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A Dyers Garden
Rita Buchanan - $22.00
Comprehensive little book on growing plants for natural dyes |
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Anatomy of a Doll
Oroyan - $45.00
A complete book of doll design and soft sculpture. An adundance of new ideas and techniques never before found in one book. |
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Australian Yarn Art
$19.95
Australia’s top designers share with you what they do and why they do it. Makes you want to pick up your needles and start clicking! |
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Batik for Artists & Quilters
Piper - $65.00 HC
An extraordinary exploration into this magical art form. From step-by-step instructions to stunning coloured photos, for beginners and experienced artists with a wealth of information and inspiration. An invaluable reference |
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Beginners Guide to Silk Painting
Southan - $24.00
Twelve innovative step-by-step projects .. this book is for the complete beginner but is also ideal for those wanting to learn new techniques. |
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Colour Confidence
Jinny Beyers - $49.94
Jinny’s concept of a master palette for quilters revolutionised the quilting field. By using these colour swatches you will create an indispensable tool for learning to see colour in new dynamic ways. |
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Breakdown Printing
Benn & Morgan - $35.00
Another fabulous book from Committed to Cloth.. Breakdown printing involves applying thickened dye or ink onto the screen, letting it dry then printing it off using more dye or ink. It’s breaking down produces an ever-changing array of colours and textures, distressed and organic effects |
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Colour Works
Deb Menz -$39.95 HC
This book is designed to simplify understanding and using colour: consider the time you spend working with colour as play. There are no rules about colour, no rights or wrongs, only personal preferences!! This book is designed to simplify understanding and using colour. |
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Colour Mixing Handbook
Julie Collins - $34.99
An outstanding visual directory of over 8000 colour mixes in all key media. An easy to use pocket sized vinyl covered paperback complete with colour card |
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Complex Cloth
Jane Dunnewold - $72.00
Discover Jane Dunnewolds secrets to creating visual complexity and depth in fabric. Screen printing, stencilling, stamping, embroidery and beading. Complex Cloth is a one-of-a-kind resource for a variety of surface design techniques. |
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Colour & Composition
Masopust & Barker - $45.95
Through the use of this book you will develop a toolbox of methods, materials, colour combinations and compositional ideas |
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Contemporary Quilts
Sandra Meech - $46.20
This book covers - how to develop a theme thoroughly before starting to stitch. How to experiment with different fabrics, surface decoration techniques and mixed media, the importance of keeping sketchbooks and design files and the basic principals of design and colour. 200 stunning colour illustrations. Modern approaches to traditional quilting |
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Colour in Spinning
Deb Menz - $49.50
Written for fibre crafters seeking new adventures in colour: this book presents comprehensive, in depth discussions and step-by-step demonstrations of immersion dyeing, blending colours, and fibres, spinning and plying multicolour yarns. Inspiration for the novice or expert. |
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Complete Guide to Silk Painting
S Hahn - $35.20
Beautiful colour illustrations detailing the history of the silk trade in Asia. Info and advice on materials & equipment for silk painting. |
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Craft of Natural Dyeing
Dean - $24.00
The joy of natural dyeing is never boring and this book covers all areas of this ancient art. Taking you through each plant/dye material to create an infinite variety of beautiful, natural colours. |
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Dyeing & Screen Printing on Textiles
J K Taylor - $62.00
Joanne Kinnersley Taylor covers many of the key processes used in creating dyed and printed fabrics. cloth preparation, dyeing & printing, fixation, designing a repeat, preparing screens. |
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Decoration on Fabric
$46.20
A wealth of highly creative and innovative techniques and ideas for personalising all different types of fabric. From stitching and appliqué, thru painting, dyeing and printing. Detailed step-by-step guidance and advice. Lavishly illustrated. |
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Fabulous Felt Hats
Chad Alice Hagan - $35.20
Chad Hagan explains the simple process for making felt from wool.
