Textile Surface Decoration: Silk and Velvet looks at different ways of decorating silks and velvets, introducing methods such as ikat, direct painting, block printing and stencilling, embroidery, needlefelting, foiling, dip dyeing and transfer dyeing.
The book includes a brief history of various materials and then covers the practical requirements and techniques for surface decoration, including examples from around the world, as well as a series of projects for items you can make using decorated textiles.