Learn surface design for textiles, to create rich and personally expressive fabric surfaces. Projects by expert Susan Brandeis (author of the bestselling The Intentional Thread) help novices and experienced professionals experiment with each method. This book covers dry techniques in detail: how to add color, pattern, and images to fabrics using cutting, piecing, layering, building, and embellishing. Includes both machine stitching and hand stitching. Answers the question of "What is the "Cumulative Cloth"? A single cloth that readers add to with each chapter's techniques, eventually creating a piece of art. It serves as a go-to reference to check technical procedures and safety guidelines (many methods require caution). Wet techniques are covered separately in the author's coordinating book, The Cumulative Cloth, Wet Techniques (eQuilter code SBBKWETT). 'The Cumulative Cloth, Dry Techniques' by Susan Brandeis, published by Schiffer Craft, an imprint of Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., hardcover with 344 pages. 8-1/2" x 11".