Posts Tagged ‘craft DVD reviews’

Printing and Patchwork with Jamie Malden & Mary Gamester

25 Oct 2010 at 08:58

Karen Platt

Beckmann Visual Publishing, DVD's, Printmking, Sewing

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Printing & Patchwork with Jamie Malden & Mary Gamester DVD, produced by Colouricious, price 17.99 and available from www.beckmanndirect.co.uk
A simple introduction to block printing and how to use it in patchwork. This DVD also includes an excellent guide to colour theory and encourages you to make your own colour reference book. Mary Gamester demonstrates how [...]

Talking Threads Series 1 DVD

25 Oct 2010 at 08:50

Karen Platt

Beckmann Visual Publishing, DVD's, Fibre arts

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Talking Threads Series 1 DVD, produced by Colouricious, price 24.99 and available from www.beckamnndirect.co.uk
This is not cheap but it is worth it as it gives access to the inspiration and thought processes behind the work of nine creative artists. Names that you will recognise from the Inspired series of DVDs from the same production team [...]

Inspired Lutradur DVD with Ineke Berlyn

25 Oct 2010 at 08:34

Karen Platt

Beckmann Visual Publishing, DVD's, Fibre arts

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Inspired Lutradur DVD with Ineke Berlyn, produced by Colouricious, price 17.99  and available from www.beckmanndirect.co.uk
An excellent introduction to lutradur and its many uses. From painting it to making a lampshade and box, to burning it and creating little butterflies as embellishments. 10 chapters with clear and easy to understand instructions.

Inspired Textile Landscapes DVD with Gilda Baron

25 Oct 2010 at 08:16

Karen Platt

Beckmann Visual Publishing, DVD's, Fibre arts

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Inspired Textile Landscapes DVD with Gilda Baron, produced by Colouricious, price 17.99  and available from www.beckmanndirect.co.uk
In this DVD Gilda takes us through two methods of printing a background to embellish with stitch and flowers. It is not until you see examples of Gilda’s finished masterpieces near the end that you realise the full possibilities of [...]

Jean Littlejohn Maker Profile DVD

05 Jan 2010 at 13:16

Karen Platt

DVD's, Embroidery, Fibre arts, Odyssey DVD's

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Jean Littlejohn Maker Profile DVD, price 20.oo from www.odysseyartvideos.com
I highly recommend this video about textile and fibre artist Jean Littlejohn. It gives such an amazing insight into Jean’s way of working that is essentially unique to her. You’ll extract so much from this. Looking at Jean’s sketchbooks and the way she puts her embroidered and [...]

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