Synopses & Reviews
Mixed Media goes graphic, minimal and sophisticated. Go beyond commercially available materials and get your hands dirty! Create your own modern substrates through Krista's interactive project-based sewing workshops. Readers will stitch up 18 designer projects while experimenting with ways to stamp, print, paint, dye, and embellish fabrics to use for unique projects to gift and keep.
Beyond Cotton will take modern crafters and sewists beyond the world of commercially available fabrics by encouraging readers to work with different, but readily available materials like leather, rivets, and industrial-grade felt. Create a Leather Cuff in three ways: Stitched, Carved or Stamped; learn to create design repeats; set up a home printing table and experiment with dyeing fabrics. Krista encourages readers to break out of what is offered and to take ownership of their work from start to finish. This book is packed with skill-building techniques and crafty inspiration!
About the Author
Krista Fleckenstein lives in Anchorage, Alaska with her husband and four children. Her childhood was spent doodling, color sorting, and taking as many art classes as she could manage. As the daughter of a quilter, she grew up influenced by piles of fabric and the hum of a sewing machine. It wasn't until she had children that she started making her own quilts. She started her blog, Spotted Stones, in 2010 and since then she has quilted, sewn, printed, and painted her way into a creative life that she loves.
Krista's inspiration comes largely from the colors and patterns of Alaskan nature. She believes that doing your own thing (and making a lot of mistakes in the process) is what being creative is all about.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction/How to Use the Book Section 1: Tools and Materials
Comprehensive section on choosing the right materials and tools for the projects
Section 2: Design
Gathering Inspiration
Sketching
Color
Section 3: Projects
Block Printed Shot Cotton Scarf
Carving a stamp, considering repeats, and getting the best prints
Painted Baby Quilt
Painting on Fabric, Pillowcase-style quilt with ties
Dyed Canvas Apron with contract pocket
Experimenting with dyeing fabrics, optional bias tape accent (will serve as a work apron for screen printing)
Screen Printed Artwork
Setting up a home printing table, using vinyl stencil techniques to print a single image that will be embellished and wrapped aroudn a wall canvas
Screen Printed Stuffie
Creating a doll/stuffed animal printed using a drawing fluid technique
Screen Printed Tea Towels and Napkins
Emulsion technique, creating a large graphic design to print a large fabric panel, doing repeats
Leather Applique Pillow
Marking and cutting leather, stabilizing it to sew on top of other materials
Screen Printed Fabric and Leather Pouch
Screen Printed Artwork
Piecing leather with fabric, techniques to reduce bulk, installing a zipper
Men's Dopp Kit
Stamped leather-only box pouch with handle
Leather Cuff 3 ways
Stitched, carved, and stamped
Tote Bag 2 ways
Painted canvas with riveted leather handles, leather tote with fabric-wrapped webbing handles
Tufted Pillow
Tufting a pillow using metal rivets
Whole Cloth Lap Quilt with Bias Tape Applique
Creating a graphic design with bias tape on a whole background, quilting, and binding