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| Fabric Art Workshop: Exploring Techniques & Materials for Fabric Artists and Quilters | 
 enlarge | Author: Susan Stein
Publisher: Creative Publishing international
Category: Book
List Price: $22.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 11737
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 158923328X
Dewey Decimal Number: 702.81
EAN: 9781589233287
ASIN: 158923328X
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 YOU WON'T LEARN MUCH IN THIS "WORKSHOP" February 26, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you're expecting to learn the techniques in this book you'll be disappointed. The author uses 2-4 pages on each mini "workshop" with limited photos that are not helpful. The "instructions" are sparse and confusing. If you want exposure to various materials and possible sources and/or referrals to other books for greater detail on 2-3 of the materials then this might be a helpful resource.
 If you like to "experiment", this is the book for you! February 26, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I really didn't know how comprehensive this book was until I got it! It covers a wide variety of techniques and would be a great addition to someone's library who likes to play and experiment with various techniques in fabric embellishment and altering. My only critcizm is that there aren't enough detailed instructions. But then again, if there were, the book would have to be much thicker and probably a lot costlier. The author does make suggestions in places for other books on the particular techniques (like the angelina fibers). It's a great book for someone like myself who has a minimum knowledge of the various products and techniques mentioned, but just needs a bit of guidence in how to use them.
Well worth having in your library January 15, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I am not familiar with the author Susan Stein but I bought the book because I liked the look of the artwork on the cover, and the fact that the book covered a wide range of techniques for art quilting.
Best things about it :-
: the techniques were well illustrated and many showed four different ways of applying them.
: a very wide range is covered, some of which you don't find elsewhere such as making fabric beads, burned edge applique, distressed felt, rust dyeing, doing stuff with silk cocoons and the like.
: some very appealing discharge work and fabric collage
Worst things about it:-
:no real criticisms except that I am already familiar with many of the techniques
Overall appraisal : I'm still happy to have bought this book despite the above comment. It's easy to follow, has lots of ideas, and brings a host of things for art quilters together in one place. Many surface design books concentrate on putting your mark onto the fabric but not with what happens next. This book goes that little bit further.
disapointing January 12, 2008
22 out of 26 found this review helpful
I was very anxious to get this book, I thought I might learn something new. I unfortunatly was disapointed to find I already knew most of the techniques in the book. I also found the "step by step" instructions a bit limited. It is however a visually beautiful book. I would recommend this book to someone who is a new to working with fabrics, or someone who has little experience in art in general.
Playing with fabric art November 30, 2007
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
This is a well-presented book, covering many of the newer embellishment and mixed media techniques that have exploded onto the market in recent years. Each technique is presented in about 4 or 5 pages. The illustrations are what make it so useful. You can work from the fairly brief written instructions because the pictures are so easy to follow. Each technique offers 4 samples used in different ways. From this you could improvise and adapt the technique to your own requirements. It is an excellent introduction for people wanting to play with a range of new materials and techniques before concentrating on one or two.
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