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The Art of Cloth Dyeing

via Craftsy

Overview

Description Join fiber artist Jane Dunnewold for a detailed and joyous exploration of color. You’ll learn how to use fiber-reactive dyes and chemicals safely and effectively. You’ll explore beginning and advanced resist methods, discover the secret to fast and easy washout, and salvage mistakes. Jane explains how dye bonds to different fabrics and how to create multicolored effects and patterns without muddying your colors. Achieve seductively rich colors that don’t fade or run, whether you’re creating the perfect fabric for a project or revamping thrift-store finds.

Syllabus

  • Class Preview
  • Introduction
  • Working With Dyes
  • All About Fabric
  • Supplies
  • Basic Fabric Manipulations
  • Mixing Dyes
  • Color Contact
  • The Washout
  • Advanced Fabric Manipulations
  • Themes & Variations
  • Overdyeing
  • Using Your Dyeing Skills

Taught by

Jane Dunnewold

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