The Textile Artist's Studio Handbook

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The TexT ile ArT isT 's sTudio hAndbook

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Visnja Popovic moved to the U.S. from Belgrade,

Serbia, in 1991. She studied textiles at the Rhode

Island School of Design, including a semester study-

ing traditional batik dyeing and woodblock printing

in Accra, Ghana. After graduating, Visnja moved to

New York City to work in the surface design industry.

In 2007, she returned to school to receive a masters

in Art Education from Pratt Institute. Since then, she

has taught textile design and weaving in New York

City and South Africa. In 2009, Visnja co-founded the

Textile Arts Center, LLC; an educational institution

that specializes in supporting the textile community

and advocates conserving traditional techniques.

Visnja’s specialty is weaving. She lives in Brooklyn,

New York.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, Owyn Ruck had the

luxury of growing up in a creative and artistic en-

vironment. She graduated from Skidmore College

with a B.S. in Fine Art, with a concentration in fibers

and printmaking. After several years of exploring

the interior design industry, Owyn met Visnja and

together they founded the Textile Arts Center. While

she knows and loves many textile media, Owyn’s

first love is arts education, providing others with a

creative outlet and the opportunity to learn. Owyn

lives in Brooklyn, New York.

About the Authors

Visnja And Owyn would like to thank

Isa Rodrigues, Addison Walz, Pauline Shapiro,

Alexandra Labriola, and Jordana Martin

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Index

acid dyes, 124

acrylic, 33, 36

alpaca, 32, 41

alum, 125, 127

aluminum acetate, 125, 127

angora, 32, 41

appliqué, 138, 145, 147–148

apron stick, 74

aramids, 36

back beam, 74

backstitch, 142, 155

Back Strap Loom, 71

baking soda, 127

balanced weave, 77

balls, 77

ball-winder, 52, 76

bamboo, 33, 36, 37

basting stitch, 141

batik, 133

beading, 157

beater, 74

binding off, 55, 66

blanket stitch, 155

block printing, 16, 20, 105–109

bobbins, 76, 93

bobbin winder, 15

brayers, 106

burnishing tool, 106

burn test, 40–41

carding, 58–59

carpet beetles, 24

carving blocks, 105

carving tools, 105

cashmere, 32

casting on, 55, 64

castle, 74

cellulose fibers, 31, 41

chain stitch, 155

cloth beam, 74

coir, 31

color layers, 106

cones, 77

conservation, 23–25

cotton, 29, 31, 32, 41

couching, 155

crewelwork, 156

crochet, 38, 50

overview, 57

project, 67–69

tools, 52

crochet hooks, 52

cross, 77

cross stitch, 155, 156

cutwork, 157

dark areas/rooms, 16, 20, 21

decortication, 31

density stripes, 88

direct (substantive) dyes, 125

disperse dyes, 124

dobby loom, 76

double cloth, 99

double width, 99

D.P.I. (dents per inch), 77, 80

draft, 77, 96–98

draw-down, 96

draw-in, 77, 80

drawn-thread work, 157

drawstring bag, 149–151

dressing the loom, 84–86

drop spindle, 52

dry area, 20, 21

dry felting, 46, 49

dry storage, 20

dye bath, 131

dye garden, 128–129

dyeing, 17, 20

equipment and materials, 127

history of, 123

overview, 122

process, 131

projects, 134–137

safety, 130

techniques, 132–133

types of dyes, 124–126

dyes, 111

extracting and preparing, 130–131

natural, 123, 125–127

synthetic, 124

electricity, 18

embellishing, 38, 153

embroidered note cards, 158–159

embroidery, 153–155

environmental conditions, 23–24

E.P.I. (ends per inch), 77, 79

equipment. See tools and

equipment

fabrics, 105

felting, 15, 20, 38, 44–49

needle (dry), 46, 49

nuno, 46

tools, 45

tutorial, 47–49

wet, 45, 47–48

fiber reactive dyes, 124

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