Koos Couture Collage: Inspiration & Techniques

By Linda Chang Teufel

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0964120178
• ISBN13: 9780964120174
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Dragon Threads
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

a good book for design inspiration and learning new techniques

This book is useful for people who want to know how Koos gets his effects with fabric. The author and designer are quite generous about sharing techniques that home sewers can use to design their own garments. I feel the book is inspiring and satisfying in that sense. I would also like to see a larger coffeetable-type book showing a large number of Koos's designs over the years, all professionally photographed in full color (is anyone listening out there?). But that is not the intent of this book.

Revolutionary Fabric Techniques

I'm afraid I was ignorant on who Koos was, but intrigued by the unusual fabric projects in the book. Now I know more about his one-of-a-kind womenswear, but the main intent here is to teach the home sewer collage quilting techniques with Koos as inspiration. The book gives tips on collage design, tells about facing fabric using the yardage method and block method, and shows how to make bias tape and fabric lace. Other techniques shown include slicing, using yarn trim, origami patches, applique, and image transfer. Photos of unique garments show the many uses for the techniques. Many of these will appeal to quilters making quilted clothing or even to use in unique quilts.