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Annie Trevillian: Handprint:
design on fabric and paper, selected work 1983–2006
This exhibition catalogue features work by one of Canberra's best-known textile artists. |
Artrageous crochet
by Penny O'Neill
This booklet contains 10 patterns for 'artrageous' crocheted clothing and accessories. The patterns are also useful starting points for your own designs. |
Belle Armoire, vol. 9, issue 1, January–February 2009
This magazine showcases more of the wide range of artworks usually found in this series. |
Connecting art to stitch
by Sandra Meech
This book will help you get over 'artist's block' with its techniques and methods for developing ideas and inspiration. |
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Experimental textiles:
a journey through design, interpretation and inspiration
by Kim Thittichai
This book takes a different approach from Connecting art to stitch, but will also help you to develop your ideas into a finished artwork. |
Fiberarts, Vol. 36 no. 4, January–February 2010
A huge variety of international textile art is covered in this issue, from textile installations at the Venice Biennale to fashion and wearable art to felt. I don't recommend their method of cleaning vintage textiles, though. |
From image to stitch
by Maggie Grey
Another wonderful book from Maggie Grey, this one covering many ways of adding images to fabric and paper for embroidery and embellishing. |
Hot textiles: inspiration and techniques with heat tools
by Kim Thittichai
Lots of ideas and techniques for applying heat to a wide variety of synthetic textiles and plastics. |
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Jane Austen’s sewing box:
craft projects and stories
from Jane Austen’s novels
by Jennifer Forest
The author opened the ACTTAA 2009 exhibition, where she talked about the crafts and stories from the novels of Jane Austen. This book is beautifully designed, and evokes the era. |
Junky styling:
wardrobe surgery
by Annika Sanders
and Kerry Seager
This book features the work of the designers of the label ‘Junky Styling’. There are lots of ideas for imaginative recycled clothing hidden among the chatty pages. |
SewStylish, Fall 2009
This magazine showcases fashionable embellishment ideas based on designer styles. The emphasis is on fashionable clothing based on Simplicity SewStylish patterns but applicable to any patterns. |
SewStylish, Winter 2007
More fashionable embellishment ideas based on designer styles, as well as sewing techniques. |
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Stitch, No. 61, Oct–Nov 2009
This magazine has much of interest for ACTTAA members: hand embroidery, using sequin waste, artist trading cards, needle-felting, Christmas decorations, drawn-threadwork and marbling. |
Surface Design Journal,
vol. 34 no. 2, Winter 2010: felt
This issue features exciting artworks and clothing in felt, from Kyrgyzstan feltmaking to clothing, wallhangings, stitching and installations. |
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