Complete Pleats: Pleating Techniques for Fashion, Architecture and Design
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Paul Jackson's major new title Complete Pleats is the most comprehensive book about pleating on the market. It explains how pleating systems can be stretched, compressed, flared, skewed, multiplied and mirrored, showing how from simple ideas, a huge number of original pleat forms can be created. Each technique is explained with a series of step-by-step photographs and line illustrations, enabling the designer to work through the basic principles of pleating and then adapt them to their specific needs. Complete Pleats also features about 40 examples of pleats from the worlds of architecture, fashion and product design. Paul Jackson has taught pleating techniques to students of Fashion Design for 30 years, in both paper and fabric. Complete Pleats is the definitive practical guide for anyone wishing to create and make pleats. Review: Start or Re-start Here - If you work with sheet material such as paper, cloth, metal, or plastics, Paul Jackson is happy to show you what it can do. And you will be happy to learn that it can do more than you thought. "Complete Pleats" presents the possibilities in Jackson's visually clean style. He explains every step,building from the simplest fold to "accordion across knife" and "twists in combination". The diagrams give you an immediate sense of what is required, and the photos show you an excellent version of the technique. As soon as you start folding a new lesson, you will notice how the material responds, how it works, and you will think that this could lead to something really cool. You will be right. It looks like a book, but it is really a diving board. Mr. Jackson invites you to launch yourself and your projects with fresh energy and possibilities. I have some of his previous books. I expect this one will become as traveled and worn as the others. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I do. Review: Excellent Resource - I have a lot of Paul Jackson's books and have found them all to be helpful and inspirational. This book is now my favorite.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 142 Reviews |
P**S
Start or Re-start Here
If you work with sheet material such as paper, cloth, metal, or plastics, Paul Jackson is happy to show you what it can do. And you will be happy to learn that it can do more than you thought. "Complete Pleats" presents the possibilities in Jackson's visually clean style. He explains every step,building from the simplest fold to "accordion across knife" and "twists in combination". The diagrams give you an immediate sense of what is required, and the photos show you an excellent version of the technique. As soon as you start folding a new lesson, you will notice how the material responds, how it works, and you will think that this could lead to something really cool. You will be right. It looks like a book, but it is really a diving board. Mr. Jackson invites you to launch yourself and your projects with fresh energy and possibilities. I have some of his previous books. I expect this one will become as traveled and worn as the others. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I do.
M**L
Excellent Resource
I have a lot of Paul Jackson's books and have found them all to be helpful and inspirational. This book is now my favorite.
L**N
Excellent book by an expert on the topic
Beautiful photos. Clever organization. Excellent writing. Opened me up to this world of folding. And opens possibilities. Great book for a craftsman, artist, maker.
B**A
Love this book
Love this book! It is fun, creative and clearly written. As a painter I have been inspired by many of the examples found in this book. I gave this book to my sister who is a quilter. The possibilities are endless!
L**N
Fascinating and nerdy, in the best possible way.
I could (And probably will) spend months going through this book. An invaluable resource for both fiber and paper artists. Great illustrations, and just enough text.
B**C
Great book! Fast delivery
This looks like it will be a great addition to my bookmaking library.
F**C
A nice addition to my paper folding library.
Wow a lot more examples and techniques that I imagined. Covers the basics and provides the background needed to start creating your own designs.
J**A
libro para los amantes del arte en papel, te guía suavemente de lo simple a lo complejo
El libro tiene un método particular de explicar claramente la mecánica del doblez y administra su contenido desde lo mas simple a lo mas complejo
A**R
love it
Excellent
C**A
superbe
Un livre magnifique. Très bien expliqué et complet. Le must: un cd de 23 vidéos. Je le recommande sans hésitation.
U**A
Espetacular
Luvro com excelente qualidade de edição,texto muito bem elaborado e com ilustrações perfeitas
L**7
Buy this book you won’t regret it.
I’m a textile maker and have shelves and shelves of textbooks on designing and creating things by hand. This is the most user friendly book I have ever read. Its conversational and friendly style is peppered with occasional dry wit. The illustrations and written directions are perfect, easy to understand and encouraging. I would highly recommend reading and using this book exactly as Paul Jackson, its writer, requests. The ideas within have my head buzzing with endless design possibilities together with the thought that I’m in good hands here and will be able to achieve a design concept that I thought would be impossible.
G**.
Libro kirigami
Buono, utile, dettagliato.
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