- Paperback: 112 pages
- Publisher: C&T Publishing (Sep 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 157120072X
- ISBN-13: 978-1571200723
- Product Dimensions: 28 x 21.7 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 463 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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#179,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #33 in Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Dye
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Renowned textile artist Mickey Lawler's exquisite hand-painted fabrics are eagerly sought by quilters. Here she shares her amazing way with color and design, instructing readers of any skill level how to paint cottons to achieve remarkable scenic effects suggesting sunrises, sunsets, night skies, storms, seas, landscapes, and gardens. Most of all she exhorts us to have fun, to relax and develop a playful attitude toward our work, to enjoy the serendipitous results these techniques produce. Strewn throughout these vivid pages are gorgeous quilts by various artists utilizing Lawlor's hand-painted fabrics. Also included is one brief project for turning your own painted fabrics into a simple quilt. --Amy Handy
From Library Journal
Like many of C&T's offerings, Skydyes takes an easygoing tutorial approach to teach quilters new aspects of their craft. Known for her beautiful hand-painted cotton fabrics, Lawler here teaches the art of fabric painting to those who would rather paint their own than buy custom-painted fabric. Once supplies and equipment, fabric preparation, and painting techniques have been covered, the reader is led step-by-step through a series of landscape painting exercises illustrating each technique. All of the exercises are then pieced into an abstract landscape quilt that will serve as a permanent reference for the aspiring fabric painter. An excellent resource list and inspiring full-color photos of unique landscape quilts add to the value of this title. An excellent choice for any library collecting in this area.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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There are really only two things you need to remember to successfully complete the paintings in this book, and you probably learned these by the first grade: 64 crayons are more fun than 8 and Recess is the best part of the day! Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
There are really only two things you need to remember to successfully complete the paintings in this book, and you probably learned these by the first grade: 64 crayons are more fun than 8 and Recess is the best part of the day! Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Not what I thought! Even better!,
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This review is from: Skydyes: A Visual Guide to Fabric Painting (Paperback)
I was reluctant to buy this book because there were only two reviews, and I usually like to have a little more of an idea on books I can't actually look at myself, but this book is fabulous. I thought it was about dying fabrics, because when most people refer to fabric painting they mean painting on fabric with dye; this book really means paint. Mickey uses fabric paints that still leave the fabric soft to the touch, not rough. The talent and inspirational pictures and examples in this book simply are breathtaking. I can't wait to buy the paints and begin. I think this book will do very well with Piecing by Ruth McDowell, which I also purchased. Thank you Mickey for a book that was worth the cost, ten times over.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Create Your Own!,
By Heart To Hand (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Skydyes: A Visual Guide to Fabric Painting (Paperback)
After taking a fabric dying class one hot summer in the back parking lot of a favorite quilt shop, I fell in love with creating my own fabric for quilting and wearable art. When my teacher never came back to teach more I went looking for directions. Of course I had tie dyed in the 60’s, did Batik in the 70’s but never created my own sky fabric for my own lighthouse vest. So, I borrowed, purchased and reviewed many different books on Fabric painting until I found Skydyes. Mickey gave me the information on getting the right materials to create that perfect sun set, Cannon Beach rocks, and the wild Oregon surf! Create the fabric that you see in your own mind’s eye! You can do it!
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Sky Dyes,
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This review is from: Skydyes: A Visual Guide to Fabric Painting (Paperback)
I am very happy that I bought this book. I have been trying to learn how to dye fabric by the trial and error method. The book tells you exactly how to do this without tears. I have already pre-purchased Lawlor's new book, due in November, so I can go on to even more success.
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