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Surface Design

Category: <span>Surface Design</span>

Surface design adds layers of interest to your art with painting on fabric, fabric manipulation, textile dyes and more. Acrylic paint is fabric-friendly, so easy to use and widely available. If you prefer, you can use fabric dyes, pens and markers in your designs with resists, stencils and stamps. For more options, try fabric manipulation techniques – they create sculptural effects, bringing depth and dimension to your art.

Browse through our projects and inspiration that feature surface design.

Eco Printing and Dyeing

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collection of completed marbled fabrics

How to Marble Fabric and Projects to Make

Marbled fabric is easier to make than you might think as long as you have the right materials and a patient instructor. You can achieve a variety of effects when…
Untitled American Family

Spotlight: Hale Ekinci, Artist, Designer and Educator

Combining old textiles with computer technology, Hale Ekinci creates thought-provoking fiber art. Beginning with an old family photograph, Hale manipulates the image and transfers it to a repurposed household textile.…
Deconstructed #1 Detail

Spotlight: Carson Converse, Artist and Designer

Beginning with arranging shapes on a felt board in preschool, Carson Converse developed a love of quilts that became her artistic passion. Add an element of risk-taking and the result…
Frankincense

Spotlight Terri Shinn, Textile Artist

Asking "what if" inspires Terri Shinn to experiment with texture and color to achieve her vision of the world, often from a macro perspective. She gets close to her subjects…
Tatiana Sarasa Purl and Poem hand dyed yarn

Spotlight: Tatiana Sarasa, Visual Artist

Tatiana Sarasa's art connects her with the earth. That connection gives her so much satisfaction that she promotes the connection through her own work and by providing a collaborative workspace…
Donna Dowdney Radiant Strata

Spotlight: Donna Lee Dowdney, Fabric Artist

Bringing as much meticulous attention to her work as an artist as she brought to her technical career, Donna Lee Dowdney creates nature-inspired visual art with fabric and mixed media.…
Painted Hills art quilt completed!

Design Challenge Art Quilts

For a number of years, I have had the privilege of gathering with a talented group of fiber artists that studied with Lorraine Torrence. The "Off Grain Stitchers" continue to…
Jane Dunnewold Alliance Completed

Spotlight: Jane Dunnewold, Artist, Author, Educator

Creating is vital to the person who is Jane Dunnewold. When not experimenting with surface design techniques and materials and making textile art, she teaches others to find their creative…
Traveling quilt

Spotlight: Mary Lou Weidman, Artist, Author, Designer, Teacher and Quilter

With a riot of color and whimsical energy, you just can't frown at a Mary Lou Weidman quilt! Mary Lou uses her quilts as a medium to tell stories, and…

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