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Fabric and Fiber Inventions: Sew, Knit, Print, and Electrify Your Own Designs to Wear, Use, and Play with

AUTHOR Ceceri, Kathy
PUBLISHER Make Community, LLC (12/05/2017)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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In this book you'll create your own fabric inventions as you learn to make wearables, playthings, and decorative items using textile arts--both old and new. Easy projects using will get you started knitting, adding color to your wardrobe with silkscreen and batik, and transforming old clothing into useful items. Then you'll find out how soft circuits can give your creations personality with light, sound, and motion. Fabric and Fiber Inventions will show you how to turn everyday materials into unique designs everybody will love.
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ISBN-13: 9781680452273
ISBN-10: 1680452274
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 240
Carton Quantity: 25
Product Dimensions: 7.00 x 0.60 x 9.10 inches
Weight: 1.05 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Index, Price on Product, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Textiles & Polymers
Technology & Engineering | Teaching - Subjects - Science & Technology
Technology & Engineering | Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades
Grade Level: 6th Grade - 12th Grade
Dewey Decimal: 677
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In this book you'll create your own fabric inventions as you learn to make wearables, playthings, and decorative items using textile arts--both old and new. Easy projects using will get you started knitting, adding color to your wardrobe with silkscreen and batik, and transforming old clothing into useful items. Then you'll find out how soft circuits can give your creations personality with light, sound, and motion. Fabric and Fiber Inventions will show you how to turn everyday materials into unique designs everybody will love.
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Author: Ceceri, Kathy
Kathy Ceceri is the Homeschooling Guide at About.com and author of activity books for families, including Robotics: Discover the Science and Technology of the Future. She helped create the GeekMom blog and the book Geek Mom: Projects, Tips, and Adventures for Moms and Their 21st-Century Families. She was also the first regular female blogger for the GeekDad blog, and contributed more than a dozen projects to the Geek Dad series of books.
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