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An amazing array of traditional sewing and crafts techniques can be successfully and easily accomplished with Fiber Etch. Fabric Etching has full color photos and easy-to-follow illustrations throughout.

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Fabric Etching

 

Fabric Etching
Creating Surface Texture & Design Using Fiber Etch

Author: Iris Lee
Pages:96
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: Dragon Threads

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An amazing array of traditional sewing and crafts techniques can be successfully and easily accomplished with Fiber Etch. It is a unique fabric remover gel for creating etched designs and cut-away effects in fabric for clothing and home decor.

  • Creating devore or burn-out velvet.
  • Etching fabric blends for sheer and opaque areas.
  • NO-SEW methods.
  • Cutwork without scissors!
  • Reverse appliqué with layers of fabric
  • Etched designs using the embroidery machine.
  • Easy Appliqué of complex and tiny shapes!
Full color photos and easy-to-follow illustrations throughout. Fabric Etching is the definitive book on the techniques possible using Fiber Etch and is perfect for the textile artist, sewer and crafter!
Beaded Scarf

Table of Contents

Introduction  Blends
58
Foreword by Michele Hester
5
Reverse Appliqué
59
Acknowledgments
7
Lace
60
Introduction
8
Motif Appliqué
61
1. Fiber Etch Basics
10
7. Pre-programmed Machine Decorative Stitches
62
Frequently Asked Questions
11
Types of Usable Stitches
63
Fabric and Threads what can cannot be used
12
Incorporating Other Techniques
63
Thread Chart
13
Fabrics 
Basic Instructions
14
8. Fabric Blends
67
Supplies
15
Testing Fabric
68
The Fiber Etch Process
22
Variations in Fabrics
68
Techniques  Non-Stitching vs. Stitching
69
2. No-Sew Techniques
27
Polyester Blends
70
Decorative Holes
28
Silk Blends
71
Fringed Slots
29
Metallic Blends
72
Painted Cutwork
30
Wool Blends
73
3. Free-motion Stitching
32
9. Rayon Blends
75
Stitching on Printed Cottons and Rayon
33
Rayon-Silk Velvet
76
Tips for Free-Motion Stitching
35
Devore Technique
76
4.Cutwork Techniques
37
Rayon-Silk Satin
78
Easy Transfer of Designs
38
Information 
Traditional Cutwork
40
10. Projects
80
5. Appliqué
43
Wallhanging
81
Reverse Appliqué
45
Velvet Pillow
82
Cotton on Polyester
46
Butterfly Pouch
85
Cotton on Multiple Polyester Layers
48
Rayon-Silk Scarf
87
Reverse Appliqué Layered Cottons
50
Papercuts
89
Velveteen over Lame
53
Resources
93
6. Embroidery Machine Generated Designs  About the Author
95
Types of Designs
55
Bibliography
96
Cutwork
55
Index
96

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