Intentional printing : simple techniques for inspired fabric art

✍ Scribed by Krawczyk, Lynn

• Publisher: Interweave;F W Media
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 152
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Draw, stamp, screen print, and more to create gorgeous art cloth! Intentional Printing walks you through a two-part approach to fabric design. Author Lynn Krawczyk starts by showing you how to develop your own distinct printing style by first identifying the colors, themes, and processes that speak to you and then using those ideas repeatedly to explore your furthest possibilities. At the same time, Lynn urges you to think beyond simply printing fabric and consider how the finished cloth will be used. She demonstrates a variety of printing, stamping, painting, and col. Read more...

Abstract: Draw, stamp, screen print, and more to create gorgeous art cloth! Intentional Printing walks you through a two-part approach to fabric design. Author Lynn Krawczyk starts by showing you how to develop your own distinct printing style by first identifying the colors, themes, and processes that speak to you and then using those ideas repeatedly to explore your furthest possibilities. At the same time, Lynn urges you to think beyond simply printing fabric and consider how the finished cloth will be used. She demonstrates a variety of printing, stamping, painting, and col

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Title Page
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Exploring Intentional Printing
What is Intentional Printing?
A Little Self-Awareness
Color
Imagery
Translating Your Awareness into Art
Chapter 2: Tools & Materials
Printing Tools
Fabric
Paint
Setting up a Work Space
Chapter 3: Fabric-Printing Techniques
Color-Wash Printing
Drawing on Fabric
Fluid Printing
Stamping
Decay Printing
Drop-Cloth Printing
Thermofax Screen Printing
Shadow Printing
Chapter 4: Handstitching
Why Handstitching?
Needles and Threads
Types of Stitches
Chapter 5: Layered Printing. Two Types of Layered PrintingQuiet Layered Printing
Intense Layered Printing
Chapter 6: The Projects
Printing for a Project
Beanbag Desk Weights
Coffee Talk Hoops
Color-Block Table Runner
Fabric-Wrapped Catchall Boxes
Granny's Garden Scarf
Fabric-Tile Triptych
Meditation Cloth
Petite Stacked Collages
Reclaimed Intentions Banner
Templates
Acknowledgments
Resources
Dedication
Copyright.

✦ Subjects

Textile fabrics -- History.;Textile industry -- History.;Textile printing.