Visual Texture on Fabric: Create Stunning Art Cloth with Water-Based Resists

by Lisa Kerpoe

Overview

Look just beneath the surface...
This comprehensive guide to water-based resist dyeing techniques makes the process easy to learn (and even more fun to play with) using Lisa's test-driven instructions for creating depth on a flat surface. Paint, stamp, stencil, splatter, layer...and come away with soft, touchable fabric made with your own signature style.
• Design one-of-a-kind art cloth for your favorite quilting, sewing, home décor, and garment projects
• Create dimensional effects with ingredients like oatmeal, sugar, and soy wax-mix and match 8 resists with 7 application techniques for endless possibilities
• Materials for making non-toxic resists are easy to find, starting with your kitchen cupboards!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607054481
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	02/04/2025
Sold by:	OPEN ROAD INTEGRATED - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	98
File size:	90 MB
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About the Author

Lisa Kerpoe creates paintings on cloth, incorporating water-based media as well as a variety of surface design and mixed-media techniques. Her work has appeared in numerous exhibitions throughout the United States and internationally. Lisa is an adjunct faculty member at the Southwest School of Art in San Antonio, Texas, and teaches textile and surface design workshops across the United States. In 2008, Lisa was juried into the ArtCloth Network, a group of textile artists from around the country creating hand-dyed, printed, and painted natural fibers using a variety of surface design techniques.
Lisa is the co-author of Vibrant Color: Combining Soy Wax and Dye for Brilliant Results with Jane Dunnewold. Lisa has also produced two instructional DVDs - Irresistible Texture: Using Resists to Create Stunning Cloth and Vibrant Color (with Jane Dunnewold). Visit her blog, lisakerpoe.blogspot.com, and view her work at www.lisakerpoe.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Getting Started 6

The Resists

Flour 12

Oatmeal 16

Sugar 18

Potato Dextrin 20

Corn Dextrin 23

Soy Wax 26

Acrylic Medium 31

Water-Based Resists 33

Applying the Resists

Crackle 36

Sgraffito 39

Squeeze Bottle 42

Stencil 45

Stamp 48

Screen Print 52

Brayer Print 56

Applying Color

Dyes versus Paints 60

About Fiber-Reactive Dyes 60

Safety Guidelines 61

Hand Painting with Dye (Thickened, Liquid, and Wet-on-Wet) 62

Low Water Immersion Dyeing 67

Washing Out the Resist and Dye 68

Layering the Techniques

General Guidelines 70

Sample Ideas 70

Gallery 74

Appendix

Troubleshooting Guide 92

Recommended Application Techniques for Each Resist 93

Resources 94

About the Author 95

Editorial Reviews

Artist Lisa Kerpoe's latest book is a comprehensive look at using eight different resists to create unique fabric and surface design. Her easygoing style will encourage readers to approach the techniques with a sense of play as they enjoy the serendipity. Each chapter provides complete instruction so readers can jump to the technique that appeals to them without reading from cover to cover, although starting with the first two chapters would be helpful for beginners. This book is brimming with photos of supplies, process, and inspiring fabric samples. Ending with an opulent gallery of work by Lisa and others, a troubleshooting guide, and resources list, this book is a top-notch guide for surface designers.

Quilting Arts Magazine - Kristine Lundblad

Whether you have experience with dyeing fabric and surface design or are just getting started, Kerpoe's Visual Texture on Fabric will walk you through a library of resist types, applications, and methods for adding color All of the techniques are water based, using supplies like flour, oatmeal, washable school glue, and soy wax. Learn cool ways to create crackle resists, resists with a squeeze bottle, and sgraffito resists, with plenty of example photographs to follow.

Cloth Paper Scissors

Whether you have experience with dyeing fabric and surface design or are just getting started, Kerpoe's Visual Texture on Fabric will walk you through a library of resist types, applications, and methods for adding color All of the techniques are water based, using supplies like flour, oatmeal, washable school glue, and soy wax. Learn cool ways to create crackle resists, resists with a squeeze bottle, and sgraffito resists, with plenty of example photographs to follow.

3/5/13 Cloth Paper Scissors

Artist Lisa Kerpoe's latest book is a comprehensive look at using eight different resists to create unique fabric and surface design. Her easygoing style will encourage readers to approach the techniques with a sense of play as they enjoy the serendipity. Each chapter provides complete instruction so readers can jump to the technique that appeals to them without reading from cover to cover, although starting with the first two chapters would be helpful for beginners. This book is brimming with photos of supplies, process, and inspiring fabric samples. Ending with an opulent gallery of work by Lisa and others, a troubleshooting guide, and resources list, this book is a top-notch guide for surface designers.
-- Kristine Lundblad, Quilting Arts Magazine: 08/01/12

Whether you have experience with dyeing fabric and surface design or are just getting started, Kerpoe's Visual Texture on Fabric will walk you through a library of resist types, applications, and methods for adding color All of the techniques are water based, using supplies like flour, oatmeal, washable school glue, and soy wax. Learn cool ways to create crackle resists, resists with a squeeze bottle, and sgraffito resists, with plenty of example photographs to follow.
--Cloth Paper Scissors; 3/5/13

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