A reference guide to all you need to know to dye fabric, including necessary tools, the best dyes, which fabrics to use, additives, precautions, and more. Dyeing expert and author of Fabric Dyer’s Dictionary, Linda Johansen offers a full overview of the process, including special tips and techniques for tricky colors. The compact size is perfect to take along to a class or to the fabric store to match complementary fabrics and materials. And the hidden wire-o binding will allow the guide to lay flat next to your work surface for easy reference. Dyeing is addictive! You’ll come back to this must-have guide over and over Complete and easy-to-follow recipes for every shade and hue for each color of the spectrum Includes directions for Dharma and ProChemical dyes

In this comprehensive, generously illustrated handbook, textile artist and teacher Nancy Belfer leads readers step by step through the technique required to successfully create imaginative and beautiful batiks and tie-dyed textiles. Even beginners, following the instructions in this thorough, thoughtful guidebook, can create colorful and exciting textiles that will add distinctive touches to clothing, home furnishings, and more. The author first reviews the early uses of dyes and the application of resist dye processes to textiles, then explores the history and tradition of batik, emphasizing the traditional Javanese batik method. She then covers every facet of the process of designing and making batiks, from selecting proper equipment and supplies, setting up a studio and making preliminary drawings and sketches to preparing the wax, applying the wax to cloth, applying dyes, and setting color. Ms. Belfer follows a similar format in reviewing the history and traditions of tie dye and the art of designing with tie resist techniques, clearly demonstrating each stage of the process, including tritik, clamping, and discharge methods. Over 100 photographs and 28 diagrams make it easy to follow the various procedures. A helpful list of materials and equipment suppliers rounds out this excellent guide.

This beginner's guide teaches all of the most popular tie-dyeing techniques and shows how to turn simple fabrics and ready-made garments into dramatic fashion statements with an array of stylish projects.

Easy home tie-dyeing techniques with a Japanese twist! If you love the simple blue-on-white beauty of Shibori and want to learn some new dyeing techniques, this book is for you! Easy Shibori Tie Dye Techniques starts with the essentials of the dye vat, takes you step-by-step through the basics, and shows you innovative ideas for tying and resist dyeing techniques. Old garments become unique fashion statements. Tired home goods are upcycled into one-of-a-kind design elements. This book also shows you creative ways of making unusual patterns—using anything from a coin to a clothespin to a water bottle! With this unique book you will learn how to: Use small plastic balls to create unique snowflake burst effects Make edgy geometric patterns using foam blocks Do a bit of pleating and rolling with the help of a plastic water bottle to create unique motifs Create polka dots—neatly arranged or artistically haphazard—using coins and clothespins Use different folding techniques to achieve gradient effects Apply methods and tricks to knitted and woven shirts, bags, table cloths, and more! The techniques in this book are easy enough for beginners and will also inspire experienced dyers. Just about any fabric item in your wardrobe or linen closet be transformed and repurposed with a bit of dye, and the creative techniques in this book!

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Le vocabulaire indispensable du prêt-à-porter pour travailler dans la mode (vêtements, détails, bases de textiles, mercerie et accessoires) - Ouvrage illustré et bilingue. Avec plus de 1200 illustrations en couleurs, ce lexique Français-Anglais rassemble cinq grandes familles du vocabulaire de la mode : les vêtements classés par catégorie de forme, les détails de vêtements, les bases des textiles, la mercerie et les accessoires regroupant chapeaux, chaussures, sacs, ceintures et bretelles, cravates, écharpes, gants et lunettes. Chaque mot du lexique est enrichi par sa traduction phonétique en Français et en Anglais permettant ainsi d'assurer au lecteur sa bonne interprétation du mot dans le langage parlé. Fashion vocabulary glossary for garments, details, textiles basics, haberdashery and accessories. With over 1200 colour illustrations, this French-English lexicon gathers all the fashion vocabulary along with phonetic transcription in both langage, thus enabling the reader to pronounce the word correctly when speaking.