Dyeing To Quilt : Quick, Direct Dye Methods for Quilt Makers

Teaches methods of dyeing both solid and mottled colors, creating a range of shades between two colors, and working with color formulas and charts, and includes patterns for six original quilt designs

Fabric dyeing, with its myriad equipment and safety requirements, can be intimidating to the quilter, who may opt instead for store-bought fabric. In doing this, however, she loses the opportunity to create truly unique fabrics that enhance the design experience. The authors' message is that dyeing today can be simple, fast, and safe. Developed to speed up and simplify the process of dyeing small quantities of fabric, the ten-step Procion MX dyeing technique described here can be done in an area as small as a card table using small plastic cups and bowls. The authors list safety precautions, and they rightly emphasis careful record-keeping for each dyeing experiment. Not a book to read but to work through, this is recommended for project-oriented textile collections.
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