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Hand-painted Textiles

A Practical Guide to the Art of Painting on Fabric
By Sarah Campbell
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Hand-painted Textiles by Sarah Campbell explores the art of painting and making patterns on fabric, showcasing the vibrant world of textile design. This book guides readers through creating unique designs using brushes, potato-cuts, stencils, and simple resists on fabrics such as cotton, linen, silk, and calico. It emphasises the creative freedom of hand-painting where patterns need not repeat, celebrating colour, scale, tonality, and the arrangement of pattern ideas. Featuring beautiful illustrations of Sarah’s acclaimed work, the book reveals the charm and inventiveness that fabric designs bring to clothing and interiors.
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This book is perfect for aspiring textile designers, artists interested in fabric painting, hobbyists exploring pattern-making, and anyone passionate about colour and creative fabric crafts. It suits those looking for hands-on techniques and inspiration in hand-crafted textile design.

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This beautiful and inspirational book written by a doyenne of British textile design explores the art of painting and making patterns on cloth.

This beautiful and inspirational book written by a doyenne of British textile design explores the art of painting and making patterns on cloth.

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This beautiful and inspirational book written by a doyenne of British textile design explores the art of painting and making patterns on cloth.

Fabrics bring colour and vibrance to our lives, adding inventiveness and charm to both our clothes and our domestic interiors.

In Hand-painted Textiles, lifelong textile designer Sarah Campbell takes you through her world of pattern and colour to uncover the joys of design from dots, stripes, and checks to more surprising decorative solutions. Painting straight onto fabric is a very different experience to designing for digital production. Everything is unique, the placing of the patterns and colours is in your hands. The beauty is that the pattern doesn’t have to repeat - there can be just one bird or just one square, if it’s in the right place. Beautifully illustrated with Sarah’s colourful and internationally acclaimed work, her fabric designs show the comforting rhythm and universal language of pattern.

Learn how to create your own unique designs using a range of tools and techniques including brushes and potato-cuts, stencils, and simple ‘kitchen cupboard’ resists.

Explore the delights of painting on different fabrics such as cotton, linen, silk, and calico/muslin.

Develop your understanding of scale, colour, tonality, and the organisation of pattern ideas, alongside suggestions on how to use your finished fabrics.

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Hand-painted Textiles has been praised by notable artists and designers such as Kaffe Fassett MBE and Brandon Mably for its accessible techniques and inspiring approach. Reviews highlight Sarah Campbell’s ability to encourage creativity and playfulness with pattern, praising the book’s wealth of ideas and joyful, uplifting style. It is seen as an ideal guide for anyone eager to explore hand-painted fabric design and to let their imagination run free.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781789940640

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 February 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Herbert Press Ltd

Illustration: More than 350 colourful photographs throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 220.0mm

Height: 278.0mm

Weight: 978g

Pages: 176

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About the Author

Sarah Campbell is an internationally acclaimed textile designer who, together with her late sister Susan Collier, founded and ran a groundbreaking and renowned design partnership, creating iconic motifs for the industry’s greatest names for more than 50 years. Love of pattern and colour and an inventive freshness are the hallmarks of her work. She now works on her own – making, teaching, writing, and continuing to paint designs on cloth and paper both for commercial production and to special commission.

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