Books
Need a little light reading? Hopefully our latest book and brand new journal will keep you inspired. If you'd like your copies signed just let us know when you order.
The Painted Quilt
"The only book on the market that deals with the application of color to the quilted surface - a technique that creates completely unique effects.

Dyeing, fabric painting and print techniques are an important part of the increasingly popular City & Guilds textile courses.

The Painted Quilt demystifies the process of coloring cloth using a variety of techniques including fabric paints, pastels, dyes, bleaches and transfers. The book combines simple techniques to produce complex textile surfaces, and describes exactly how these

effects are achieved with easy-to-understand step-by-step photographs and instructions. Many people have competent sewing skills but lack the confidence to create their own designs - this book will help them to explore their own creative potential to achieve effective and original designs. "
Hardback
128pp, colour, hardback, David & Charles, £19.99 plus postage and packing. This hardback edition is heavy so please note that additional postage will automatically be added when you click add to basket. Please click the appropriate button for your delivery destination. When you view the basket you'll see the regular postage and packing has also been added to create the total shipping price.
UK (+ £1.00)
Mainland Europe (+£2.00)
Rest of the World (+£4.50)
Paperback
128pp, colour, hardback, David & Charles, £12.99 plus postage and packing. This paperback edition is cheaper and lighter so makes a much more economical purchase! There will be no additional postage charges beyond the standard DesignMatters Store postage and packing rates.
thr3fold
Our collaborative venture written and produced with Catherine Nicholls is the thr3fold journal.
Filled with inspirational articles, projects and information the journals cover a broad spectrum of creative subjects including quilting, drawing, painting, printing, embroidery, knitting and collage. Each journal consists of a 52 page book gloriously illustrated in full colour and a CD packed with further information including printable patterns, copyright free images and video demonstrations.
Find out more about the techniques we love, watch us show you just how they work and learn all you need to know to have a go yourself. Read about the challenges we set ourselves, see the fruits of our labour and be inspired to get creative!
thr3fold - Issue 03
The latest in our series of books thr3fold Issue 3 is packed with all your favourite regular features such as Diary of a Quilt and The Last Word together with a new collection of articles designed to inform and inspire. This Issue covers amongst others, indigo dyeing, life drawing, knitting, quilting and screen printing. As always the 52 page book is accompanied by a CD containing a 52 page printable PDF document of exciting articles. There are also video demonstrations, printable patterns to help create some of the projects and copyright free images to use as the starting point for your own work. Don't miss it!
52pp, colour, paperback with CD (52 digital pages, patterns, videos and copyright free images), £17.95
thr3fold - Issue 02
Filled with inspirational and informative articles, the printed journal is accompanied by a CD packed with further articles, patterns, copyright-free images and video clips. We've found that the videos have proved really popular so Issue 02 has even more!
This issue features a wide range of topics from altered books to printing with dye.
52pp, colour, paperback with CD (52 digital pages, patterns, videos and copyright free images), £17.95
thr3fold - Issue 01

Issue 01 of the thr3fold journal covers an exciting variety of subjects ranging from hand knitting to monoprinting on paper. The journal comes with an accompanying CD equally filled with informative articles backed up with patterns, copyright-free images and video clips.
With absolutely no advertising the journals are pure inspiration.

52pp, colour, paperback with CD (52 digital pages, patterns, videos and copyright free images), £17.95


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