From Fiber to Fabric: The Essential Guide to Quiltmaking Textiles

The quilter's definitive resource on the selection, use, and care of today's textiles.

This book from an internationally known quiltmaker and teacher is a thorough reference filled with fabric facts. Along with easy-to-understand directions for testing fiber content, thread count, colorfastness, lightfastness, washfastness, and shrinkage, you'll find:

• Information on the effects of water and detergents on different fabrics and dyes
• Thread compatibility and batting selection charts
• Reco...