I love to check art books out of the library. They’re too pricey to buy most of the time but they’re also really inspiring so it’s great to get them for a few weeks to get a creative burst and then return them.

One of the creative books that I just checked out is called Fabric Art Workshop. It’s a really interesting book designed for people who are interested in doing art with fabric.

The book is set up in a cool style. It lists a type of fabric technique and describes what it is. Then it gives a few creative tips for how to use it. There are dozens of pages like this so you get a really good overview of all of the different techniques that you can use for creating fabric art.

Some of the techniques that are covered in this book include the use of paintstiks, monoprinting, adding sparkle with foiling, screenprinting and burning the edges of fabric. Some of the more creative techniques include “shaving cream marbling” and using unique fabrics like angelina fiber and gossamer silk.

This isn’t the easiest book to use if you’ve never worked with fabrics before (although it does have some good step-by-step tips for some of the techniques) but if you’ve done some fabric work (like quilting) in the past then it’s a great way to enhance what you already know.

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