Print, Pattern, Sew: Block-Printing Basics + Simple Sewing Projects for an Inspired Wardrobe (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781611804621)

Create bold block prints for a completely custom wardrobe--print fabrics, customize patterns, and sew garments that truly express your own style.

This book offers:

- Clear how-to instructions for carving motifs from soft blocks, plus 13 designs to get you started

- A guide to printing on fabric and construct repeating patterns

- 13 projects and full-size patterns for garments and accessories for a complete hand-printed wardrobe

Infuse your everyday style with more color, more pattern, and more personality. Printmaker and textile designer Jen Hewett presents her distinctive process for block-printing yards of fabric with garment sewing in mind. Explore the process of designing and printing fabric through step-by-step instruction on carving blocks and printing pattern repeats. Hewett makes creating custom, hand-printed fabric approachable and doable.

Inspired by her California home, Hewett's designs reference the plants and landscape around her through botanical motifs, organic shapes, and a bold graphic quality. Paired with a playful use of color, the pattern designs here offer the perfect place to start with block-printing. Once you've printed your fabric, it's time to sew. With sewing patterns for simple garments and accessories, you'll discover the play between fabric and finished project and work toward building a highly customizable wardrobe. With step-by-step photos, clear instructions, and full-size sewing patterns this is a complete guide to sewing clothes that truly reflect your style and personality.

Author: Jen Hewett
ISBN-10: 1611804620
ISBN-13: 9781611804621
Publisher: Roost Books
Language: English
Published: 05/22/2018
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.70h x 9.00w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/02/2018
Booklist 05/15/2018 pg. 14
Library Journal 08/01/2018 pg. 96