The Cumulative Cloth, Wet Techniques

A comprehensive how-to reference that teaches wet textile surface design techniques for making custom cloth.<br /><br />Learn surface design for textiles, to create rich and personally expressive fabric surfaces. Projects by expert Susan Brandeis (author of the bestselling&nbsp;The&nbsp;Intentional Thread) help a range of levels--beginners to relatively experienced studio practitioners--experiment with each method.<br /><br />• Covers wet techniques in detail: application and layering of textile dyes, pigments, and chemicals to add color, pattern, and images<br /><br />• Dry techniques will be covered in a future volume: how to combine these handmade fabrics using cutting, piecing, layering, building, and embellishing<br /><br />• What&#39;s the &quot;Cumulative Cloth&quot;? A single cloth that readers add to with each chapter&#39;s techniques, eventually creating a piece of art.<br /><br />• Serves as a go-to reference to check technical procedures and safety guidelines (many methods and ingredients require caution)<br /><br />• Praise for the author&#39;s previous book: &quot;Brandeis takes us on a journey into the expressive nature of stitch . . . reveals how to manipulate stitches much like an artist might a pencil or paintbrush.&quot; —Embroidery Magazine