--- product_id: 4169396 title: "Art Cloth: A Guide to Surface Design for Fabric" price: "778 kr" currency: NOK in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.no/products/4169396-art-cloth-a-guide-to-surface-design-for-fabric store_origin: NO region: Norway --- # Art Cloth: A Guide to Surface Design for Fabric **Price:** 778 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Art Cloth: A Guide to Surface Design for Fabric - **How much does it cost?** 778 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.no](https://www.desertcart.no/products/4169396-art-cloth-a-guide-to-surface-design-for-fabric) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In a book with step-by-step color photography, crafters will learn how to create art cloth using dyes, color-removing agents, paints and foils in such processes as silk-screen painting, stamping, stenciling and handpainting, in a book that also includes wet-media surface-design techniques and plenty of project ideas. By the author of Complex Cloth. Original. Review: If You Could Have Only One... - If you were faced with the dreaded "only one" question for a comprehensive book on mastering the processes of making complex cloth, this would be IT.(See Su Bleiweiss' review for a description of what "art cloth" or "complex cloth" is.) This is a truly marvelous book. It is gorgeous,of course, with just enough beautifully-done photos of Jane Dunnewold's and others' pieces of complex art fabric to inspire but not so many as to overwhelm or intimidate It is well-written, and extensive beyond anything else available. Each process (dyeing,discharging,stamping & stenciling,resists (both water-based and bound), and screenprinting - plus metallic foiling & leafing)) is laid out, in an extremely clearly-written text. It is written so that you could start at the beginning and work through all the processes in order - and if you did all that, I imagine you would end up very highly-skilled indeed! Probably most fabric artists have some level of mastery of most of the processes in the new Art Cloth: A Guide to Surface Design for Fabric, and have dozens of books covering the various techniques. I know I certainly do - and Jane Dunnewold's earlier book, Complex Cloth, has previously been my best guide. It looks to me that with the publication of this new book, Art Cloth is now THE book to have, if you could only have one - it's certainly the one I will keep closest at hand. In addition to the various techniques, Jane talks about the process of creating meaningful layered cloth, and about the profound importance of "making" itself It's not just a "step 1, step 2" process (although the steps are all there, very clearly put forth), but a very personal & soulful journey. One of the things I love about Jane's work is the way she layers into her cloth words, phrases, and symbols that are meaningful to her - but these phrases are obscured, like the scenery in a deep fog: you may catch only a whisper or a hint of them, or maybe none at all beyond the impression of a letter or two, but the meaning is a deep part of the piece, the part that gives it life and soul. I think of these mostly-secret messages as prayers laid into each layer of the work. More importantly, though, it remains very clear that this book will be about YOUR work, YOUR journey, YOUR mastery and application of the outlined techniques - Jane's work is about Jane's vision, and YOUR work will be about your own. If you haven't already ordered it, you should do so immediately (no affiliation, just a grateful learner!). Whether you are a total beginner or an advanced fiber artist, this book will inspire and support your journey of exploration. It would be worth the price even if you only wanted to look at the pictures - but there is so much more in these pages! Review: Excellent ! - The positive reviews are spot on! Terrific book. Very clear, helpful, well organized and broad. Highly recommend for anyone interested in surface design on fabric. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #455,048 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #298 in Mixed Media (Books) #1,083 in Needlework (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 137 Reviews | ## Images ![Art Cloth: A Guide to Surface Design for Fabric - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71veaVczfjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If You Could Have Only One... *by C***R on July 20, 2010* If you were faced with the dreaded "only one" question for a comprehensive book on mastering the processes of making complex cloth, this would be IT.(See Su Bleiweiss' review for a description of what "art cloth" or "complex cloth" is.) This is a truly marvelous book. It is gorgeous,of course, with just enough beautifully-done photos of Jane Dunnewold's and others' pieces of complex art fabric to inspire but not so many as to overwhelm or intimidate It is well-written, and extensive beyond anything else available. Each process (dyeing,discharging,stamping & stenciling,resists (both water-based and bound), and screenprinting - plus metallic foiling & leafing)) is laid out, in an extremely clearly-written text. It is written so that you could start at the beginning and work through all the processes in order - and if you did all that, I imagine you would end up very highly-skilled indeed! Probably most fabric artists have some level of mastery of most of the processes in the new Art Cloth: A Guide to Surface Design for Fabric, and have dozens of books covering the various techniques. I know I certainly do - and Jane Dunnewold's earlier book, Complex Cloth, has previously been my best guide. It looks to me that with the publication of this new book, Art Cloth is now THE book to have, if you could only have one - it's certainly the one I will keep closest at hand. In addition to the various techniques, Jane talks about the process of creating meaningful layered cloth, and about the profound importance of "making" itself It's not just a "step 1, step 2" process (although the steps are all there, very clearly put forth), but a very personal & soulful journey. One of the things I love about Jane's work is the way she layers into her cloth words, phrases, and symbols that are meaningful to her - but these phrases are obscured, like the scenery in a deep fog: you may catch only a whisper or a hint of them, or maybe none at all beyond the impression of a letter or two, but the meaning is a deep part of the piece, the part that gives it life and soul. I think of these mostly-secret messages as prayers laid into each layer of the work. More importantly, though, it remains very clear that this book will be about YOUR work, YOUR journey, YOUR mastery and application of the outlined techniques - Jane's work is about Jane's vision, and YOUR work will be about your own. If you haven't already ordered it, you should do so immediately (no affiliation, just a grateful learner!). Whether you are a total beginner or an advanced fiber artist, this book will inspire and support your journey of exploration. It would be worth the price even if you only wanted to look at the pictures - but there is so much more in these pages! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent ! *by M***. on October 28, 2025* The positive reviews are spot on! Terrific book. Very clear, helpful, well organized and broad. Highly recommend for anyone interested in surface design on fabric. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book *by S***N on February 22, 2025* Book is like new, even included a plastic cover. Great ideas with clear instructions. 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