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 enlarge | Author: Colette Wolff
Publisher: Chilton Book Company
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 7771
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0801984963
Dewey Decimal Number: 646.2
EAN: 9780801984969
ASIN: 0801984963
Publication Date: October 1, 1996
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 many ways to change your plain fabric July 4, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Colette Wolff said her working objective was to catalog fabric manipulation; what they are, and what to do with a piece of cloth, and how to do it.
I make wearable art and bought the book for the many, many ideas both in photos and drawings. I want ideas to make my work distinctive.
Most of the manipulation is done with hand sewing. The diagrams are good and can be followed fairly easily. There is a section on machine quilting.
I could see combinations of designs being used in a wall hanging.
 Must-have for your craft library May 12, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've not seen any other book like it. I often refer to it for inspiration when I want to add texture to my sewing/crafting. I wish there was an updated, perhaps color-photo version of it. Otherwise, I love it!
I'll reach for this book again and again April 6, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I borrowed this book from my library to see what it was all about. After giving it a once over I ordered it that same day. There are so many techniques described with clear instructions, photographs and drawings that I wanted my own copy.
great reference book March 10, 2007
Wolff has created a very rich resource for textile designers and anybody wanting to experiment more. As a student, I find this book inspirational when I need some fresh ideas.
Technical & inspirational, for the art of manipulating fabrics March 2, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book holds a vast array of images & instruction on the art of fabric manipulation for all those simple, & yet other seemingly more complicated, details; from frills & pintucks, to flounces & wrinkled pleating. Especially helpful to those who are less than technically experienced in this field, but also VERY inspirational to those who have years of experience but who still have a creative mind.
The book is easy to read & follow, with lots of images clearly showing the design & process, thus allowing the reader to easily find what they are looking for. If you want to have inspiration &/or technical know-how at your fingertips, then this book will help.
We have used it in our Studio as a reference tool when help was needed for a technical procedure; incl a pinstripe skirt, a silk Posh Frock, & a cotton beach top, but we also found, from perusing the pages, that we got great inspiration for new designs when simply looking for help in solving others...have fun!
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