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!
Barb says
This looks like a great book that my daughter and I would really enjoy. Please enter me in the drawing
Kelli Robinson says
What a beautiful and inspirational book! I’d love a chance to win.
Yvonne Russell says
What a fabulous book – lots of inspiration. Thanks for the opportunity.
Anne says
This would be such a fun idea book. I can see using it for cloth book covers, funky wall art, fun clothes, and more.
Suzanne says
I love fabric. I love the texture and colors. This would be a fabulous read for me.
Linda Crosson says
Fascinated by fabrics, and want to start making textile art.
anna says
I would be VERY excited to win a copy of this:)
megan magnolia says
oh, awesome! i would so love this – i want to start adding fabrics into my work but i’m so intimidated!
Nancy says
I love textile art, and the book looks very interesting – thank you for the chance to win!
Heather says
I know I would love this book. Thanks for the opportunity!
meri says
Still in time!
Thank you so much for this chance to win such a beautiful book!
Ellen Lai says
Thank you for the chanc to win a great book!
Ange Hughes says
I would love this book! Thank you!!!
Mary Lear says
I would love a chance to win this awesome book. Thanks and keep up the great work.
mariel says
wait for me wait for me… i love to win this book! I do love art books this is on my wish list for sure!
Francis C. Moore says
I would love to have a copy of this book.
Mimi says
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Jeanne Clarke says
This is a must for all fabric fiends- such an inspirational book.
Linda Kelleher says
This would be an awesome birthday present:) I would love to win this book!
Susan Spiers says
Great giveaway! Looks like a terrific book! [email protected]
Julia D says
This is just the book I would love to have in my collection of craft books, for inspiration.
Karen K says
This book looks great and since I have her other book I would love to own this one too!!
Lyn Lewis says
SOooooo hope Im not too late to have my name thrown in the draw hat! Please…….lol
Sonya says
I really want the pretty book. Thanks for the opportunity.
patti says
I want to win .