Crafts & Hobbies, Teen & Young Adult 

This series - Fresh Start - provides an introduction to the use of different art and craft mediums. The books use step-by-step photographs to illustrate techniques and show a wide range of finished works. This entry in the series offers instructions on making art from fabric. Fabric can be woven from either natural or synthetic (man-made) fibers; these fibers can be either coarse and rough in texture, or smooth and fine. The fibers might be wool, cotton or nylon. In this book you will be shown some simple ways of making threads from natural wool. It is important to do this at the start so that you not only understand how fabric is made but also begin to appreciate the skills and materials used. You will go on to decorate some pieces of fabric in different ways, and you will be encouraged to experiment freely in developing ideas of your own. - from Amzon