Material Pleasures contains many inspiring techniques using fabric: dyeing, printing, weaving, collage, creative stitching, three-dimensional work, cards, book covers and mixed media, bookmarks and patterned fabrics as background for collage work. It also provides ideas for linking the fabric craft to topic work and seasonal events and takes inspiration from other cultures. 93 ideas include: egg mobiles, marbled curtains (for a toy theatre), woven pictures, cards, a raindrop mobile, beanbags, a jungle collage, Christmas stocking, firework pictures and batik.