Print With Collage and Stitch

by Holmes, Val

• ISBN13: 9781596685895
• ISBN10: 1596685891
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-17
• Publisher: Interweave Pr

Summary

The enthralling popularity of collography is taking textile artists to new heights. Learn this popular new technique from the best when you explore collography with embroidery teacher, Val Holmes. In her new book, Print with Collage and Stitch, Holmes shares everything you need to know about the exciting effects of combining almost endless permutations of collage, stitch, and print and how to incorporate these effects into your own stitched-textile work. Included is invaluable and beautifully illustrated information on embroidered collography plate-making, choosing the right printing surface, combining paper and fabric, embroidering onto prints, and how to work in a series. In addition to innovative collography techniques, you'll discover an in-depth look into monoprinting and incorporating common textile art techniques into serial monoprints. In Print with Collage and Stitch, you'll explore a simple and most fundamental mixed-media technique, popular for producing highly-sophisticated and complex-looking surface effects.

Table of Contents

Making the plate

Materials suitable for making the plate and for adding to the plate

How to make a plate

How to protect the plate for printing

Introducing brodagraphy

How to make a collography plate using embroidery

Printing from the plate without a press

Printing with a press

Different types of press that can be used

Developing a print using different color and application techniques.

Surfaces for print

A look at different papers and fabrics suitable for printing

Collagraphy for paper relief

Embroidering the print

Techniques for embroidery on paper to enhance the paper print

Embroidery onto a textile print

Printing onto textile surfaces that can be heated and distorted afterward

The monotype

Using some of the above techniques for serial monotypes

Conclusion - Exploiting prints in your work

Appendix: The press

Different solutions for bought presses and suggestions for borrowing

Clear plans and instructions for the construction of two different types of press

Suppliers

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