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Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond

$65.00 AUD
Unlock your creative potential with 'Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond,' the essential guide for weavers looking to elevate their craft. This hardback book, authored by renowned master weaver Tommye McClure Scanlin, is your go-to resource for mastering tapestry design. Spanning 192 pages of insightful content, this comprehensive guide offers over 60 step-by-step explorations that make complex design concepts accessible to every tapestry artist. Discover how to transform your ideas into stunning compositions that resonate with beauty and meaning.

In Part 1, you’ll delve into the fundamental principles of design tailored specifically for tapestry weaving. Each exploration is packed with practical exercises that will enhance your understanding of crucial elements such as line, shape, color, texture, emphasis, balance, and rhythm. Parts 2 and 3 focus on unique exercises that will challenge and inspire you to push your creativity.

Part 4 equips you with the knowledge needed to translate your designs into effective cartoons, ensuring your visions come to life on the loom. To further support your artistic journey, you'll find a treasure trove of resources, including helpful templates, finishing ideas for your tapestries, glossaries, and essential information that will carry you forward in your weaving endeavors. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned weaver, 'Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond' is the perfect companion to help you navigate the intricate world of tapestry creation and design. Bring your tapestries to new heights and redefine your artistic journey with this indispensable guide.

Author: Tommye McClure Scanlin Publisher: Schiffer Books
Bind: hardback
Dimensions: 203 x 254 mm
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 31-05-2021

Once ideas and images come to mind, the next step in weaving your tapestry-interpreting these into effective compositions-may be challenging. Learn here, in ways that relate specifically to tapestry art, the design basics you need to make your best work. Renowned master weaver Scanlin offers more than 60 step-by-step "explorations" that lead you from understanding design concepts in your head to using them on your loom. Be inspired to explore "weavable" ways to manage line, shape, color, texture, emphasis, balance, rhythm, and more for results that bring your tapestries to a new level. In Part 1, dive into the fundamentals of design. Parts 2 and 3 hold explorations-exercises with a tapestry twist. Part 4 teaches ways to turn designs into cartoons. A resource treasure trove offers ideas for finishing tapestries (essential to the design's completeness), helpful templates, glossaries, and other core information to carry forward on your creative path.

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Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond

$65.00 AUD
Unlock your creative potential with 'Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond,' the essential guide for weavers looking to elevate their craft. This hardback book, authored by renowned master weaver Tommye McClure Scanlin, is your go-to resource for mastering tapestry design. Spanning 192 pages of insightful content, this comprehensive guide offers over 60 step-by-step explorations that make complex design concepts accessible to every tapestry artist. Discover how to transform your ideas into stunning compositions that resonate with beauty and meaning.

In Part 1, you’ll delve into the fundamental principles of design tailored specifically for tapestry weaving. Each exploration is packed with practical exercises that will enhance your understanding of crucial elements such as line, shape, color, texture, emphasis, balance, and rhythm. Parts 2 and 3 focus on unique exercises that will challenge and inspire you to push your creativity.

Part 4 equips you with the knowledge needed to translate your designs into effective cartoons, ensuring your visions come to life on the loom. To further support your artistic journey, you'll find a treasure trove of resources, including helpful templates, finishing ideas for your tapestries, glossaries, and essential information that will carry you forward in your weaving endeavors. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned weaver, 'Tapestry Design Basics and Beyond' is the perfect companion to help you navigate the intricate world of tapestry creation and design. Bring your tapestries to new heights and redefine your artistic journey with this indispensable guide.

Author: Tommye McClure Scanlin Publisher: Schiffer Books
Bind: hardback
Dimensions: 203 x 254 mm
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 31-05-2021

Once ideas and images come to mind, the next step in weaving your tapestry-interpreting these into effective compositions-may be challenging. Learn here, in ways that relate specifically to tapestry art, the design basics you need to make your best work. Renowned master weaver Scanlin offers more than 60 step-by-step "explorations" that lead you from understanding design concepts in your head to using them on your loom. Be inspired to explore "weavable" ways to manage line, shape, color, texture, emphasis, balance, rhythm, and more for results that bring your tapestries to a new level. In Part 1, dive into the fundamentals of design. Parts 2 and 3 hold explorations-exercises with a tapestry twist. Part 4 teaches ways to turn designs into cartoons. A resource treasure trove offers ideas for finishing tapestries (essential to the design's completeness), helpful templates, glossaries, and other core information to carry forward on your creative path.

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