Publisher Description

The intriguing, botanical-scrapbook design sets this book apart for all flower-loving crafters, and the realistic projects are like no others; includes a dye-your-own-colours element not found in other books. Includes full-size templates for every project, a unique how-to-dye-your-own-fabric step, and a botanical focus on the popular craft subject of flowers. The herbarium approach here offers you a window into the natural character of plants, which lets you make your fabric versions amazing. The book is set up in a pretty herbarium format: first, each plant is collected directly from the field, and its key info and uniqueness are explained. Next, use the patterns from fabric artist Utopiano to create fabric versions for wearing or display. Projects range from simple (fabric flower brooches designed so that even beginners can enjoy the projects) to high intermediate level (more-complex flowers designed in "botanical specimen" formats). Feel the pure joy of creating blooming flowers with your own hands! AUTHOR: Utopiano's botanical fabric art is widely exhibited. She ranges far and wide in nature to understand and translate it with her work. Utopiano also runs craft-teaching workshops. She lives in Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan. SELLING POINTS: . Create standout brooches with amazing natural "personality" by basing them on the flower's botanical info . Raises your crafting with an extra feature: you dye your own fabrics for each flower's unique colours . Enables crafters who love the spirit of nature to honour even invisible elements like scent and presence 300 colour illustrations

Author Biography

Utopiano's botanical fabric art is widely exhibited. She ranges far and wide in nature to understand and translate it with her work. Utopiano also runs craft-teaching workshops. She lives in Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan.

Long Description

The herbarium approach offers you a window into the natural character of plants! These 20 wearable projects from naturalist and fiber artist Utopiano visually replicates each plant and everything about it--even invisible elements like scent, power, and presence. This intriguing, botanical-scrapbook shows you how to collect each plant from the field and identify its key traits and uniqueness. Then use the patterns to create fabric versions for wearing or display. Full-size templates for each project How to dye your own fabrics to replicate each flower's unique colors Enables you to honor invisible elements like scent and presence Projects range from simple to high intermediate level (more-complex flowers designed in "botanical specimen" formats). Feel the pure joy of creating blooming flowers with your own hands!

Feature

Translation from the 2017 Japanese ed., which has sold 8,500 copies to date (2/15/22). Because these are made of fabric, book has broad appeal to all fabric-focused crafters--you can add an amazing flower to many projects! For clothing-and-accessories sewists, couture crafters, multimedia & collage artists, floral design crafters, jewelry makers, quilters, and more.

Description for Sales People

Create standout brooches with amazing natural "personality" by basing them on the flower's botanical info Raises your crafting with an extra feature: you dye your own fabrics for each flower's unique colors Enables crafters who love the spirit of nature to honor even invisible elements like scent and presence

Description for Bookstore

Create standout brooches with amazing natural "personality" by basing them on the flower's botanical info Raises your crafting with an extra feature: you dye your own fabrics for each flower's unique colors Enables crafters who love the spirit of nature to honor even invisible elements like scent and presence

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