books about: textile

books about: textile

books:

Textile

Sara J. Kadolph, Anna L. Langford

Prentice Hall, 2006

Connecting Textiles and Science
I use this book as the text for teaching a basic textiles course for sophmores. This text provides a sound foundation for students understanding the textiles and the science foundations that are the base for predicting textile performance. Every line is packed with ...

Masters: Art Quilts: Major Works by Leading Artists (The Masters)

Martha Sielman

Lark Books, 2008

An Education and A Delight for Artists and Collectors
Masters: Art Quilts is part of a series published by Lark Books under the premise of featuring major works by forty leading artists in a specific medium. To date, the series includes, in addition to this volume, Beadweaving, Gemstones, Glass Beads and Porcelain. ...

The Knitter's Book of Yarn: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarn

Clara Parkes

Potter Craft, 2007

BUY IT. No other book like it!
This book is the equivalent to a college course on fibers and their characteristics. NOW I know why some of my projects were not what I had hoped they would be; I substituted yarns that were the same gauge, but that wasn't enough. The patterns in this book are examples ...

Jelly Roll Quilts

Pam Lintett, Nicky Lintett

David & Charles, 2008

Nice patterns!
I bought this book for inspiration after buyng a Moda jelly roll on a whim and then having no idea what to do with it. I have read through the book several times, and I can't wait to make several of the patterns. I am keeping my eyes open for additional jelly rolls to ...

Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt

Megan Nicolay

Workman Publishing Company, 2006

A GREAT Birthday gift for your girlfriends! Whether a fashionista or not!
Pressed to find a great birthday gift for the girl who has everything? Or do you just want to give something unique and special? Why not give the gift that keeps on giving: a fun, edgy and easy-to-use craft book! Generation T is a gift for any lady!! It was given to me ...

Doodle Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners

Aimee Ray

Lark Books, 2007

Amazing!
I have been greatly inspired by Aimee Ray's embroidery. Picking up this book was great because I was able to get a good idea of stitches and see some wonderful project ideas. I had never embroidered before I had seen her work, so I can vouch for this being a great ...

The Art of Manipulating Fabric

Colette Wolff

Chilton Book Company, 1996

Just plain amazing !!
First let me say that I am a simple quiltmaker. But I am a fantastic dreamer! This author has taken all of my dreams and made them come true. I cannot believe the things she does with the most common of fabrics. She sews designs and stuffs them with batting, then ...

Fabric Art Workshop: Exploring Techniques & Materials for Fabric Artists and Quilters

Susan Stein

Creative Publishing international, 2007

UNBELIEVABLE!
If you like a clean house or a hot meal or clean clothes, don't, I repeat, DON'T buy this book. I received this book from Amazon, opened it up and started to read it. I was so innocent then. Then the book grabbed me and off I went on projects. I bought supplies, ...

The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of ...

Pietra Rivoli

Wiley, 2006

Fantastic, well-written, and eye-opening
Upon first glance, it might appear that this book details economic aspects of a single industry, namely that of T-shirts. You'd be mistaken. It instead offers an insightful look into several different aspects of T-shirt production, including agriculture, factory ...

Amy Butler's In Stitches: More Than 25 Simple and Stylish Sewing Projects

Amy Butler

Chronicle Books, 2006

Great Book
I loved this book! Nice pictures, and very informative! The patterns are great....but if you buy this, don't get "Sew it Kit" by the same author....there's only 11 out of the 15 patterns that are not found in this book.

One-Block Wonders Encore!: New Shapes, Multiple Fabrics, Out-of-This-World Quilts

Maxine Rosenthal, Joy Pelzmann

C&T Publishing, 2008

One Block Wonders, Encore
One-Block Wonders Encore!: New Shapes, Multiple Fabrics, Out-of-This-World Quilts Excellent book, easy to read and understand instructions . . .and . . . it has the instructions for the "boxes" that were not in the first book. Exciting quilts can be made from this ...

Little Felted Animals: Create 16 Irresistible Creatures with Simple Needle-Felting Techniques

Marie-Noelle Horvath

Watson-Guptill, 2008

Little Felted Animals
I am new at needle felting, but this book explains each step very clearly. The book includes photos and drawings along with very clear descriptions. They even show and tell you what you need for each product. This is a great book for anyone interested in learning ...

Figure Drawing for Fashion Design (Pepin Press Design Books)

E. Drudi

Pepin Press, 2002

Exactly what I was looking for
This is a great book. It is exactly what I was looking for. It demonstrates how to draw the body, face, poses and fashions.

A Is for Apron: 25 Fresh & Flirty Designs

Nathalie Mornu

Lark Books, 2008

What a fun fun book!!!
Just received this book as a gift ,, sat down to read it and look at all the fantastic ideas ! The thing about this apron book is that you get ALL the patterns in it ~ granted you have to have them enlarged 400%~ but for the price of this book, I am LOADED with ...

A Guide to Fashion Sewing

Connie Amaden-Crawford

Fairchild Pubns, 2006

Worth it for just one technique
While many of the techniques are covered in some of the other sewing textbooks you might have read one techique in particular stands out to me as I have never seen this elsewhere is how to sew a all in one facing professionally. Normally the intructions tell you to ...