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~ Mixed Media and Collage Quilting Books ~

Better Home & Gardens Studio Spaces

Better Homes & Gardens Studio Spaces
Project, Inspiration & ideas for you creative place

168 pages, color, soft cover,
from Better Homes & Gardens

Whether you prefer pretty or practical, we have a studio space that will inspire you! Studio spaces showcases hundreds of organizing and DIY tips that will keep you focused on making what you love. Get a glimpse into the places where six of the most talented quilter's, fabric artists, plus find out what inspires them. Learn how to turn boring and chaotic work spaces into organized and inspirational studios. Conquer clutter and bring order to your supplies with can do projects for sprucing up you space. A few of the artists in the book Jean Wells, Valori Wells, Amy Butler, Erikia Ghumm and Anna Maria Horner.

$22.99 [Add to Cart]

fabric color magic book for decolourant

Fabric Color Magic
Stamp, Stencil, & Brush Your Art Out
with deColourant
by Abby Riba & Nick Coman

132 pages, color, softcover, from Harbor Sales
Now it is easier than ever to manipulate fabric color! Using "deColourant," you can add or remove color as desired. Includes easy to follow step-by-step instructions--23 fun projects for all ages and skill levels--tips and ideas for unleashing your creativity--techniques for stamping, stenciling, screen printing, and more.

$24.99 [Add to Cart]

Mixed Media

Fabulous Fabric Art with Lutradur
by Lesley Riley

62 pages + 2 sheets Lutradur, color, softcover, from C&T Publishing
Discover all the wonderful things you can do with Lutradur--the exciting new fabric that looks, feels, and folds like translucent paper. Add luminous color and exotic effects to art quilts and mixed media art.
Includes instructions for 27 techniques and 14 projects.

$20.95 [Add to Cart]

Mixed Media

Collage Fusion
by Alma de la Melena Cox

127 pages, color, soft cover,
from North Light Books

Alma de la Melena Cox developed the term "telamadera" to express the fusion of vibrantly colored materials, merging wood with collage and fabric.

$22.99 [Add to Cart]

Mixed Media

Surface Design Essentials
by Jane Davila

72 pages, color, soft cover,
spiral bound, from C&T

The Must-Have reference tool for surface design success. Includes 7 projects and an inspirational fiber-art gallery. Add new dimension to your quilts and fiber arts--create your own hand-painted designs, learn the basics of mixing paints to create your own effects, create fun designs with found objects.

$16.95 [Add to Cart]
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Mixed Media

Color Your Cloth -
A Quilter's Guide to Dyeing and Patterning Fabric

by Malka Dubrawsky

128 pages, color, softcover,
from Lark Books

Take your quilting and sewing projects to another creative level by personalizing fabric with hand-dyed colors and patterns. In this book, fiber artist Malka Dubrawsky teaches wax-resist, discharge, and over dyeing techniques that give fabric a one-of-a-kind, custom look. One dozen projects--from quilts to a camera strap--serve as inspiration for the techniques presented.

$19.95 [Add to Cart]
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Mixed Media

Printing by Hand
by Lena Corwin

144 pages, color, hard cover, coil bound, from Stewart, Tabori & Chang

Celebrated textile designer and illustrator Lena Corwin teaches you the three primary methods for printing by hand: stamping, stenciling, and screen printing. Step-by-step instructions and detailed photos make each project easy to execute. Includes a pullout of Corwin's original artwork. Projects range from stationery and clothing to furniture and wall embellishments.

$27.50 [Add to Cart]

Mixed Media

Paintstiks on Fabric Book
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Simple Techniques, Fantastic Results
by Shelly Stokes
32 pages, full-color

This is a "how-to" book, offers:
• Techniques for adding paintstik color to fabric, including rubbing,
stenciling, and masking applications
• Easy-to-follow instructions with step-by-step photographs
• Answers to the most common questions about paintstiks
• Complete procedures for prep, heat setting, and cleanup
• Dozens of inspiring color photos

$16.95 [Add to Cart]
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Mixed Media

Design Magic
for Paintstiks on Fabric
by Shelly Stokes

56 pages, color, softcover,

Design your own fabulous fabric. Explore the magical would of design and create personal prints in far less time than you ever thought possible. Design magic is easier than applique and faster than fusing. Enjoy the adventure with paintstiks as you find the inner designer in your self.

$22.95 [Add to Cart]

Mixed Media

Fabric To Dye For
by Frieda Anderson

80 pages, color, soft cover,
from C&T

Create a rainbow of color from just 4 basic dyes. Step-by-step instructions for everything from preparing your work area to mixing the dyes to washing and drying your hand-dyed fabrics. Includes instructions for 5 fused projects.

$23.95 [Add to Cart]

Mixed Media

The Surface Designers Handbook
by Holly Brackman

138 pages, color, hardcover,
coil bound, from Interweave Press

Discover the secrets to creating visual complexity and depth in fabric. Covers all aspects of dyes favored by textile artists, as well as discharging, screen printing, stamping, resist dyeing, burnout, beading, collage, and more.

$25.95 [Add to Cart]
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Mixed Media

Off the Shelf Fabric Painting
by Sue Beevers

Softcover, 96 pages, color,
from C&T.

Create fun, easy, one-of-a-kind painted fabrics right in your own kitchen! Using water-based paints, make everything from simple lines and splatters to salting, sun-printing, and resist. Soon you'll be sponging, stenciling, and brush-wiping like a pro! Includes 30 step-by-step recipes and 15 painting techniques.

$24.95 [Add to Cart]
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Mixed Media

Fast Fun & Easy Fabric Dyeing
by Lynn Koolish

62 pages, color, softcover,
from C&T

Learn to dye fabric the quick and easy way.
12 can't miss techniques for adding custom color to fabric, clothing, linens, and household goods. Techniques that produce rich results with minimal time and effort. Create lots of exciting color blends, patterns, and textures.

$17.95 [Add to Cart]

Mixed Media

Zentangle Basics
by Suzanne McNeill

18 pages, B/W, soft cover,
from Design Originals

Zentangle turns drawings into artistic design while reducing stress and improving focus. This relaxing process can be done anywhere and no artistic talent is needed. Features step-by-step illustrations for 25 tangles, and tips on how to relate Zentangle to learn spelling, math, social studies, geometry, and art.

$8.99 [Add to Cart]
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