Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Dyeing: Create Colorful Fabric for Quilts, Crafts & WearablesLearn to dye fabric the quick and easy way with twelve can’t-miss techniques for adding custom color to fabric, clothing, linens, and household goods. How can you make quilting or crafting more fun? Add color! Everything you need to know about creating fabulous hand-dyed fabrics is right here—what supplies to get, basic techniques to try, and how to achieve different visual effects. Photo galleries give you lots of ideas for projects to show off the results.
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Contents
Color | |
Mostly Solid Dyeing | |
Textured Dyeing | |
Gallery | |
Dyeing Gradations | |
Applying Dye Directly | |
Dyeing Patterns | |
Dyeing Silk and Wool | |
Gallery | |
Ideas | |
Resources | |
About the Author | |
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Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Dyeing: Create Colorful Fabric for Quilts, Crafts ... Lynn Koolish No preview available - 2008 |
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