A Field Guide to Fabric Design: Design, Print & Sell Your Own Fabric; Traditional & Digital Techniques; For Quilting, Home Dec & Apparel
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (780 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1607053551 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Good Book About Learning the Basics" according to Melissa Nobbs. This is a good book for someone looking to get started in fabric design. It covers all the basics for both digital design and hand printing. It includes a lot of questions and answers from popular fabric designers. It is well organized and has great pictures. Different types of fabric and dyes are also discussed. I would have liked to have seen more info about approaching fabric manufacturers and how to go about getting your designs. Great for beginners and designers I'm not a trained designer but I've been wanting to create my own fabrics. This book inspired me and gave great instruction on how I can get started without being an expert. The amount of information and tutorials is just right, I feel like I aced a Fabric Design 101 course!. "OK" according to HarL. I was looking for a book that described fabric design and repetitive design by hand - not computer. I had thought this would be it, but it got barely a mention. Would be good for someone doing this by computer. Simple explanations are helpful.
Next, the Printing section guides you through transferring those designs on fabric-whether it's block printing, screen printing, digital printing or licensing to a fabric company-and how to determine the best method for you.. If you have ever dreamed of showing your designs on fabric, textile aficionado Kim Kight, of popular blog True Up, is here to teach you how. First, the Design and Color section explains the basics with step-by-step tutorials on creating repeating patterns both by hand and on the computer. Comprehensive and refreshingly straightforward, this impressive volume features two main parts
IT’s a comprehensive guide to everything you need to know and everything you need to think about when it comes to developing and producing a printed fabric. (Threads, September 2012)If you’ve ever dreamed of having a go at designing your own fabrics, you simply must, must, must get yourself a copy of this book. Design and colour basics are explained, with step-by-step tutorials for creating repeat patterns by hand or computer. (designloftspot, 1/8/13)A Field Guide to Fabric Design by Kimberly Kight (click here for a link to her Blog 'True Up') is well worth reading for anyone interested in finding out more about this fascinating field. (Australian Homespun Magazine, September 2012)Fabric design, or textile surface design, has long
Kim Kight has been passionate about fabric and fabric design since she got her first sewing machine in 2000.