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Book review and giveaway: Art Cloth

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Art cloth, as conceived by Jane Dunnewold, is fabric on which complex layers of color and image have been built up. Art cloth can become the background for collage, art quilting, embroidery or other textile arts. Or it can stand alone as the art object it is.

Anyone who loves playing with color or fabric or both will enjoy Jane’s new book from Interweave Press, Art Cloth: A Guide to Surface Design for Fabric. It includes art philosophy, encouragement, basic information about tools and supplies, safety guidelines. Of course. But at heart, this is a recipe book — page after page of technique for coloring, discharging, and marking cloth.

Have you been wanting to learn how to use textile paints effectively? It’s in here. How about discharging color with bleach? That’s just the beginning of Jane’s ideas for removing color artfully from fabric. Maybe you’d like to learn stamp-making, stenciling, resist patterning, screen printing, foiling. She’s got you covered.

Best of all, Jane’s book includes no projects. It is not a set of instructions for creating a particular end product. Instead, she gives us the tools, permission, and encouragement to explore the making of art cloth for our own reasons, in our own unique way, to create our own unduplicatable style.

You know you want this book. It’s probably in stock at your local bookstore. If not, you can order it from Amazon.com — it retails normally for US$ 26.95, but it’s on sale right now for US$ 17.79. ISBN 978-1-59668-195-8.

Or you could win a copy right here! Interweave generously provided two copies of Art Cloth for our review and giveaway. To enter, comment on this post before 8:00 a.m. (Central USA time), Tuesday, August 31, 2010.  Two winners will be chosen randomly. Be sure to include your e-mail address. Any entries without contact information will be disqualified. Good luck!

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  3. “Anyone who loves playing with color or fabric or both will enjoy Jane’s new book….” That’s me! Would love to have a copy of this book!

  4. Would like the book! Espescially one that gives me tools for the art I see, instead of duplicating the author.
    Virginia, Freeport TX

  9. One of my secret dreams would be to take a class with Jane Dunnewold….but this book would be a good beginning!

  11. I would love to win this book! I’ve experimented with tea and food, but have not got much experience with textile paints. It will be great to dwell a little bit deeper into it!

  15. This looks like a fabulous book with wonderful information and techniques. Books are about as close as I get to classes, count me in to win, please and thank you.

  21. My Aunt loves Textile Art! She would love this book. Thanks for the chance

    jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com

  22. Another great giveaway book that most of us would love to win! I think I like the fact that this book doesn’t contain projects because then it will force us to think outside the box – great idea. Thanks for the chance to win a copy!

  24. I would love to win this book, I couldn’t get my hands on the previous one. It has been sold out here in the Netherlands for quite some time. Its been on my wish list from the moment I heard about it. I will soon celebrate my birthday, this would be a wonderful present!

  29. Would Just LOVE Jane Dunnewold’s book. Thank You for the Chance to Win this Awsome Book. Again Thanks for ALL that U Do. Fo Us ALL. Never won anything in my life but it sure is fun trying. and Wishing. Thanks Again..

  37. What a wonderful giveaway, I would love this book, it will open up more avenues for me. Hope I win one,

  38. i have a friend who would love this book. I’d love to be lucky enough to win it for her.

    mandiannie81 “at” gmail.com

  39. Please enter me for a chance to win, the book looks really interesting. I hope you’ll consider mailing it international! should I be lucky enough to win 🙂
    maya(dot)matthew(at)gmail(dot)com

  40. This book is awesome! I would love a chance to get this book for free!
    Thank you so much and I hope to hear from you soon.
    I have never won anything before so I am very anxious and excited!

    Thanks

  41. Jane’s work is always mind-blowing and I’d love to have this addition to my library!

    edie
    purpleone at gmail dot com

  43. I love crafting books that tell me how and not what to make. Too many books and magazines want to dictate my projects, when I just want to create!

  44. This book sounds really interesting. I haven’t done a lot with textiles but I am interested in all types of crafts. Please enter me in the drawing.

    blogbaby(at)comcast(dot)net

  45. I’ve been wanting this book since it came out! It would be great to win it. Thanks for counting me in.
    debbiesther @ gmail.com

  47. I’ve been eyeing that book and I’d love to win it! Dyes and textile paints are some of my favorite supplies to work with.

  48. I have been working two jobs for so long I’ve lost touch with my creative self. Perhaps this book would bridge the gap and help inspire me to find myself again.
    Thanks for the opportunity to try to win it.

  49. I would love this book. I love learning new arts and i love fabric so this would be a great book to have!

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