Book review: Fabricate
May 25, 2009 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Home & Living
Interweave Press has a brand new fabric art book out this spring that I think will really make mixed media artists sit up and take notice. Whether you are new to fabric arts or are an experienced sewer, you will find ideas for transforming retail fabrics or for revamping materials you already own with techniques that are easy to do and easy on the wallet!
Fabricate shows how to create unique effects by using both classic and modern techniques: pleats, crinkles, cut and fray, laminates, layers, applique, crazy stitch, burn out, etching, and more. My goodness!
Check out The Bookshop for lots more links to books about mixed media art in addition to this fine guide!
hey cindi
i love to make something out of nothing. i made a fabric book about owls for my daughter in law to be’s bridal shower. i quilted owl images on the front of the book cover and filled the book with photos, poems and facts about owls. The inside pages made from file folders. i got carried away and made a cover for the book out of a cardboard box covered with fabric. to finish it off i ran fabric thru the printer to make feather images and attached them to the front of the cover. the best part was the adventure i had of problem solving the process. it was a big hit and sooooo much fun to make
thanks
jeanne