15 spectacular hand sculptured hat projects |
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Fabulous Felted Scarves
Chad Alice Hagan/Jorie Johnson - $34.99
20 wearable works of art... infinitely varied with rich colours and forms. |
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Fast Knits, Fat Needles
Harding - $39.95 HC
Offers great designs, interesting yarns and simple patterns – ideal for beginners, uses most basic stitches, features unusual yarns that add sparkle to designs. Great for the beginner knitter. |
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Finding Your Own Visual Language
Jane Dunnewold - $ 49.50
A unique personal guide to design and composition. This book is a guide to accompany you on your journey as an artist. Written in four sections: 1) Getting, started 2) Continuing On, 3) What to do when you get stuck, 4) How to delve deeper into your own self. The main thing : keep working. |
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Fusing Fabric
Margaret Beal - $39.95
Armed with a soldering iron, you will discover how to cut, bond, seal, seam score and make marks on single or multiple layers of fabric |
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Handpainting on Fabric
Newman/Allyson - $38.50
It doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to draw and paint, anyone can learn to create gorgeous one-of-a-kind hand painted fabric designs. The authors show readers how to use readily available paints, dyes and art supplies to make stylish, vibrant wearables. |
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Handbook On Indigo Dyeing
Prideaux - $38.95
One of the best little Indigo handbooks around. Clear instructions, step-by-step pictures demonstrate the dyeing process, how to prepare and dye fabric. A huge variety of folding, stitching, binding & clamping techniques. |
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Hot Textiles
Kim Thittichai - $44.99
Inspiration and practical guide to the potential of heat tools for textile artists. Stunning effects, easy-to-follow instructions and inspirational examples. |
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How to Make Felt
Belgrave - $25.00
Shows in clear photographs how to make plain or inlaid felt and create a wide range of stunning items |
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Marbling Paper & Fabric
Taylor - $32.95
If you’re delighted by colour, and intrigued by pattern, this book is for you. You’ll learn how to prepare your paper or fabric, mix paints and choose colour. |
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Inspirational Silk Painting From Nature
Henge - $31.90
This book is designed to help give the beginner silk painter confidence to create their own designs.. includes examples of paintings / photos by well known artists. |
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In Sheeps Clothing
Fournier - $27.50
They may all look alike to the untrained eye, but there are scores of different breeds of sheep in the world. This book looks at 100 of them with special attention to the characteristics of the wool of each. |
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Take Silk
Judith Pinnell - $35.95
The textile worker will learn how to make their own substrate silk paper using decorative techniques.. if you love colour and the richness of silk, then this book is for you. |
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The Art of Feltmaking
Vickery - $29.55
Basic techniques for making Jewellery, Dolls, Buttons, Wearables, Puppets, Masks and fine art pieces. Exploit the natural properties of wool to make one-of-a-kind items. |
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The Art of Manipulating Fabric
Wolff - $59.95
The possibilities for 3 dimensional manipulation of fabric – gathering, pleating, tucking, shirring, and quilting woven materials. Photos, diagrams - an encyclopaedia of techniques that resurface, reshape & reconstruct fabric. |
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The Painted Quilt
Linda Kemshall - $29.95
Combining fabric paint, pens, pastels and image transfer plus practical instructions and photos. |
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Tray Dyeing
Morgan/Benn - $36.50
Packing cloth into a tray, pouring over a single or multiple colours of dye and leaving it to work it's magic. The resulting cloth is glorious in texture and colour. |
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Rug Hooking for the First Time
Donna Lovelady - $34.95
One of the easiest and most rewarding crafts – find out how enjoyable rug hooking is. |
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Shibori
Moller - $28.00
Clear and colourful step-by-step photos show how simple it is to transform fabrics using the ancient Janpanese craft of Shibori : the art of fabric tying, folding, pleating and dyeing. |
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Shibori
Lynne Caldwell - $38.50
Learn all the traditional techniques of Shibori. Lots of great projects & covers all techniques |
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Shibori For Textile Artists
Gunner - $49.95
Practical information on traditional & contemporary techniques tocreate stunning textiles. Tied & stitched designs, wrapping,folding, clamping, pleating & binding. |
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Simply Felt
Docherty/Emerson - $39.95
Marg and Jayne have taken this ancient and simple craft to new levels of contemporary Style with 20 projects that are funky to amusing to amusing to classic |
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Sky Dyes
Mickey Lawler - $57.99
A visual guide to painting fabric : Mickey demystifies fabric painting making accessible and practical for anyone with a little space, time and imagination. Her techniques are uncomplicated but the rich results make even the beginner feel like a pro. |
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Spinning Designer Yarns
Varney - $TBA
Few things are as satisfying as creating a special yarn for a special project. This book leads spinners into the world of super soft luxury fibres, textured effects and the depot’s miracles |
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Stitch, Dissolve, Distort
Campbell/Harding & Grey - $59.95 HC
Exciting ways to stitch, dissolve & distort fabric, both before and after stitching. Explains water-soluble materials, films, papers, and fabrics. Explains how to distort fabric by melting, stitching, using mesh & embossing tools. Easy to follow instructions |
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Suminagashi : The Japanese Art Of Marbling
Chambers - $38.50
Centuries before the art of marbling paper in the west was perfected, Japanese craftsmen were practising the closely related art of Suminagashi. Each marbled design is unrepeatable and extraordinarily beautiful. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations on how to imitate traditional designs. |
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Weave
Handmade Style - $38.50
Weave explains techniques of weaving and offers 29 gorgeous step-by-step projects for garments and homewares. |
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Yarns to Dye For
Taylor - $34.95
Kathleen Taylor is freelance knitwear designer. This book offers easy, inexpensive and fun ways to dye your own self patterning yarns. Projects include gloves, hats, scarves, socks, slippers, jumpers and vests. |
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