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Your
One-Stop-Shop
for Creativity
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Here are just a few of the wonderful
articles from inside the September/October 2003 issue of Somerset
Studio®
Order Online
- $5.95 plus S&H
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Fabric Art
Journals
by Janet Hofacker
When someone impacts your life in a special way, why not pay homage
to him or to her with a fabric-art journal? These journals are similar
to paper-art books, with the exception that they’re made exclusively
with fabric rather than paper. Janet Hofacker shows how to build up
the stitching and quilting patterns on the pages as well as other
techniques to create a rich and satisfying experience.
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Pasta
Machine Printing
by Susan Socotch
Susan Socotch shares three different ways to use an Atlas® hand-crank
pasta machine as a “poor-man’s printing press”: collograph
plates, embossed soft metal foil prints, and color photocopy transfers.
Her ideas are innovative, and your art will never be the same once you
take up “pasta-machine printing.”
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Paper Primer:
Amate Mexican Bark Paper
by Catherine Hightower
Mexican bark paper is a beautiful earth-tone paper with a rich texture
and suede-like quality. It’s easy to work with and versatile.
In this issue, learn more about Amate paper—an acid free fiber
that is ideal for a variety of uses, including collage, bookbinding,
rubber stamping, and painting.
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Celebrating
Dia de los Muertos
by Carrie Edelmann-Avery
What’s the real story behind Dia de los Muertos? Learn more about
this special Mexican holiday, when Carrie Edelmann Avery shares her
family stories and how they created a lovely ofrenda to honor their
dearly departed.
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Mélange
edited by Linda Blinn
In this issue: Janice Lowry’s postage-stamp people; Alphabet
Soup (a cool zine!); yearbook rebels revisited; books for a bridal
bouquet; using old book covers to make new journals; and the “Seattle
Seven” share their memories of Seattle’s past.
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Deryn
Mentock’s License Plate Books
License plates, the author learned, are versatile and fun to work with.
The best part of this project though is the embellishment. Beads, shells,
charms, parking-lot debris (especially appropriate!) and whatever else
is on hand all make interesting additions to these books. This is the
perfect binder for a travel journal or photo album of that special road
trip.
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