A Fiber Artist's Guide to Color & Design: The Basics & Beyond

by Heather Thomas

In 160 pages with hundreds of photos, examples and illustrations, fiber artist, author and teacher Heather Thomas invites you to begin a new journey into classic color theory and the principles of design. Learn and apply color terminology, color scale, color value, color dominance, color temperature, complex colors, design elements, line, shape, blending and form. Also, texture, size and scale, design principles, contrast and balance. Workshop lessons such as monochromatic quilts-exploring the use of color, scale and contrast provide opportunities to practice. Another of the best-selling award winning Basics & Beyond titles from Landauer.

Genres: Quilting, Design, Sewing, Nonfiction, Crafts, Art

208 pages, Spiral-bound

First published September 1, 2011

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Reviews

[Janet Frost]

A very approachable guide to color theory. It was predominantly based on quilting and I wished there had been more woven samples. But overall a book I will go back to again and again.

[Erika Mulvenna]

A really good primer on color theory for crafters and stitchers who want to learn more about color choices in fabric. Written in clear, easy to understand language with nice diagrams and many examples of quilts to illustrate color schemes. There are also many exercises included for working fabrics in different color ways and learning about simple design principles. All in all a nice book for your library if you are a stitcher who wants to learn about color theory in fabrics.