book a great addition to their libraries.” — Quilting Arts

Quilting Arts