Stamp Stencil Paint: Making Extraordinary Patterned Projects by Hand

by Anna Joyce

Textile artist Anna Joyce’s design process is intuitive, relaxed, and rooted in the belief that we should live with color and pattern every day. Inspired by vintage fabric, folk art, shapes in nature, and exciting new color combinations, Joyce’s distinctive projects showcase the beauty of the unexpected and the mark of the artist’s hand. In Stamp Stencil Paint , Joyce shares her signature hand-printing techniques and infectious enthusiasm for adding patterns to ready-made surfaces such as fabric, ceramics, paper, leather, furniture, walls, and more. Following beautiful step-by-step photography, crafters learn new, easy skills to stamp, stencil, and hand-paint wonderful projects for their homes, wardrobes, families, and friends.

Genres: Nonfiction, Crafts, Sewing, Adult

144 pages, Hardcover

First published September 8, 2015

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok look at embellishing decorative items by carving your own stamps, cutting your own stencils, and painting. I skimmed a lot of this one - I was hoping to pick up some tips on stamp carving or stencil making, but didn't really.

[Joan Arbogast · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple, yet attractive projects with easy-to-follow instructions and wonderful photos.

[Margot Krekeler · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's about pattern-creating, not only on fabric but also on paper and other materials. Very helpful short 'Getting started' part, then 3 great chapters on stamps, stencils, painting. I learned a lot and had fun with my own projects.