The Art of Manipulating Fabric
Product ID: 76397141
The possibilities for three-dimensional manipulation of fabric - gathering, pleating, tucking, shirring, and quilting woven materials - are seemingly endless. To describe them all would be to describe the entire history of sewing. In The Art of manipulating Fabric , Colette Wolff has set herself just this task, and she succeeds brilliantly. Working from the simplest possible form - a flat piece of cloth and a threaded needle - she categorizes all major dimensional techniques, show how they are related, and give examples of variations both traditional and modern. The result is an encyclopedia of techniques that resurface, reshape, restructure and reconstruct fabric. • More than 350 diagrams support the extensive how-tos, organized into broad general categories, then specific sub-techniques • Handsome photos galleries showcase the breathtaking possibilities in each technique and aid visual understanding by emphasizing the sculptured fabric surface with light and shadow • Textile artists and quilters, as well as garment and home decor sewers, will expand their design horizons with the almost limitless effects that can be achieved.
| Dimensions | 21.3 x 1.7 x 27.7 cm |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Generic Name | Book |
| Importer | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd |
| Isbn 10 | 0801984963 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-0801984969 |
| Item Weight | 1 kg 30 g |
| Language | English |
| Packer | Penguin Random House India Pvt Ltd |
| Print Length | 320 pages |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1996 |
| Publisher | Krause Craft |
| Reading Age | 16 years and up |
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Must buy for fashion designer
Such a great book if you love working with fabric in creative ways!It’s packed with techniques like pleating, gathering, smocking, and more.The explanations are clear, and there are tons of samples and diagrams.Perfect for fashion students, designers, or anyone who loves fabric play!
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In awe.
This is a textbook and will inspire me for years to come. Thank you for making it available.
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Excellent for textile surfaces
Wonderful book for textile and apparel designers
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Excellent
Book is tooo good n toooo useful
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Limited options but its nice!
I have been wanting to buy this book since a long time and finally found it on Amazon. It took a while to reach to me, considered its a ready made product which only had to be shipped, but it was packed quite nicely when delivered to me. I was a little disappointed by the limited options (as compared to what I expected) but it has been quite useful to me. I am a fashion designer and 'some' techniques came handy! Would like to browse more books from this seller though.
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Wonderful book
Wonderful book.
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Good book
Good book for designer who work fabric
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Five Stars
Good book
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Fonte de inspiração
Descrição de várias técnicas de texturas que podem ser aplicadas de várias maneiras.
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PERFORMING MIRACLES WITH FABRIC!
This really is a book about how to perform miracles with fabric! I disagree with Gingercook that this is not a book for novices or beginning seamstresses. I am just learning to use my Viking Topaz 30, taking lessons at the best sewing shop in Las Vegas, but I LOVE this book and, as others have said, cannot put it down! I have found ANSWERS to every question you could possibly have concerning getting fabric to do what you want it to do. I want to make a ruffle skirt for my 4 year old grand-daughter, but I want to make one with ruffles that stand out and "float" - not just hang there. Maybe other people know about Circular Flounce and cutting the ruffle pieces (as it shows on page 67) from a CIRCLE OF FABRIC - the strip closest to the center of the circle has tremendous flare, the next strip not so much and the third strip (which is cut farthest from the center of the circle has very little flare. The diagrams in this book are the best I have ever seen and they are on every page, helping you to understand, totally, how to do each step. It explains GRAINLINE BALANCE ON PAGE 70, with diagrams. Sorry but I had never heard of grainline balance, but I will never forget it now! I had never heard of a GODET, now I can't wait to try to make one and the SQUARE GODET shown on page 84 is one of the most beautiful things I have seen. Just take a large hankerchief (or large square of fabric) hold it by one of the 4 corners and let the fabric drape by itself. The drawing on page 84 shows this with 4 folds ending in a handkerchief edge. I can't wait to try to make one. I am taking this book to my instructors so they can teach me how to make a godet (go-day).I have never seen so many different drapery pleats. I especially like the CARTRIDGE PLEAT. Colette not only shows you all the different pleats, but she also shows you how to change them and make them look completely different.This book is an INSPIRATION, but it is not a book about which fabric to choose to make the miracles happen. It is about being able to make these miracles happen with ALL KINDS OF FABRIC.I'm taking classes in Heirloom sewing and this book shows how to do many of the Heirloom techniques and shows it with diagrams, making it easy to understand how to do all those intricate, gorgeous Shark's Teeth, Slashed Tucks, Keyhole Tucks, etc. The book also includes a chapter on Quilting and one on Stuffed Quilting & Applique, teaching you things that almost make you drool - because they are pieces of art and belong in a museum.I purchased this book on a whim while I was deciding whether or not to purchase the Colette Sewing Handbook by Sarai Mitnick and I ended up buying both of them.EVERY PERSON WHO SEWS OR WHO IS THINKING OF SEWING SHOULD OWN THIS BOOK. It is an inspirational book and a book of HOW TO PERFORM MIRACLES with fabric!
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Excelente libro!!!
Excelente libro!!!
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Super!! Absolut empfehlenswert!
Ich war erst skeptisch und wusste nicht ob ich es mir holen soll oder nicht. Aber (!) hätte ich gewusst, wie toll es ist, dann hätte ich es schon viel früher geholt. Das ist ein dickes Buch mit lauter neuen Techniken, auf jeder Seite sind mehrere Techniken gut erklärt. Dieses Buch würde ich jedoch schon erfahreneren Schneidern empfehlen, weil manche Techniken es in sich haben. Aber an sich sind die Techniken so gut erklärt, dass jedermann sie schaffen sollte.Ein wirklich wirklich gutes Buch!
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MERAVIGLIOSO
Amo la sartoria. Amo capire come sono costruite le cose e al contempo mi piace dare sfogo alla creatività. Libri come questo servono a dare gli strumenti per realizzare progetti articolati, perfetti e replicabili. Lo adoro. È altamente dettagliato, molte immagini e le spiegazioni sono chiare. Vien voglia di mettere in pratica la fantasia che scaturisce sfogliandolo. Amazon come sempre TOP. Grazie. Lo consiglierei soprattutto a chi sa cucire, ma anche per chi voglia sperimentare qualcosa di diverso…
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