<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>An illustrated guidebook for the textile artist, this inspirational book focuses on different types of metals and how they can be manipulated to behave in a certain way and for specific uses. The world of art and textiles has become a much wider playground and the various possibilities for execution are explored. The book delves into techniques such as coloring, distressing, tarnishing, and glossing, all of which illuminate and burnish the various metallic surfaces in play. Additional highlighted projects are illustrated through color photography and show the ways in which textiles can be bent, crushed, twisted, and entwined to construct interesting new finished pieces. All artists tend to progress through a wide array of structural, resilient, and elegant possibilities in creating their pieces and this resource helps to do just that; it persuades the artist go beyond the conventional and familiar materials, making this an excellent resource for anyone working with metal textiles.