Author : Ashley Martineau
Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,40 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Dyes and dyeing
ISBN : 9780764166075
Provides easy to follow step-by-step tutorials for preparing, dyeing, and spinning different fibers.
Author : Elaine Eskesen
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,38 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Dyes and dyeing
ISBN : 9780892726677
Knitters already familiar with using space-dyed, hand-painted, or rainbow-dyed yarns often wish they could move on to the next step and dye their own yarns, but worry that the process will be too intimidating. But it really is not difficult, as Elaine Eskesen shows in Dyeing to Knit, sharing her many years of dyeing experience and giving concise, helpful instructions.
Author : Felicia Lo
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 20,43 MB
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 163250412X
Inspire and unleash a passion for hand-crafted color! "Unapologetic" is how Felicia Lo always describes her obsession with color and craft. In Dyeing to Spin and Knit, Felicia, founder and creative director of SweetGeorgia Yarns and highly sought after teacher and lecturer, provides clear and accessible guidance for creating gorgeous hand-dyed yarns and spinning fibers and an understanding of how dyeing affects knitted yarn and handspun yarn. Fiber artists will learn the fundamentals of how color works, how to combine and coordinate colors, and how to control the results when dyeing wool and silk yarns and fibers. Spinners will learn how to subdue intense and bright colorways or prevent muddiness in handspun. Knitters will gain the knowledge to avoid or maximize the effects of pooling. And finally, this book will include 10 patterns that use hand-dyed and handspun yarns and fibers to their most exciting advantage in knitting projects. Complete with detailed photographs from Felicia's own dyeing studio, Dyeing to Spin and Knit offers a master class in preparing hand-dyed yarns and fibers. Ignite your love of color--unapologetically!
Author : Anna Joyce
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,29 MB
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781419734281
Hand Dyed is a modern introduction to indigo and fiber-reactive dye that every crafter should have. Exploring traditional techniques like shibori and offering a fresh take on tie-dye, this comprehensive how-to guide provides everything you need to know to create more than twenty-five masterpieces for the home and wardrobe that you will want to wear, live with, and, most important, make by hand.
Author : Alison Daykin
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 32,73 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781600592232
Needleworkers no longer have to settle for what’s available at the local yarn shop! Alison Daykin and Jane Deane, who have decades of experience spinning, weaving, and dyeing, show how easy it can be to create personalized and gorgeous skeins of one-of-a-kind fibers. Designed for complete beginners, this attractive guide offers 30 beautiful projects that teach a repertoire of skills on both the hand spindle and spinning wheel. It starts with simple, basic combing, twisting, plying, and finishing, then goes on to offer a primer on working with fibers. All the chapters are organized by yarn type, including short wool and down, medium fine wool, long wool and lustre, hill and mountain, rare wool, animal hair, silk, and vegetable fiber.
Author : Linda LaBelle
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 31,59 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780307352538
A fiber artist and weaver brings together simple techniques for hand dyeing yarn at home with easy-to-make but sophisticated pattterns for knit and crochet designs in a hands-on guide that is enhanced by tips, tricks, and advice from knit design and yarn professionals. 15,000 first printing.
Author : Rebecca Burgess
Publisher : Artisan Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 37,75 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1579654258
"'Harvesting Color' presents the entire process of infusing your life with color--finding the right plants, harvesting them at the best time, transforming the crop into beautiful dye, and, finally, marring pigment to fiber. In this beautiful book, Rebecca Burgess showcases thre dozen common plants that yield striking hues. Citing fascinating botanical lore, she demystifies the process of recognizing each plant in the wild. For those you can grow yourself, she details when to sow the seed and how to nuture the plant. For all the plants, you'll learn the optimal time to harvest, as well as how to extract the best dyes" --Cover flap.
Author : W. J. Johnson
Publisher : Creative Publishing International
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 40,26 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1589237889
Introduces the processes of spinning and dying yarn and explains how to match homespun fiber and yarn to knitted projects.
Author : Melvil Dewey
Publisher :
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 37,85 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN :
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.
Author : Sasha Duerr
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 15,74 MB
Release : 2016-08-23
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1607749378
A beautiful book of seasonal projects for using the brilliant spectrum of colors derived from plants to naturally dye your clothing and home textiles. Organized by season, Natural Color is a beautifully photographed guide to the full range of plant dyes available, drawn from commonly found fruits, flowers, trees, and herbs, with accompanying projects. Using sustainable methods and artisinal techniques, designer, artist, and professor Sasha Duerr details achievable ways to apply these limitless color possibilities to your home and wardrobe. Whether you are new to dyeing or more practiced, Duerr's clear and simple ingredients lists, step-by-step instructions, and detailed breakouts on techniques such as shibori, dip-dye, and block printing will ensure beautiful results. With recipes to dye everything from dresses and sweaters to rugs and napkins, Natural Color will inspire fashion enthusiasts, home decorators, textile lovers, and everyone else who wants to bring more color into their life.
