Publisher's Synopsis
Learn how to create gorgeous hand-printed fabrics…and learn how to successfully showcase these fabrics in your finished artwork. Surface design artist Lynn Krawczyk provides thorough demos of her favorite surface design methods, including Thermofax® screen printing, soy wax batik, and the use of freezer-paper stencils. Viewers will learn how to successfully accomplish background printing on fabric using all of these techniques, as well as how to add focal images to hand-printed fabrics. Next, Lynn guides viewers through the process of incorporating hand-printed fabrics into a unique abstract composition. Discover options for arranging the fabrics and how to use hand stitching as a design element. Finally, Lynn shows how to attach the completed piece to a fabric-covered canvas and reviews hanging methods.
