The Complete Guide to Customising Your Clothes: Techniques & Tutorials for Personalising Your Wardrobe

ISBN-13: 9781408152188 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 192 str.

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The only book to cover customizing all of the essential garments and accessories from head to toe. This sourcebook gives you all the inspiration and practical advice you need to put your own unique designs on your clothing.

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Chapter 1: The Basics
Why Customize?
The Search for Individuality
Sustainable Fashion
Upcycling
Research
Drawing
Generating Artworks
Placing Graphics

Chapter 2: Bleaching
Removing colour
Abstracts
Basic Patterns
Motifs and artworks
Practitioner interview with Paula Birch

Chapter 3: Colouring
Dyeing
Dip Dyeing and Over Dyeing
Tie Dying
Batik
Spraying
Practitioner Interview with Julie Verhoeven

Chapter 4: Printing
Placement or All Over Printing
Block Printing
Heat Transfer Printing
Digital Printing
Screen Printing
Pen and Ink
Practitioner Interview with Bobsmade

Chapter 5: Embellishment
Sequins
Beading and Buttons
Zips
Fringes
Studs
Toys and Trinkets
Stitching
Applique
Practitioner interview with Zoe Jeffery

Chapter 6: Deconstruction
Distressing
Cutting/slashing
Cutting then Tyeing
Patching
Practitioner interviews with NOKI, Martin Margiela, Jessica Ogden, Russell Sage
Chapter 7: Specialist Techniques
Needlepunch
Laser cutting
Embroidery
Embossing
Punching
Practitioner Interview with Jill Sander

Chapter 8: Gallery
Beading
Buttons
Needlepunch
Jackets
Laser cutting
Punching
Block printing
Dyeing