Complex Cloth: A Comprehensive Guide to Surface Design

by Jane Dunnewold

Discover textile artist Jane Dunnewold's secrets to creating visual complexity and depth in fabric.
In this comprehensive guide, Jane explains her system of layering simple processes to produce
intriguing surface designs. Full-color photographs of fabric, quilts, and clothing provide a sampling of her beautiful results.

Experiment with fiber-reactive dyes, household bleach, fabric paints, water-based resists, photocopy transfers, foiling, silk
screening, stenciling, stamping, embroidery, and beading to create your own sumptuous fabrics. Complex Cloth is a
one-of-a-kind resource for a variety of surface-design techniques.

Genres: Nonfiction, Crafts, Quilting

Paperback

First published October 1, 1996

Reviews

[Tammy V · Rating 4 out of 5]

Must remind myself to look at the edition dates of books when I am in an obsession based book buying spree. This book is 1996 - great for its day but a bit behind 22 years later. Good basics for stamping, regular dyes (vs organic or natural), silk screening, stencils, direct painting. I'll keep it as a reference but it won't teach me much. Had I paid attentioin I wouldn't even have paid the used book price.