Artful Bird: Techniques And Inspiration: Fanciful Feathered Friends to Make + Sew - Softcover

Patner, Abigail

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596682388 ISBN 13: 9781596682382

Publisher: Interweave, 2010

Synopsis

Join the flock!

Create your very own aviary of charming, beautifully detailed, one-of-a-kind fabric sculptures with basic machine- and hand sewing, embroidery, and mixed-media craft techniques. Artist Abigail Patner Glassenberg, celebrated for her charming, quirky, personality-filled birds, presents 16 incredibly creative projects, as well as a gallery of birds from other noted fabric bird makers. In The Artful Bird, learn how to make dignified owls, friendly wrens, an elegant flamingo or a swooping crane in flight from the set of step-by-step basic birdmaking techniques and tips. Abigail also offers an array of creative ideas to give each bird individual character and personality and an amazingly lifelike, yet handcrafted appearance. Careful instructions and how-to photographs for the entire process with help beginners and more advanced crafters build successful, appealing birds.

About this title

About the Author

Abigail Patner Glassenberg has been making award-winning soft toys and soft sculptures since 2005. She has made more than 100 birds of every variety, selling them in galleries, boutiques, craft shows, and online. Her work has also been featured in magazines including Cloth Paper Scissors and in sewing, craft, and soft sculpture books. She lives in Welleseley, Massachusetts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Interweave
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1596682388
• ISBN 13: 9781596682382
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160