Fabric Embellishing: the Basics & Beyond

Embellishing your fabric with flair is more fun than ever, thanks to this fabulous guide!

• Over 50 embellishing techniques with step-by-step how-to photos and instructions
• 300 photos walk you through every technique and provide inspirational examples in a Designer's Gallery
• Step-by-step instructions and tips throughout each chapter show you how to create with new techniques
• Fabric manipulation techniques include weaving, dyeing, and photo transfers onto fabric
• Soft embellishments include appliqué, needle feting, and machine & hand stitching methods
• Hard embellishments include beading, sequins, silk cocoons, and edge burning
• Create a fabric workbook with dozens of workbook pages and step-by-step instructions to construct your own

Inside Fabric Embellishing: The Basics and Beyond, you'll discover, learn, combine, and enjoy over 50 exciting embellishing techniques that will enhance and personalize any fabric project.

Starting with the essentials, the authors cover equipment and supplies. The foundations section discusses fabric manipulation with techniques like weaving, tucks, stamping, dyeing, and more. The soft embellishments section includes dimensional appliqué, machine and hand embroidery, and wool beads, while the hard embellishments include decorative brads, metal, sequins, silk cocoons, melting and scoring, and much more.

Every technique features a large photo of a finished example to inspire you while clear details and instructions guide you every step of the way!

Featuring creative inspiration from four renowned fiber artists, Fabric Embellishing includes more than 50 embellishment techniques, from wrinkling, thread painting, and needle felting to adding dimensional applique, beads, mini marbles, crystals, and much more in 160 pages packed with hundreds of full-color photos.

Each technique is presented in three distinct categories, complete with clear instructions and step-by-step photography so you can try them all and inspire your personal creativity!

Ruth Chandler grew up in Japan and learned basic Sashiko from an elderly neighbor. Ruth made her first quilt in 1990—a queen size hand-Appliquéd and hand-quilted Hawaiian pineapple quilt—and she has never looked back. In her own unique style, she loves to use new techniques mingled with the old and her work usually shows the influence of her years spent in Japan. Ruth and her husband live in Colorado Springs, CO. (textileevolution.com)

Liz Kettle is a fabric and mixed media artist with a passion for teaching the joy of the creative process. Liz is an active teacher, blogger, designer, and videographer, and is the author, co-author, and contributor to several popular Landauer books.

Heather Thomas is a fabric artist, quilter, teacher, and prolific video instructor.

Lauren Vlcek has displayed her unique and whimsical pieces in art shows, doll challenges, magazines, book covers, and on television. Lauren has been a guest on The Quilt Show. She has taught art classes in her home studio, at conferences, and for guilds and shops specializing in embellishment and figurative art. Her art work is a pathway of expression for her life's experiences, challenges, and changes and is indeed extraordinary. Lauren lives in Colorado with her husband, two sons, and dog Charlie.