A guide to printing by hand on fabric. It explains how to translate design ideas into print and covers various methods of transfer, such as stencil, photo emulsion and dye baths.

I was really excited when I received "Printing on FabriC" by Jen Swearington. I do dyeing and surface design for a part-time job and I am always looking for new ideas for my projects. Printing on Fabric does a really good job at describing the products that they use on their projects, and I found a few of them that I'd like to try in my business. Swearington uses mostly dyes and inks, but I really liked her instructions on lining up stencils to make larger, continuous patterns on fabrics, and how to design repeat patterns.
This book is not for the very beginner, but after learning about some of the supplies, it is very appropriate. I consider myself almost an intermediate surface designer, and I still found some very good inspirations. ( )