Create a Palette for Fabric Collage
A painter’s main tool, beside her brushes, is her palette. For each painting, an artist chooses from her countless tubes of paint just the ones she wants for this particular … Read More
How To
The Fabric Collage Toolkit (Updated)
You don’t need a lot of specialized tools or materials for fabric collage. The basics are very simple: some fabric, some glue, a pair of scissors, and you can start. … Read More
Susan Carlson Online Resources for Learning Fabric Collage (Updated April 2021)
Until the world changes back to where we can meet in class wherever in the world I am teaching, I want you to know about the various ways you can … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Looking Back at the Fabric Collage Master Class Manual
Two years ago this week, I launched the Fabric Collage Online Master Class Manual—a multi-media resource guide to the process of fabric collage. This week’s TBT looks back at that … Read More
Sequence in Fabric Collage Part 1
Something that isn’t obvious about fabric collage (as I teach it) is the importance of the sequence in which you approach the construction of your image. Where you start, and … Read More
Creating Feathers in Fabric Collage
Birds are a popular subject for my fabric collage students. And why not? They are bright and bold and beautiful. They present a unique challenge, however. What do birds have … Read More
When Is My Fabric Collage Quilt Done?
Making a fabric collage quilt—it can go on forever. There is no ribbon stretched across the finish line to break through when your quilt is done. Maybe you’re a perfectionist—I … Read More
Put a Pin in It—In a Fabric Collage
In a recent class, student Robin Johannsen was ready to get started on her dog’s collage portrait—her classic tomato pincushion loaded and ready to go (photo above). I’ve begun paying … Read More
Creating Fur in Fabric Collage
In a previous post, we discussed how to make hair in fabric collage. Now it’s time to look at fur. Whether a particular pet or a particular species of animal, … Read More
What’s On Top?: Fabric Collage Hair
As I’m revving up for my fall fabric collage teaching schedule, I’m starting to think about what my students will be choosing for their subjects. Animals, people, rusty trucks? And, … Read More