Fabric Decorating • Step-by-Step Project Book
Subtitle: 95 Inspirational Ideas for Printing, Stencilling, Painting, and Dyeing with Easy-to-Follow Techniques + Over 925 Beautiful Photographs
Edition: 2
Publisher: Southwater; Anness Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London, England, UK
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781844765751; 978-1-84476-575-1
Copyright date: 2009
Other titles: Decorating Fabric
First sentence: Introduction:  Decorating fabric with an assortment of paints, inks and dyes is fun to do, and creating unique and original fashion accessories and soft furnishings is satisfying and rewarding.  As well as explaining and illustrating all the different techniques, this book contains 100 step-by-step projects ranging from simple to complex and from small to large.
Description: Lampshades, curtains, blinds, tablecloths, screens, clothing, picture frames, and even shower curtains can be personalized with the simplest of fabric decorating techniques. 

Whether your taste is for bold strokes of bright colours, or precise lines and soft, muted tones, there are projects in this book to suit all styles.  All the skills you need are illustrated with step by step photographs.

The simplest techniques are printing and stenciling. which require minimal equipment and work fabulously well on fabric furnishings. 

Next, leam how to paint with inks, oil crayons and paints on a wide range of fabrics including chiffon, cotton, canvas, linen, silk and velvet. 

Painting on silk is deceptively easy and a perfect technique for beginners, create bold and colourful masterpieces from wallhangings to scarves. 

The traditional fabric decorating art of batik uses hot wax for paint to build up patterns, pictures and abstract designs on cotton, leather and silk. 

You can also choose from dip-dyeing, tie-dyeing tea-dyeing, cold-water dyeing and marbling techniques to create a brightly coloured, dip-dyed fun floor cushion for a child or a sophisticated. marbled desk set.

With 95 practical ideas to make & 925 beautiful colour photographs, this is both a comprehensive reference book & an inspirational source of tried & tested ideas.
Notes: *Previously Published as: **Decorating Fabric** (2001)*
Table of contents: title: Introduction  6; title: Printing and Stencilling  10 (Stenciling); title: Fabric Painting  54; title: Painting on Silk  82; title: Batik  122; title: Dyeing and Marbling  164; title: Space-Dyeing  212; title: Templates  244; title: Index  254; title: Acknowledgements  2