A Field Guide to Fabric Design : : Design, Print & Sell Your own Fabric : Traditional & Digital Techniques for Quilting, Home dec & Apparel

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Call Number: 677.022 Ki, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies / General / Kight, Kimberly
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	677.022 Ki	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies / General / Kight, Kimberly	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"If you have ever dreamed of showing your designs on fabric, textile aficionado Kim Kight, of popular blog True Up, is here to teach you how. Comprehensive and refreshingly straightforward, this impressive volume features two main parts. First, the Design and Color section explains the basics with step-by-step tutorials on creating repeating patterns both by hand and on the computer. Next, the Printing section guides you through transferring those designs on fabric-whether it's block printing, screen printing, digital printing or licensing to a fabric company-and how to determine the best method for you"-- Provided by publisher.
"A complete guide to modern textile design and printing. Written by a devoted student and aficionado of textiles who covers all things fabric on her popular blog, True Up, this book introduces readers to every aspect of textile design. General information about design and color principles and fabric basics accompanies step-by-step tutorials that show readers how to design repeats by hand and on the computer, how to select and build color palettes, and how to prepare designs for digital or hand printing. Hands-on steps for small-scale DIY block and screen printing are also provided. Finally, there's advice on the ins and outs of designing for fun and for profit. A series of Designer Roundtables features tips and valuable advice from design professionals like Amy Butler, Anna Marie Horner, Tula Pink, Bari J. Ackerman, and many others. The complete and detailed Resources section is a go-to reference guide for everything from where to get your designs printed, to the best design software, to which design schools offer degrees in textile design"-- Provided by publisher.

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Incredible Resource submitted by ksboes on June 14, 2014, 10:24am If you are considering designing fabric recreationally or commercially, this book is an incredible resource. It covers professional printing options exhaustively with chapters on subjects such as repeat styles, colorways, collections, marketing and more. The book is also peppered with insights from famed fabric designers such as Amy Butler, Tula Pink, and Denyse Schmidt. After borrowing this book from the library, I want to own it and have it for myself. Superb.

great resource submitted by manz on August 28, 2015, 12:26pm This book is great resource if you're looking to get started with print making or designing for fabric. You can screen print, block print, and more, and this book tells you all you need to know. I liked it so much I bought a copy! It's a great book to have on the shelf next to your work table :)