Stripes: A Survey of Fabric Designs
Stripes: A Survey of Fabric Designs by Tina Skinner is an extensive visual exploration of stripes in textile design. Through 557 full-colour photographs of historic fabric samples from around the world, the book surveys approximately 70 years of textile design and reveals the remarkable variety that can emerge from a seemingly simple motif.
From woven stripes and imitation weaves to wavy lines, precise pinstripes and bold colour combinations, this book offers a rich source of inspiration for exploring how rhythm, colour, width and repetition can transform a textile surface.
At a glance
✔ An extensive visual reference devoted to textile stripes
✔ For weavers, textile designers, artists and pattern enthusiasts
✔ 112 pages
✔ 557 full-colour photographs
✔ English
✔ Paperback
✔ By Tina Skinner
Why this book deserves a place in your library
Stripes are among the simplest patterns to create, yet they offer an extraordinary range of possibilities. Changing the width, rhythm, colour or relationship between bands can completely transform the appearance of a textile.
Stripes is not a collection of weaving patterns. Instead, it acts as a visual library, bringing together hundreds of historic fabric samples that invite observation, comparison and new directions for design.
For weavers, its particular value lies in looking beyond a recipe and considering how repetition, proportion, contrast and colour can be used to build a composition.
What you'll discover
- 557 full-colour photographs of historic textile samples
- Approximately 70 years of textile design
- Woven stripes and patterns that imitate woven structures
- Everything from wavy lines to precise pinstripes
- A wide variety of rhythms, proportions and colour combinations
- Textiles from different regions of the world and different periods of the twentieth century
Who is this book for?
This book is primarily intended for anyone looking for visual inspiration around striped patterns rather than a technical weaving manual.
It is particularly well suited to:
- weavers interested in developing their own striped compositions
- textile designers and makers
- artists working with colour, rhythm and pattern
- teachers and students in textile arts
- anyone interested in fabric and historic textile design
The author's approach
Tina Skinner takes a primarily visual approach. Photographs of historic fabric samples form the heart of the book, offering an opportunity to observe the evolution and diversity of stripes in textile design.
The book can be browsed for inspiration, used to study colour combinations and rhythm, or kept as a reference when developing new textile compositions.
Why we like it
We love the way this book demonstrates how an apparently simple idea such as the stripe can become remarkably complex and expressive. For a weaver, it encourages observation before creation: how does changing the width of a band alter the rhythm? What happens when a colour appears more or less frequently? At what point does a sequence of lines become a composition?
This is not a book of recipes. It is a book that makes you want to experiment.
Specifications
- Author: Tina Skinner
- Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Publication year: 1998
- Pages: 112
- Language: English
- Format: Paperback
- Dimensions: 21.6 × 27.9 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in)
- ISBN: 978-0-7643-0482-8
- Illustrations: 557 full-colour photographs
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Frequently asked questions
Is this book suitable for beginners?
Yes. No particular technical knowledge is required because this is primarily a visual reference. Weavers of all levels can use it to explore ideas for colour, rhythm and composition.
Does the book contain weaving projects or patterns?
No. This is not a project book or weaving manual. It primarily presents photographs of textile samples for observation, reference and inspiration.
Is the book extensively illustrated?
Yes. It contains 557 full-colour photographs across 112 pages.
What language is the book written in?
The book is published in English.