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Daily Archives: February 1, 2017
Another fantastic crochet resource book by Edie Eckman
Every Which Way Crochet Borders: 139 Patterns for Customized Edgings
By: Edie Eckman
Rating: 5 of 5
I’ve purchased a number of crochet books by Edie Eckman over the years. Her work is so well done and so informative that if I see she has a new book, I immediately pre-order it. I keep most of her books within arm’s reach from my crochet “nook” where I do most of my projects. If I have a question, it is sure that I will find an answer in that set of books.
Posted in Needlework/Arts/Crafts
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Very cute Tsum Tsum Disney Designs printed both sides of the page
Art of Coloring: Tsum Tsum: 100 Images to Inspire Creativity
By: Disney Book Group
Rating: 4 of 5
Attached to this review will be a silent flip-through of the entire coloring book and some photos so you can make an informed decision as to whether or not it will work for you.
The designs in this coloring book are very cute and represent a number of the Disney Tsum Tsum designs. I would have liked more characters as after 124 of the same twelve or so, it became somewhat repetitive.
The designs span from detailed to very simple. There are many wall-paper (repeating pattern) designs and there are really nice character studies. The designs range from simple line drawings to those where there are heavy lines and heavy use of black. Most of the designs have a bit of a wild background.
The book is part of the Art of Coloring series and has changed format in a number of ways from the earlier books in this series. This book has a soft cover, is smaller, has thinner paper, has glue binding and has perforated pages. A nice change is that the designs are limited to one page (no two-page spreads.)
The book is sized smaller at 10 7.8 x 7 inches (compared to approximately 11 1 /2 x 8 inches. For those who like to scan and print their pages on better paper, this will make it easier as it should work with most standard scanner/printers.
The soft cover is okay but I would have hoped for a better value on the book if the quality of the publishing was being diminished. That is also true of the paper. This books has medium weight paper (compared to the heavy weight of the earlier books.)
This is what I found while coloring in the book and testing my color medium on the paper.
124 Disney Tsum Tsum inspired Design pages
Printed on both sides of page
Paper is medium weight, white, very slightly rough, and perforated
Glue binding
Many designs extend across the perforations, some into the binding. The book can be opened fairly flat by breaking the spine.
Alcohol-based markers bleed through the paper
Water-based markers leave colorful shadows on the back of the page and can bleed through in spots.
Gel pens and India ink pens left anywhere from colorful shadows to indistinct shadows on the back of the page but even at best, where still noticeable.
Colored pencils worked well with this paper. I was able to get good, deep pigment. I could layer easily using both the same color and multiple colors. Blending was okay though the tooth of the paper was not optimal (a little smeary). I was able to blend with a pencil style blending stick.
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