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The Complete Guide to Designing and Printing Fabric

Techniques, Tutorials & Inspiration for the Innovative Designer
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The Complete Guide to Designing and Printing Fabric by Laurie Wisbrun is a thorough handbook that explores every aspect of fabric design and printing. It guides readers through the creative process from gathering inspiration, designing patterns both digitally and by hand, to exploring various printing techniques like screenprinting, monoprinting, stamping, stencilling, and digital inkjet printing. The book also covers developing fabric collections and working with manufacturers, featuring expert advice and clear, step-by-step tutorials.
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This book is ideal for textile designers and craft enthusiasts eager to learn fabric design fundamentals and printing methods. It is also well suited to students in arts and design seeking a detailed, accessible resource.

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The Complete Guide to Designing and Printing Fabric is a comprehensive handbook covering everything there is to know about designing and printing fabric

The Complete Guide to Designing and Printing Fabric is a comprehensive handbook covering everything there is to know about designing and printing fabric

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

The Complete Guide to Designing and Printing Fabric is a comprehensive handbook covering everything there is to know about designing and printing fabric. The book walks readers through the entire fabric design process, from finding inspiration, through step-by-step tutorials on how to design a pattern (both digitally and by hand), exploring different printing methods (such as digital printing, screenprinting, monoprinting, stamping, stencilling, resist dyeing, painting and inkjet printing), to establishing and developing a fabric collection, and approaching a manufacturer.

The Complete Guide to Designing and Printing Fabric is full of advice from established fabric designers with clear, easy to follow step-by-step tutorials.

Textile design is a competitive industry, and learning how to design fabric is something that both designers and crafters with an avid interest in fabrics are keen to learn more about. Companies such as Spoonflower (spoon.flower.com) have emerged, offering customers an affordable way to design and print their own fabric: upload a design and they digitally print the fabric for you. This accessibility means fabric design is increasingly popular.

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Praised as an inspirational and practical guide, this book comprehensively covers the fabric design and printing process. It is considered an excellent resource for students and professionals, offering updated techniques alongside motivational and aspirational content. -- prlog.org, April 2011
Claire Baker of Cleveland College of Art & Design highlights it as a vital reference and reminder of key techniques.

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ISBN: 9781408147009

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 October 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: A & C Black Visual Arts

Illustration: Over 200 colour illustrations

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 962g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Laurie Wisbrun is a pattern and textile designer specialising in art for textiles, craft/hobby products, home décor products, wallpaper, stationery and paper goods, children's apparel and more. She left her career in marketing in 2008 to set up her own business producing limited-run fabric. She quickly developed a strong following online, with her quilts becoming particularly popular. In addition to an exhibition at Surtex 2010 as a pattern and textile designer, several of her designs have been licensed for two collections of Robert Kaufman Fabrics.

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