Books guide readers beyond ‘the box’ – 3161th Edition
31 Jan 2010 No Comments
It's a great time to be a crafty book lover. Publishers are marketing great books to those of us with the DIY mind-set, so this week I'm highlighting new releases that have caught my eye. “Printing By Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens,” by Lena Corwin (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 144 pages,…
It’s a great time to be a crafty book lover.
Publishers are marketing great books to those of us with the DIY mind-set, so this week I’m highlighting new releases that have caught my eye.
“Printing By Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens,”by Lena Corwin (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 144 pages, $27.50)
Loaded with color photos and clear explanations, “Printing by Hand” makes the concept of printing on fabric, paper and other surfaces with handmade stamps and stencils completely intoxicating. Seriously, this book is the equivalent of gasoline on the creative fire of the budding printer.
A great book for beginners, it covers everything from selecting a surface and creating a design to stamping, stenciling and screen-printing mechanics. This book gets extra points for great photography and its concealed wire binding, which is a very handy feature when your hands are covered in ink, and you want the book to stay open.
If you’re interested in printing, I highly recommend this book.
“Fashioning Technology: A DIY Intro to Smart Crafting,”by Syuzi Pakhchyan (O’Reilly Media Inc., 219 pages, $29.99)
Home Economics meets Science Olympiad on the pages of Syuzi Pakhchyan’s book, which encourages readers to electrify their crafts — literally.
If you’ve ever wondered how to sew circuits and LEDs (light-emitting diodes) into handbags, you’re in luck. Pakhchyan breaks it down for those of us who never have selected an energy source for a “Space Invaders” LED purse or embellished a solar-powered tea table with phosphorescent ink.
Sure, the book’s supply list can be a bit intimidating for the aver
