2000 Pattern Combinations: step-by-step guide to creating pattern book by Jane Callender

Jane Callender

ISBN 10: 184994007X / ISBN 13: 9781849940078

Published by Batsford

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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Gift message in front. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> Pattern can be as expressive as music, as transient as breeze, or as stern as granite; it can lift the spirit or take it to a more sombre place. It has become a fascination for me over the years, providing a sound discipline for my stitched shibori work. We encounter pattern design on different surfaces on a daily basis. Even smooth white sheeting has pattern, the organisation of warp and weft threads in a plain weave, more easily seen in basketry, is pattern born out of construction. For pattern designers, never before has there been such a vast selection of techniques, enticing media and materials to work with or so many diverse sources for inspiration. With current weaving, transfer and printing technology, patterns can be interpreted in a myriad of different ways and applied to any number of surfaces. Pattern is created by the repetitive placement of a motif or design in a systematic way. The pattern maker uses geometric grids to ensure the placements are methodically accurate, w. Seller Inventory # Batch-FM282-VG-7168

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Title: 2000 Pattern Combinations: step-by-step ...

Publisher: Batsford

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

Pattern design is booming in the craft, textile, fashion and graphic design worlds. This is a much-needed book on simple and more advanced ways of creating pattern with a source of 2000 colourful combinations that you can use for further creative work.

The simplest pattern is a repeat of a motif. You can make that more interesting by creating a brickwork grid when repeating motifs. Make it different again by rotating the image, or by mirroring it. Taking the reader through various pattern developments thoroughly, it shows how one motif can lead to inexhaustible pattern interpretations. All these techniques are explained and illustrated, making the book an ideal way of learning about pattern design basics as well as finding an inspirational pattern.

This is a visually rich book that has application for any kind of designer, whether working on fabric, the web or the world of graphics.

About the Author:

Jane Callender is a textile artist who specializes in shibori. Through her Shibori work she has developed a passion for pattern making. She has studied at a range of colleges, including the Natalie Bray School of Haute Couture. She now lectures and teaches all over the world.