The crafter's guide to patterns
Subtitle: create and use your own patterns for gift wrap, stationery, tiles, and more
By: Jessica Swift
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781454709053
Subjects: Decoration and ornament; Themes, motives; Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts)
Description: Design your own well-constructed patterns by hand! Aimed at crafters who need the skills to turn their creative ideas into reality, this easy-to-follow guide covers everything from finding inspiration and choosing colors to creating backgrounds, borders, and full-scale repeats. Step-by-step tutorials explain all the basics and show how to apply the patterns to multiple surfaces, including fabric, giftwrap, stencils, tiles, and more. Interviews with contemporary crafters plus stunning galleries offer a wealth of inspiration-AND you get 20 free motifs to download and adapt!
Notes: "Includes 20 free pattern motifs to adapt and use"--Cover.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Planning patterns. Sourcing inspiration; title: Color; title: Pattern and layout types; title: Making patterns; title: Using patterns. Fabric; title: Gift wrap; title: Stationery; title: Packaging; title: In the home; title: Reference. Resources.