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The only book to cover customizing all of the essential garments and accessories from head to toe, The Complete Guide to Customizing Your Clothes breaks down the latest design trends for each fashion item, from dresses and skirts to t-shirts, shoes and bags by profiling designers in the field and showcasing the work of emerging talent. Hundreds of designs on fashion items are photographed in stunning detail to stimulate and inspire the budding designer, and are also illustrated together as part of complete looks that can be replicated or reworked. Throughout the book the processes and techniques used to create each design are discussed alongside inspiring and beautiful photographs. Masterclasses on a fantastic range of techniques provide practical advice on how to apply your designs to clothing and accessories using screenprinting, embroidery and batik, fabric painting and stencilling. Emerging digital print technologies are also discussed, as are innovative ways of combining traditional fabrics with plastics and even electronics. A resource section acts as a quick guide to the properties of different fabric types and the techniques and materials that can be used with them. Gallery spreads are also included to showcase examples of each technique and interviews with inspiring artists and designers such as Jil Sander, Martin Margiela, NOKI and many more complete this fabulous resource.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781408152188
eBay Product ID (ePID)111604274
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Complete Guide to Customising Your Clothes: Techniques & Tutorials for Personalising Your Wardrobe
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
AuthorRain Blanken
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height228 mm
Item Weight680 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorRain Blanken