Colour on Cloth

Colour on Cloth PDF Author: Ruth Issett
Publisher: Anova Books
ISBN: 9781906388348
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Author Ruth Issett is one of the world's leading colourist in textile art today. Her stunning colour combinations defy colour rules and she shows you how to experiment with techniques to get the very best out of any textile work. The book is aimed at all those involved in textiles – embroiderers, patchworkers and textile decorators, as well as students and teachers of design. Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs of finished fabrics, this simple colour ‘recipe’ book gives guidance and reassurance on the technical aspects of colour and dyeing. It includes: • How to dye different natural fabrics, including heavy cotton, silk, satin, linen, and cotton velvet as well as threads • Colour mixing and inspiration: colour combinations; tones, tints, shades; complementary schemes • Detailed guidance on the dyeing processes, including equipment, shades, colour families, over-dyeing, pre-treatment of fabric, and fabric types • Ways of applying dye from the very, very simple onwards • Techniques, including the various types of resists as well as discharge and bleached effects • Advanced techniques and combinations, including the use of thickeners and over-dyeing !-- about the author --

Eco Colour

Eco Colour PDF Author: India Flint
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1596683309
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
The essence of plants bursts forth in magnificent hues and surprising palettes. Using dyes of the leaves, roots, and flowers to color your cloth and yarn can be an amazing journey into botanical alchemy. In Eco Colour, artistic dyer and colorist India Flint teaches you how to cull and use this gentle and ecologically sustainable alternative to synthetic dyes. India explores the fascinating and infinitely variable world of plant color using a wide variety of techniques and recipes. From whole-dyed cloth and applied color to prints and layered dye techniques, India describes only ecologically sustainable plant-dye methods. She uses renewable resources and shows how to do the least possible harm to the dyer, the end user of the object, and the environment. Recipes include a number of entirely new processes developed by India, as well as guidelines for plant collection, directions for the distillation of nontoxic mordants, and methodologies for applying plant dyes. Eco Colour inspires both the home dyer and textile professional seeking to extend their skills using India's successful methods.

The Quilter's Field Guide to Color

The Quilter's Field Guide to Color PDF Author: Rachel Hauser
Publisher: Lucky Spool
ISBN: 9781940655369
Category : Color in design
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Forget the dry color theory! This guide is fun, conversational, practical, and beautifully inspiring. The one-of-a-kind resource for modern quilters includes hands-on exercises with a true workbook approach to help evaluate color choices. A 150-color swatch card is included.

The Story of Colour in Textiles

The Story of Colour in Textiles PDF Author: Susan Kay-Williams
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
ISBN: 9781350184565
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
The colour and shade of dyed textiles were once as much an indicator of social class or position as the fabric itself and for centuries the recipes used by dyers were closely guarded secrets. The arrival of synthetic dyestuffs in the middle of the nineteenth century opened up a whole rainbow of options and within 50 years modern dyes had completely overturned the dyeing industry. From pre-history to the current day, the story of dyed textiles in Western Europe brings together the worlds of politics, money, the church, law, taxation, international trade and exploration, fashion, serendipity and science. This book is an introduction to a broad, diverse and fascinating subject of how and why people coloured textiles. A fresh review of this topic, this book brings previous scholars' work to light, alongside new discoveries and research.
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