From Fiber to Fabric: The Essential Guide to Quiltmaking Textiles
Jan 1997 · C&T Publishing Inc
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About this ebook
The quilter’s definitive resource on the selection, use, and care of today’s textiles.
This book from an internationally known quiltmaker and teacher is a thorough reference filled with fabric facts. Along with easy-to-understand directions for testing fiber content, thread count, colorfastness, lightfastness, washfastness, and shrinkage, you’ll find:
With a better understanding of how textiles are made, what to consider when buying them, and how to care for them once you bring them home, you will have much more enjoyment and less stress as you create your wonderful quilts.
This book from an internationally known quiltmaker and teacher is a thorough reference filled with fabric facts. Along with easy-to-understand directions for testing fiber content, thread count, colorfastness, lightfastness, washfastness, and shrinkage, you’ll find:
- Information on the effects of water and detergents on different fabrics and dyes
- Thread compatibility and batting selection charts
- Recommendations for storing quilts
With a better understanding of how textiles are made, what to consider when buying them, and how to care for them once you bring them home, you will have much more enjoyment and less stress as you create your wonderful quilts.
About the author
Harriet Hargrave Bio: Harriet Hargrave is a world-renowned quilter, teacher, and best-selling author. She is responsible for myriad products pertaining to machine quilting, from batting to fabric. In 1981, she opened the hugely successful quilt shop, Harriet’s Treadle Arts, in Denver, Colorado. harriethargrave.com
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