| New Directions in Chenille | 
 enlarge | Author: Nannette Holmberg
Publisher: Martingale and Company
Category: Book
List Price: $26.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 735540
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 112
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 1564772756
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.04
EAN: 9781564772756
ASIN: 1564772756
Publication Date: January 2000
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Product Description
Create the enormously popular look and luxurious feel of chenille in just five fun steps! Discover all-new Faux Chenille? techniques, such as incorporating ribbons, trims, and fabric scraps to create one-of-a-kind chenille fabrics. Learn to make raw fabric edges--even cotton--"bloom" into soft, beautiful fabric that's irresistible to touch. A magical world of color and texture awaits in: Nine step-by-step Faux Chenille projects, including wall quilts, pillows, rugs, handbags, and wearables Directions for making Faux Chenille in five simple steps--just layer, stitch, slash, wash, and dry Techniques for strip weaving, dyeing, and appliqueing cottons, muslin, and pre-quilted fabrics for unique textural effects Also see Nannette's first book, Variations in Chenille.
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 some nice ideas November 14, 2002
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
There are some nice ideas in this book but it isn't what I expected. I found the instructions to be a little bit long winded. It's a nice book to browse through however and doesn't give the reader an understanding on how to make chennille. I would still want to have this book in my library though I don't think I'd have to refer to it too often.
 New Directions in Chanille August 30, 2002
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Outstanding insturctional guide to making chanille quilts and wearable art.
Informative book August 30, 2000
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I enjoyed reading this book and it gave me some new ideas. I especially liked the discussion about making quilts from chenille since I am the Quilting host at BellaOnline. I think that it is a bit cumbersome the way the patterns are included since they have to be enlarged. I was glad to see the pattern for the asymmetrical vest and the jacket. They are both very creative patterns perfectly suited for chenille.
Not bad, just not enough! May 1, 2000
31 out of 31 found this review helpful
Holmberg's designs are fascinating. However, it would have been nice to have instruction for more of the items shown - for example, there is a photo of a really cute "Toddler's Hooded Jacket" but no instructions for it! A really good idea sourcebook, certainly, although I cannot understand her fascination with watermelons. Instructions are given for only two wearable items - this was somewhat disappointing (Her first book contains more). There are some interesting techniques, but I definitely preferred her first book.
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