Making & Installing Handmade Tiles

By Angelica Pozo

Book Overview

With more than 70,000 copies sold, Lark's Handmade Tiles and its beautiful ideas have delighted crafters everywhere, and whetted their appetites for more. They'll find just what they're looking for in these dozen ceramic tile projects, which include everything from trivets to tabletops to stepping stones. The wealth of practical, visually breathtaking information covered here includes everything from design and formation through decoration and site installation, making this manual an absolute must in every ceramics and home improvement library. Find out about basic tools and materials, glaze application, and techniques for making slab tiles. Get the lowdown on mosaics, and stamped, carved, and inlaid designs. With these techniques, even beginning crafters can start working fast, and move on to simple stair risers, a kitchen backsplash, and an exquisite window surround. Praise for Handmade Tiles : "The definitive guide to tile and how to make it. This is a book that demands your perusal."-- The Tile Heritage Foundation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579905250
• ISBN13: 9781579905255
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.7" x 11.4"