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The Surface Designer's Handbook by Holly Brackman, Learn to create richly patterned fabrics with The Surface Designer’s Handbook, the most comprehensive book for learning how dyes work and using them with surface design techniques, to include beading, and stitchery with paints. The Surface Designer’s Handbook will help crafters understand which dyes work best with which fibers, and how to apply this knowledge to create unique, original fabrics.

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The Surface Designer's Handbook by Holly Brackman, Learn to create richly patterned fabrics with The Surface Designer’s Handbook, the most comprehensive book for learning how dyes work and using them with surface design techniques, to include beading, and stitchery with paints. The Surface Designer’s Handbook will help crafters understand which dyes work best with which fibers, and how to apply this knowledge to create unique, original fabrics.

About the Author

Holly Brackmann has been teaching weaving and dyeing at the college level for more than 30 years. She holds an MA in art history from UCLA and has exhibited and lectured internationally, as well as curated textile and craft exhibitions. Her work has appeared in Handwoven, Surface Design Journal, Surface Design Newsletter, Weavers, and Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot. Holly is a professor of Textiles and Art History at Mendocino College in Ukiah, California.

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Encaustic Art How to Paint with Wax by Michael Bossom

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Bonding and Beyond Book 3	Transfer to Transform Book 4	Gardens and More Book 5	Conversations with Constance Book 6	Trees as a Theme Book 7
Giving Pleasure Book 8	New Dimensions in Hand and Machine Embroidery Book 9	Double Vision Book 10	A Tale of Two Stitches Book 11	A Sketch in Time Book 12
No Stone Unturned Book 13	Connections Book 14	Colour Explorations Book 15 by Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn	Over the Line Book 16	Grids to Stitch Book 17
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Learn Multiple Mixed Media Techniques w/ excercise chapters	Art Quilt Workbook by Jane Davila and Elin Waterston	Art Quilts at Play by Jane Davila & Elin Waterston	Altered Surfaces by Chris Cozen Acrylic Gels, Mediums & Paste	Beginner's Guide to Art Quilts by Banar Designs
Also See: Beaney & Little John (20+ book) Series	Create Your Own Hand-Painted Cloth by Rayna Gillman	Creative Surface Design by Sandy Scrivano	Complex Cloth by June Dunnewold	Creative Embellishments by Sherrill Kahn
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Stamping Instructional DVDs	DVD Interactive Gallery goes to Technique Fabricadabra Material Magic with Sandra McCall	DVD Interactive Gallery goes to Technique Rubber Paper Scissors with Judi Watanabe	DVD Interactive Gallery goes to Technique Stamp Art Inspirations with MaryJo McGraw
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