Author: Marianne Barnes
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764335655
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts.
Weaving on Gourds
Author: Marianne Barnes
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764335655
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts.
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764335655
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts.
New and Different Materials for Weaving and Coiling
Author: Marianne Barnes
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764339929
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An ever-widening range of materials is being used by today's crafters to weave and coil baskets and to decorate gourds. Over 350 color images display the raw materials, techniques for their use, and final works of art created with them. Along with traditional materials such as reeds, white oak, ash, vines, plants, grasses, and bark, kudzu, grapevines, iris, sweetgrass, paper and wire provide new possibilities. Information is included on where to find natural materials, and how to collect and prepare them for weaving. Exciting uses for alternative materials are also explored, including wire, mesh, and recycled materials. Tutorials and projects from well-known weavers and gourd artists, along with an extensive list of resources, make this book a must have for weavers, crafters, and anyone with a passion for handcrafted fiber art.
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764339929
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An ever-widening range of materials is being used by today's crafters to weave and coil baskets and to decorate gourds. Over 350 color images display the raw materials, techniques for their use, and final works of art created with them. Along with traditional materials such as reeds, white oak, ash, vines, plants, grasses, and bark, kudzu, grapevines, iris, sweetgrass, paper and wire provide new possibilities. Information is included on where to find natural materials, and how to collect and prepare them for weaving. Exciting uses for alternative materials are also explored, including wire, mesh, and recycled materials. Tutorials and projects from well-known weavers and gourd artists, along with an extensive list of resources, make this book a must have for weavers, crafters, and anyone with a passion for handcrafted fiber art.
Gourds + Fiber
Author: James Widess
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN: 9781626546226
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
In this unique book, two leading experts in gourd crafting bring the timeless tradition of gourd decoration into the present day through 30 varied projects. Ginger Summit and George Widess walk you through each step of coiling, plaiting, twining, stitching, and knotting everything from pine needles to leather to beads.
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN: 9781626546226
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
In this unique book, two leading experts in gourd crafting bring the timeless tradition of gourd decoration into the present day through 30 varied projects. Ginger Summit and George Widess walk you through each step of coiling, plaiting, twining, stitching, and knotting everything from pine needles to leather to beads.
Coiled Designs for Gourd Art
Author: Catherine Devine
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764330117
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Coiling is a basketry technique used as decoration in gourd art. Step-by-step coiling techniques, as well as pattern designs, help gourd enthusiasts use coiled waxed linen and colored thread to enhance their work. 196 color photos show how to trim a gourd bowl or vase and use the coiled threads to add color to your favorite gourds. A special chart will help crafters design their own coiling patterns. Beginners and advanced workers with gourds will be inspired by this book.
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764330117
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Coiling is a basketry technique used as decoration in gourd art. Step-by-step coiling techniques, as well as pattern designs, help gourd enthusiasts use coiled waxed linen and colored thread to enhance their work. 196 color photos show how to trim a gourd bowl or vase and use the coiled threads to add color to your favorite gourds. A special chart will help crafters design their own coiling patterns. Beginners and advanced workers with gourds will be inspired by this book.
Making Gourd Musical Instruments
Author: Ginger Summit
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402745034
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Provides step-by-step instructions for making, decorating, and playing more than sixty string, wind, and percussion instruments made from gourds, along with numerous color photos and cultural information on the instruments' places of origin.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402745034
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Provides step-by-step instructions for making, decorating, and playing more than sixty string, wind, and percussion instruments made from gourds, along with numerous color photos and cultural information on the instruments' places of origin.
Gourd Pyrography
Author: Jim Widess
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402745027
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A guide to gourd pyrography--using heat to create works of gourd art--that discusses gourd prep and work basics, provides step-by-step instructions for several designs and techniques, and presents secrets from fifty artists.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402745027
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A guide to gourd pyrography--using heat to create works of gourd art--that discusses gourd prep and work basics, provides step-by-step instructions for several designs and techniques, and presents secrets from fifty artists.
Complete Book of Gourd Carving
Author: Jim Widess
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402704420
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Jim Widess and Ginger Summit, the best-selling authors of The Complete Book of Gourd Craft and Making Gourd Instruments, have done it again: they’ve produced another winner to delight the many crafters who work with gourds. Large, lavish, and astonishingly comprehensive, this breathtaking volume introduces every tool and every technique associated with gourd carving, offers fabulous projects that advance in difficulty, and presents a gallery of works designed to inspire. See how to choose and prepare a gourd, impress the surface with a design, and work with green gourds. The magnificent methods of decorative carving covered include fretwork, engraving, chip carving, carving with gouges, relief carving, inlay, and deep relief or sculptural carving. Throughout, color photographs of exquisite carved gourds present crafts styles from countries around the world. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402704420
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Jim Widess and Ginger Summit, the best-selling authors of The Complete Book of Gourd Craft and Making Gourd Instruments, have done it again: they’ve produced another winner to delight the many crafters who work with gourds. Large, lavish, and astonishingly comprehensive, this breathtaking volume introduces every tool and every technique associated with gourd carving, offers fabulous projects that advance in difficulty, and presents a gallery of works designed to inspire. See how to choose and prepare a gourd, impress the surface with a design, and work with green gourds. The magnificent methods of decorative carving covered include fretwork, engraving, chip carving, carving with gouges, relief carving, inlay, and deep relief or sculptural carving. Throughout, color photographs of exquisite carved gourds present crafts styles from countries around the world. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.
Antler Art for Baskets and Gourds
Author: Betsey Sloan
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764336157
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Enhance your gourd vessel or basket with antlers. Containing 169 color images and step-by-step instructions, learn how to drill, frame, and attach antlers to a traditional weave basket, gourd bowl, floor vases, and even masks. Twenty projects both baskets and gourds are featured for the beginner and advanced crafter. A gallery provides inspiration for your own creations.
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764336157
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Enhance your gourd vessel or basket with antlers. Containing 169 color images and step-by-step instructions, learn how to drill, frame, and attach antlers to a traditional weave basket, gourd bowl, floor vases, and even masks. Twenty projects both baskets and gourds are featured for the beginner and advanced crafter. A gallery provides inspiration for your own creations.
Gourd Art
Author: David Macfarlane
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402753683
Category : Carving (Decorative arts)
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Provides examples from twenty artists along with information on their tools, methods, and influences.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402753683
Category : Carving (Decorative arts)
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Provides examples from twenty artists along with information on their tools, methods, and influences.
Making Gourd Dolls & Spirit Figures
Author: Ginger Summit
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402732201
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
"If you're an artist looking to explore a versatile medium or are interested in making dolls, look to nature's bounty. Learn a variety of classic techniques as you create projects. Comes with a gallery of inspiring work by talented artists."--adapted from back cover.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402732201
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
"If you're an artist looking to explore a versatile medium or are interested in making dolls, look to nature's bounty. Learn a variety of classic techniques as you create projects. Comes with a gallery of inspiring work by talented artists."--adapted from back cover.