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Fabric Dyeing for Beginners

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Manufacturer: American Quilter's Society

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For the many people who love hand-dyed fabrics but think they are too difficult to make, Vimala McClure presents an easy to do technique that is convenient and gentle on the pocketbook. The author says, 'I use methods that are simple to understand and that can be broken down into steps to be completed on separate days.' Because her dyeing process is done in small batches, there is minimal mess to clean up. Worked in small jars or a plastic bin, luminous fabrics with exciting patterns can be made in a total of two to three hours. Using widely available dye products, which are listed in the resources section, the author provides dye recipes for mixing batches of 12 different colors or, for more variety, 24 colors. She shows how to make intriguing color mixtures, single-color gradations and multiple color gradations. With a cookbook approach and step by step photos, the author demonstrates tie dyeing, Shibori-like dyeing, fold dyeing, and overdyeing, each method illustrated with examples of wonderful fabric swatches and quilt blocks. She also describes how to make simple stencils for sponging or spraying to add pizzazz to any fabric. AUTHORBIO: "Quilting gave me a creative outlet when I was raising my children. Each quilt I made fueled my creative fire. Soon I was making 3 and 4 quilts at a time." Today Vimala McClure writes and inspires creativity. It is her mission to promote creative quiltmaking. REVIEW: McClure approaches the somewhat daunting prospect of chemicals, rubber gloves, and stained sinks wi th enthusiasm, but also with practical sense. She knows that busy women need ways to fit these processes into their other responsibilities, and so breaks the processes up into small, manageable pieces that can be done over several days...The technical details are nicely balanced by photos of many styles of quilts that make use of hand=dyed fabrics.- Planet Patchwork Brookbriefs No. 20


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 667.3
EAN: 9781574328134
ISBN: 1574328131
Label: American Quilter's Society
Manufacturer: American Quilter's Society
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 80
Publication Date: 2003-02
Publisher: American Quilter's Society
Studio: American Quilter's Society


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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Review of Fabric Dyeing -
The book is very basic and provides a good foundation for anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of various fabric dyeing techniques.

I wish... -
Fabric Dyeing for Beginners
If you are looking for a book that explains COTTON dyeing this book is very nice. it has a lot of pictures, very nice explanations. I wish the book's name was cotton dyeing for beginners. Most of the techniques are a bit tie dye-ish. Also when I was reading it I realized the book was not binded very well, so now I have single pages stuck in between the book. It is a nice book but not one that I would like to read over and over.

Fantastic Book -
Love this book. Instructions are very clear and procedures are quite easy. Detailed instructions for dyeing fabric. Love it!

What to Know about the whole process. -
This book tells you all of the details of fabric dyeing. It will allow you to decide whether or not you even want to attempt it. In my case I decided that I don't. Unless there is a fabric you really can't find, (hard to believe) or you simply like big messes, why bother.

Great reference for beginner -
This book is an excellent reference for beginners. It treats the subject like a cookbook, walking you step by step through each "recipe" so you can proceed with confidence.

I especially recommend this book for quilters and stitchers who want to know enough to get the desired results for their projects without drowning in more information than they need.

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