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

"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."--Publisher marketing.

About the author

Kathy Ceceri is the author of activity books for kids and families, including Robotics: Discover the Science and Technology of the Future. She helped create the Geek-Mom blog and the book Geek Mom: Projects, Tips, and Adventures for Moms and Their 21st-Century Families and contributed more than a dozen projects to the Geek Dad series of books. Formerly the Homeschooling Expert at About.com, Kathy presents robots and STEAM programs at schools, museums, libraries, and Maker Faires around the country. She lives with her family in Upstate New York.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Kathy Ceceri, Ceceri Kathy
• Publisher: O'Reilly
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 11 to 17
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781680452273
• ISBN: 978-1-68045-227-3
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 248 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 464 g
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Home improvement, DIY; Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Textiles & Polymers, Needlework & fabric crafts, Needlework and fabric crafts, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Science & Technology