Field Guide to Fabric Design: Design, Print & Sell Your Own Fabric - Traditional & Digital Techniques - For Quilting, Home Dec & Apparel

This is just a wonderful book! It covers the diverse methods of creating fabric design from start to finish. From computer generated to hand blocked - this book tells it all. The directions are very well done, and very well illustrated. The book begins at the beginning with tools and basic concepts. It covers creating designs with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and covers designing with simple hand block tools. Whatever your questions are about fabric design this book will answer them. I love it, use it and it will remain in my library !

Yes, this book is a few years old however, it does a really decent job at covering the different methods, tips, styles & color theory to successfully create patterns for fabric designs. This book also touches upon the business & resources for a budding designer & would make a great addition to their library.

Even though I have had some professional textile design experience in the past and know how to do hand painted gouache croquis and also repeats. Right now is a great time to 'jump back in the pool' of textile design. This book will give you a good push forward. Included are a great resources section, information about re-licensing and how to develop your brand. The basics of how to design repeats and correct repeats in Illustrator and Photoshop. Tutorials on block printing and screen printing fabrics and a good list with clear photos of commonly printed fabrics (samples of plain white and off white fabrics) printed large enough that you can easily see the weave in each. In addition are also sections in this book on various textile printing methods. It will quickly become the "go to" book on designing fabric in your library.

This is a good book for someone looking to get started in fabric design. It covers all the basics for both digital design and hand printing. It includes a lot of questions and answers from popular fabric designers. It is well organized and has great pictures. Different types of fabric and dyes are also discussed. I would have liked to have seen more info about approaching fabric manufacturers and how to go about getting your designs licensed. It is a great book for someone who is interested in designing fabric and is just beginning.

I have spent a number of years reading about various aspects of design, whether it be ceramic, typographic, or graphic in nature. Quite a number of these books are intended to give an overview of the industry and how to grasp an understanding of how to begin your own exploration. This is one of the few books that I have come across that offers a wealth of information in an easily comprehensible fashion. The author, Kimberly Kight does an exceptional job of helping you understand the following: * The foundations of design and color for fabric * The printing process for both traditional and contemporary methods * The overall applications of fabric design and * (Most importantly) how to go about doing it yourself, by including tutorials and advice from practicing designers I wish more DIY books were like this one. She leaves you with an enthusiasm to begin you're own designs and to share what you've learned. I highly recommend A Field Guide to Fabric Design.

One of my favourite books on repeat pattern making. The only one with easy and clear illustration on how to make half drop repeat in details as well as square repeat. It is always close to hand when I'm teaching repeat pattern making. The book has well organised, compact, accessible and detailed enough information to be a great help for beginners. The how-to-do half drop repeat by hand is the reason I love it.

This is one of the best books I have read in a long time on the subject of fabric design! I have literally been carrying it around with me everywhere I go. The topics discussed are relevant in both todays' world of Digital Textile Printing as well as in the traditional world of fabric manufacture. I recommend this book to anyone looking for either a well-written, concise refresher or for a new designer looking for guidance on how to get started.

You know, the cover design is a bit boring and I nearly didn't purchase this book! It's well laid out, the author explains everything clearly and overall it was an informative book from which you can then decide on which direction you'd like to proceed in and learn more about. The feedback from various professional fabric designers as you read through the chapters is also a good feature.

No puedo escribir en espanol. Lo siento mucho. Me alegraria si le gustaria a alguien traducirme. Pour moi qui suis artiste, ce livre est une Bible du "fabric-design". Il répond à toutes mes questions et comme un bon livre, il va au-delà de son écriture, il ouvre d'autres horizons. En particulier, un regret :" Dommage qu'on ne trouve pas ce genre de livres en Europe, dommage que ces activités soient typiquement anglo-saxonnes !" parce qu'on pourrait avoir aussi des adresses en Europe et pratiquer cet art, qui pour le moment nous est refusé pour raison de crise ou de je ne sais quoi. Pourtant, à bien regarder, ce livre donne aussi des réponses à ce sujet. Et c'est ce que font les femmes sud-africaines anglophones, si elles ne trouvent pas la couleur de tissu qui leur convient, elle la font. Si elles ont besoin d'un design spécial qui n'existe pas chez leur fournisseur de tissus, elles le font. Quand, les imitera-t-on, pour notre plus grand bonheur ?

This book is well written and geared towards the absolute beginner with no design experience whatsoever. It's simple and concise but covers all the basics. The photos and layout are excellent. Well worth a read if you have ever considered designing your own fabric for personal or possible commercial use.

Comprehensive guide for newly entered the field! I specifically was looking for visual concepts and some observations regarding the industry. The book covered all the topics I was looking for and many more. Note for future readers: the industry landscape has changed somehow since 2011, but it remains huge help in understanding and starting point for future explorations. I would highly recommend the book! To the author: I'm so much grateful that someone bothered to describe professional opportunities in the field and how things work in there along with technical information.

Un bon survol d'une grande quantité de techniques d'impressions sur textile, je chercherai ensuite un ouvrage sur le dessin manuel du motifs textile et toutes ses règles de composition. merci pour la possibilité de feuilleter j'achète rarement quand il n'y a pas cette possibilité de voir un peu l'intérieur du livre.

Possibly a more advanced book than I needed, but lots of good information, clearly laid out. Most of the photos are explanatory and relevant. They explain some methods far more clearly than words alone. This book is aimed at the person who wants to design yardage rathe than someone who wants to print small amounts but the information is usable by both