Textile Surface Decoration

Beginning with a brief history of various materials and covering the practical requirements and techniques for the surface decoration, this book looks at ways of decorating materials such as silk and velvet by the use of ikat, direct painting, spraying dye, dip dyeing and transfer dyeing. It also looks at ethnic and contemporary fashion design. Textile Surface Decoration: Silk and Velvet looks at different ways of decorating silks and velvets, introducing methods such as ikat, direct painting, block printing and stencilling, embroidery, needlefelting, foiling, dip dyeing and transfer dyeing. The book includes a brief history of various materials and then covers the practical requirements and techniques for surface decoration, including examples from around the world, as well as a series of projects for items you can make using decorated textiles.