Archive for the ‘Fibre arts’ Category

Layered, tattered & stitched by Ruth Rae

Layered, tattered & stitched by Ruth Rae, softback published by North Light Books in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-1-60061-188-9, price 15.99 from www.davidandcharles.co.uk
Inspired ideas with a unique flavour that will notch up your creativity. If you have ever become bored doing the same old thing with fabric, I’m sure you’ll find some [...]

Cornelia Hesse-Honegger Art on Silk

Cornelia Hesse-Honegger Art on Silk, hardback published by Scheidegger and Spiess. ISBN 978-3-85881-203-2, price 45.00 from www.scheidegger-spiess.ch
Designer Cornelia Hesse-Honegger has been known for her prints designs since the 80’s, many of them have been turned into garments by famous european fashion houses. Whatever she designs, she does so with precision and an unnerving eye for [...]

Fiber Expressions by Quilt National

Fiber Expressions, The Contemporary Quilt, softback published by Schiffer Publishing. Available in the UK and Europe, ISBN 0-88740-093-0, price 10.95 from www.bushwoodbooks.co.uk
This book shows 90 quilts that were entered into Quilt National in 1987. It is an historic record of the developments in quilt making. Most of the ideas are just as important now and [...]

Stripes by Tina Skinner

Stripes by Tina Skinner, softback published by Schiffer Publishing in the USA. Available in the UK and Europe, ISBN 0-7643-0482-8, price 19.95 from www.bushwoodbooks.co.uk
How do you feel about stripes? Whether you like them skinny or fat, vertical or horizontal, in numerous colour combinations – you’ll find them in this guide. Over 600 pictures of historic [...]

Toile by Michele Palmer

Toile The Storied Fabrics of Europe and America by Michele Palmer, hardback published by Schiffer Publishing in the USA. Available in the UK and Europe, ISBN 0-7643-1891-8, price 27.50 from www.bushwoodbooks.co.uk
Anyone who loves French Toile fabrics, will find this book of interest. This design book has a full complement of designs from  Europe and America. [...]