Lutradur and the New Fibers is the essential guide for mixed-media and fiber artists who are looking to get started with spunbonded textiles. Spunbonded textiles are man-made fabrics that are strong and flexible but can also be soft and warm to the touch, making them ideal for textile art. They can be washed, dyed, painted, printed, stitched, burned, fused, foiled, stenciled, and slashed with ease. Lutradur and the New Fibers explores different types of spunbonded textiles--materials such as Lutradur, Evolon, heat-distressable tissue, Tyvek, and Kuninteir. Features include how to color with painting, printing, and dyeing, plus heating, distressing, fusing, and soldering techniques perfect for these spunbonded textiles. Additional techniques include image transfer, foiling, and stamping.

Get Creative with this Fabulous Cross Between Paper and Fabric. Discover all the wonderful things you can do with Lutradur®-the exciting new fabric that looks, feels, and folds like translucent paper, but doesn't tear or fray. Add luminous color and exotic lacy effects to art quilts, fabric or altered books, mixed media art. Try 27 fun techniques that produce fascinating Lutradur effects. Looking to try something that's fresh, fun, and creative? Wait till you get your hands on Lutradur, the new art material that combines the best qualities of fabric and paper. Lutradur is ready for almost anything-cutting, burning, stamping, painting, dyeing, and sewing are just the beginning! 2009 Forward Book of The Year Award finalist (Crafts/Hobbies Category)

An inspirational and practical guide to the potential of heat tools for textile artists. Soldering irons, heat guns and household irons can add texture and variety to textile work – whether it's hand embroidery, machine embroidery, quilting or felting. Stunning work can be produced with a variety of materials: hot and cold foiling; painted and plain Bondaweb (fusible webbing) on wood, paper, fabric and pelmet Vilene; making beads from synthetic fabrics, Tyvek and Kunin felt; melting and distorting plastic bags and cellophane; working in three dimensions; and embossing powders. With step-by-step instructions, full health and safety advice and stunning photography, this is an important book for all textile artists. Following on the bestselling Fusing Fabric and Surfaces for Stitch, it demonstrates the latest techniques wanted by all those involved in textiles. Back in paperback for 2018.

Take your creativity to another level with this collection of more than 60 surface-design techniques and 7 richly layered projects. In this follow-up to her bestselling first book, Fabric Art Collage-40+ Mixed Media Techniques, Rebekah inspires you even more to stretch the boundaries of fabrics, papers, and fibers. Learn how to combine techniques like resists and image transfers with unique surfaces, embellishments, and found objects to create dimensional works of art. Transform everyday materials such as batting and foil into something even more extraordinary than you ever dreamed was possible! • Learn the basics of working with paints and other mediums on creative surfaces • Mixed-media artists at any skill level will find something fresh and fascinating to try Praise for More Fabric Art Collage “Sixty new surface-design techniques will keep you busy creating with everyday objects, new products, and a variety of materials. . . . Whether you’re new to mixed media or a veteran, More Fabric Art Collage has the information and visual inspiration to get you on the road to discovery and creativity.” —Barbara Delaney, Cloth Paper Scissors

Mix It Up with Dozens of Exciting New Ways to Create Mixed-Media Fabric Art. Everything you ever wanted to know about mixed-media fabric collage - the techniques, the supplies, the fun of creating! Learn more than 40 original techniques, each illustrated with step-by-step photos. Find out which products work best for each technique. Test-drive your new skills with 5 small quilt projects. Have you ever melted crayons onto muslin? Painted wool felt with bleach? Heat-embossed quilt batting using lace? Rebekah Meier has, and she shows you how to create fabulous fabric collages with these techniques and many, many more.

Fine art meets fabric! Compose, create, and print innovative art quilts starting from your own digital photographs—even those from your phone! Well-known fiber artist Wen Redmond starts with the tools and equipment you'll need—any image editing software and a standard inkjet printer—and teaches you to alter images, print them on a variety of fibers, and accentuate them with stitching. With a sense of adventure, even a beginner can apply these techniques to create new and innovative works of art. - Transform your photographs into matchless works of art with mixed-media techniques and quilting - Explore inkjet printing on almost anything! Design with fabric, paper, and other substrates - Get photo editing, layering, and printing tips from respected fiber artist and teacher Wen Redmond - Learn new approaches to digital printing—perfect for quilters, fabric and paper artists, digital artists, mixed-media artists, photographers, art teachers, and more