All About Fabric Books
I have only made a few fabric books, but they have been fun and very satisfying. If you are into quilting or applique then they will be easy for you to make.
There are many different kinds of fabric books made and I am surprised that there are not more books available about them. I have seen some amazing works of art in the form of Fabric Books.
I quite like the small fat fabric book but you could make them any size you like. I have not seen many that have words in them but you could cut words from fabric or print words on paper and sew them on to the pages, paint or use a felt pen to write on the fabric or even bead the words.
Usually the picture on the page tells the story.They often have polyester batting under the fabric so the "feel" of the page is nice.It's also great to have tags and charms hanging off the pages. The more embellishments and texture that you manage to get into the book the more exciting it is to look through.
These Fabric Books make great conversation pieces on a coffee table, but be warned they do take a while to make.
The pictures shown in this lens are from my own Fabric Books and they are copyrighted.
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Fabric Art Journals: Making, Sewing, and Embellishing Journals from Cloth and Fibers
Fabric Art Journals: Making, Sewing, and Embellishing Journals from Cloth and Fibers (Quarry Book)
Amazon Price: (as of 07/05/2009)
This book has instructions for actually constructing books from fabric, which is exactly what I wanted. I have made quilts and altered books, but have not done any book construction. This book has the detailed instructions and plenty of inspiration for making personalized fabric art! I ordered the book from Amazon, got it in two days, and the next day had made a basic little fabric book ready for embellishment!!! Easy enough for a beginner, or a great start for someone familar with fabric! This craft is one that is destined to be customized according to the skills and views of the artist!
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Anyone Can Make a Fabric Book
When I made my fabric books I used fabric that I had pieced together then free machine embroidered first. I then appliqued my pictures on top of that. I sandwiched two pages together with batting in between them.The book feels great, and as I later beaded and hand embellished. Because of that it has great texture.
I have seen vintage style fabric books which are full of old photos printed onto fabric with a computer printer. This is great way to show pictures of family history.
Another Idea is just making a very simple book from Muslin( calico in NZ and Australia). You can leave the edges raw so they get that wonderful frayed look. You can use rickrack as that goes great with these fabric books. Using Muslin makes the book cheap and fun to write on with pens or to paint on or whatever takes your fancy. Old Buttons look wonderful on these books also.
Hope I have given you a few ideas to help you get started. Why not just play and see what you come up with. Remember there are no rules.
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Today I decided to go surfing on the internet to see whats what with fabric books 25th April 08.I was really surprised to find that there are not that many web pages about fabric books at all.
There are some sites about the old fabric books that we used to give to babies, and maybe we still do but I'm not sure as I don't have any babies around me.
I see there are a few round robins going on with fabric books but not much else.
I spose it is challenging to tell a story with fabric, but quilters do it everyday and in some ways that is what makes up a fabric book.
Its really a collage with fabric that tells a story like a quilt.
I will be interested to see if, with time, creating fabric books becomes as popular as ,say, Altered Books.
How To Make A fabric Altered Book
Exploring Fabric Collage
Join popular workshop instructor and author Lesley Riley in the fun of altering books, an innovative art form using memorabilia you've had around the house for years! Lesley demonstrates innovative ways to use ephemera, which materials work best, design and continuity dos and don'ts, her rationale for choosing particular fabrics, and how to avoid common mistakes. Learn a variety of ways to transfer images, and witness the resulting look achieved by each method. See how to "tip-in" pages, adhere mica, and "age" photos and fabric. Well delineated chapters allow you to jump to areas of special interest in her workshop.
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Fabric Book Cover
As you can see from the picture, I have made a very simple art doll to decorate the front page of a book I made.This doll is made from cardboard, you could use foam core if you wanted. I then decorated her with threads and fabric, and used a vintage picture for her head. I used wire and paper beads that I made for her arms and legs
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Fabric Memory Books: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration
Fabric Memory Books: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration
Amazon Price: $17.96 (as of 07/05/2009)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!, January 18, 2007
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This is Lesley's second book and well worth the purchase. So many ideas and information, very much like Quilted Memories, but oriented toward making books. It covers: tools needed, fabric usage, book binding methods, etc. There are so many wonderful examples of books made from many types of "fabric" like interfacing and other spun polyester materials, which is really inspirational. I took Lesley's class on making fabric books and this book is the perfect source for remembering and using what I learned. But, you don't need to take her class, all the information you need is right here. Many other artists also contributed work to the book and their efforts are really fun to see. Buy the book soon, you will go back to it often for inspiration and study.
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NaturalMindset wrote...
Hi,
I enjoyed your lens! Five stars and lensrolled at So Many Sewing Sentiments.
Posted February 11, 2009
CrypticFragments wrote...
I love fabric arts! may have to try this in my visual journal at some point
5* and lensrolled to my quilt fabric and Kaffe Fasset lenses!
Posted September 22, 2008
Adam wrote
I'm really excited about your fabric books :-) I've been quilting for a while and i get tremendous joy from it.
By the way, the reason why quilting is so much fun is because it puts you into a mental state called flow.
I only recently found this out!
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wish you were coming back to teach in the U.S.---I Love what you taught me--we made this book front in KY....I have never visited a squido before--can't wait to look at your others!
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I have never tried a fabric book, but your lens inspires me to give it a go.
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