Spruce Up Your Home with Fabric!

While completing a reference question for a patron yesterday, I stumbled across a wonderful book in the "746.6" Dewey Decimal Classifcation!  For all of you non-librarians, this classification number is one of my favoirtes because it's where we file all of our wonderful craft books...and I will never have time to examine all of them!  The book that caught my eye was Susie Stokoe's Fabric Decorating Step-by-Step Project Book.  This book was published in the United Kingdom, and is a beautifully illustrated book.  The volume contains 95 ideas for printing, stenciling, painting and dyeing items that will look beautiful in your home.  This book is perfect for the homewowner who is looking to "re-do" his/her home with little money, by simply creating functional art items.  The book is divided into six "fabric decorating technique" chapters, plus a section on supplies and templates for many of the projects included in the book. The projects range from easy to difficult and each includes a detailed list of directions complete with photographs of each step.  One of my favorite projects is the fish-stencilled Shower Curtain on pg. 53! This is a great book for anyone who wants to try their hand a creating a unique fabric item for their home.