Krista Fleckenstein lives in Anchorage, Alaska with her husband and four children. Her childhood was spent doodling, colour sorting, and taking as many art classes as she could manage. As the daughter of a quilter, she grew up influenced by piles of fabric and the hum of a sewing machine. It wasn't until she had children that she started making her own quilts. She started her blog, Spotted Stones, in 2010 and since then she has quilted, sewn, printed, and painted her way into a creative life that she loves. Krista's inspiration comes largely from the colors and patterns of Alaskan nature. She believes that doing your own thing (and making a lot of mistakes in the process) is what being creative is all about. Krista's patterns can be found in 101 Patchwork Projects + Quilts, Craft Tree: Table Toppers, Modern Patchwork Magazine, Modern Blocks, and Modern Quilts from the Blogging Universe. You can follow her on her website, www.spottedstones.com.
A fresh approach to revealing basic methods to do with block/screen
printing, painting and dyeing techniques and leather working
activities. Presenting handmade project ideas using clear
instruction and beautiful photography. I love the 'stuffies'
and the leather items are quite beautiful. The fact of the matter
with this book is that it is an excellent guide, but it also allows
ones artistic flair to surface. The maker can use the information
as a fail safe opportunity to either learn new crafts from scratch,
or to set their skills base higher in crafting projects that they
may have dabbled in previously. I like it!
*Debra Hall -TSS Reviews*
August 2016 Mixed media goes graphic, minimal and sophisticated. Go
beyond commercially available materials and get your hands dirty!
Create your own modern surfaces wtih Krista's interative
project-based sewing workshops. The 19 designer projects experiment
with ways to stamp, print, paint and dye and embellish fabrics
which you can then used to create unique projects to gift and keep.
From tufted pillows to a leather pocket apron, there is something
to appeal to all.
*Sewing World*
April/May 2016 Beyond Cotton inspires you to go beyond the
commercially available fabrics and get your hands dirty. The book
encourages crafters to work with new materials such as leather,
rivets and industrial grade felt. It features techniques such
as stitching, carving, embellishing or stamping to create an array
of personalised pieces from start to finish. With a gorgeous
selection of 18 projects including how to create a leather cuff in
three ways -stitched carved and stamped. The author explains how to
experiment with dying fabrics . The book is filled with other skill
building techniques and inspiration, all from a beginners
perspective. We love this book as it explains what tools and
materials you nee with clear photos to explain the techniques
involved.
*Craft Focus*
This is one book where I don't think the cover does it justice.
There is so much packed into it and so many different techniques
and methods used. The thing I really love about this book is it
takes you through step by step but then gives you a beautiful
project to use the techniques in. Each of the projects is fun and
takes
you through everything you need to know to make them. The book
gives you everything you need to
make exactly what you see. This makes the book so much more
amazing. You really can create everything.
The designs are really fantastic and the fact that you can use
whatever you learn in the book to make your own
designs. Sometimes you learn new things and that's the end of it.
With this book the projects stimulate you
to start designing and making your own projects. The book takes you
through each stage and through each new technique. It takes you
through anything that might go wrong and how you can stop or fix
them. The projects range from the fun and bright to
sophisticated and stylish.If you want to expand the way you work
with
fabric and other mediums then this book would be brilliant for you.
The fact you learn everything from stamping,
printing, dying to painting. You also learn how to sew the projects
and everything else you need to know. This is a very informative
book with beautiful projects. You will really be amazed at what you
can make. Fantastic Book!! For the full review and images:
http://www.crochetaddictuk.com/2016/01/beyond-cotton-lucky-spool-media-book.html
The book gives you everything you need to make exactly what you
see. This makes the book so much more amazing. You really can
create everything.
*Crochet Addict UK*
Here are 18 mixed-media projects for modern sewers. This book
covers a range of techniques and explains everything required to
complete the project. It encourages us to work with readily
available materials such as leather, rivets and industrial-grade
felt. This book is packed with skill-building techniques and crafty
inspiration.
*Machine Knitting Monthly*
The title might lead you to think that this is a book about
fabrics. In a way it is – it's a book about mixed media sewing
projects. It's all about making things by hand – stamping,
printing, dyeing and painting on cotton and other fabrics. Once you
start to work like this, your work takes on a more personal note
than can usually be achieved by using commercial fabrics. The book
includes painting on fabric, block printing, screen printing,
dyeing and working with leather and bias binding tape work. In the
Introduction, you'll find all about gathering inspiration, and the
processes involved in putting them into practice. The contemporary
projects are beautiful. This is a clear, easy-to-use book with
great photography and a contemporary feel. My favourite project is
the stuffies, little creatures that people of all ages will love. I
also love the simplicity of the fish design in the table runner. A
fabulous book that I am happy to recommend.
*Karen Platt- yarnsandfabrics.co.uk*
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