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Straight Talk about Quilt Care: Display, Cleaning, and Storage of New and Antique Quilts and Needlework Review

Straight Talk about Quilt Care: Display, Cleaning, and Storage of New and Antique Quilts and Needlework
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This book, published in 2005, has been out of print for some time now. Quilter's Muse Publications decided to reissue the book as Straight Talk About Quilt Care II, an e-book with 123 pages, 22 chapters, 82 photos, and 8 graphics. The e-book has expanded topics and updated contact information for people and products mentioned, additional photos, and more. The e-book is available at: [...] The customer can print out pages of the e-book, as desired, for personal, home use.
The original print book will never be in print again, and much of its information has been surpassed due to changes of product lines, etc.

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Straight Talk about Quilt Care provides an overview of ways to preserve and protect quilts and other textiles to ensure their maximum longevity. The book concentrates on presentinginformation known in the past only to museum curators and professional conservationists. For all of those individuals who have ever wondered abouthow to clean, display, or store their grandmother's quilt in a home setting, and keep the item safe from moths, mildew, rodents, and other potential damage factors, such as light damage, this book is the one to have available for ready reference.Procedures for washing, plus an indepth look at various cleaning agents are discussed. The author adds many instructive "tales" that she has personally witnessed, as examples of what not to do in caring for textiles.

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Six Color World: Color, Cloth, Quilts and Wearables Review

Six Color World: Color, Cloth, Quilts and Wearables
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If all you were in the market for was an excellent resource book covering fabric surface design, the investment in this book would be more than worth your while, but the bonus found in Yvonne Porcella's "Six Color World" lies in her fabulous quilt and wearable patterns. Leafing through the pages of this instructional art textile book, one will find some of the most creative fabric surface design ideas in print. This book is a celebration of color and image design, and Yvonne is not afraid to explore every possible permutation of the color wheel in her foray into textile surface design. Basic Color Theory and History, Surface Design Technique, Dyeing and Painting Principles, and Image Transfer are thoroughly covered in the first third of Yvonne's well-written and informative text, followed by a sampling of general surface embellishment techniques. The book wraps up with Home Decor, Quilts, and Wearables, along with some very creative Banner ideas. Not for the rank beginner, but for those who are looking to expand their talents and skills in textile and fabric design, as well as venture into the fiber art world, this book promises some stimulating and challenging projects for the experienced quilter and textile designer. Another fabulous book by Yvonne Porcella!

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Shows how to paint and embellish fabrics, then turn them into one-of-a-kind quilts, clothing and home accessories. The book discusses cloths to work on; fabric paints, resists, and other supplies; brushstrokes; unexpected colour combinations; and methods for transferring images.

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