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Give fabrics a unique and stunning touch by embellishing them with a wealth of remarkable techniques with the help from Fabulous Fabrics by Mary Jo Hiney. Then use them to lend all of your sewing projects a touch of distinction.

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Fabulous Fabric Embellishments

 

Fabulous Fabrics
Elegant & Innovative Techniques to Embellish Textiles

Author: Mary Jo Hiney
Pages: 128
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co
Item Code: 4Q0417
Weight: 1.90 lb
Our Price: $13.57
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Give fabrics a unique and stunning touch by embellishing them with a wealth of remarkable techniques. Then use them to lend all of your sewing projects a touch of distinction.

Try these:

  • Frayed Flower Appliqué—machine appliqué and free-motion stitching
  • Folded Jacket Patches—appliqué and fabric origami
  • Beaded Diamonds—bead embroidery
  • Ribbon Rooster—ribbon embroidery
  • Stenciled Velvet—theorem painting

The pleasure you take in using these techniques will be surpassed only by how much you'll love the results.

Ribbon Bug Geranium Scarf

 

Table of Contents

Introduction
8
Stitches and Flowers
10
Circles and Tucks
12
Pleats and Tucks
14
Quilted Vine
17
Cobwebbed Fabric
20
Shisha and Ribbon Quilt Squares
22
Chenille Blocks
27
Frayed Flower Appliqué
30
Folded Jacket Patches
32
Leaves and Trinkets Collage
36
Beaded Bumblebees
39
Beaded Dragonflies
42
Beaded Lace
48
Beaded Cut Velvet
51
Beaded Diamonds
53
Trails of Leaves
55
Seashells and Beading
58
Bead Bullions
60
Pencil Violets
63
Road Map Ribbon
66
Ribbon Rooster
68
Pansies in Pockets
72
Ribbon Bugs
75
Sponge Over Pattern
82
Background Painting
84
Sponge Pattern
86
Stencil Painting
90
Natural Blueprints
92
Stenciled Velvet
94
Geometric Blend
96
Painted Velvet
98
Silk Painting
101
Shibori
105
Photo Transfer
110
Checkerboard Velvet
115
Eclectic Embossed Velvet
117
Silk Flower Burnout
120
Stamped Hearts
124
Metric Equivalency Chart
127
Index
128

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