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Tie Dip Dye

25 Fashion and Lifestyle Projects to Hand Dye in Your Own Kitchen
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Create your own unique hand-dyed fashion and homewares with simple tie dye techniques you can master at home. Tie dye is back – and in a big way! Gracing catwalks and chic interiors the world over, hand-dyed textiles have never been cooler. This super-practical guide will show you everything you need to know to recreate these fantastic fabric effects in your own kitchen. Featuring an illustrated directory of dyeing techniques, the book reveals more than 25 creative effects that can be achieved with ease. From tie dye to dip dyeing to pole wrapping, space dyeing to bleaching, trendy ombre shading to classic circles, this book contains all the essential skills you need to create contemporary patterned textiles. First you'll learn the basic steps needed to achieve beginner-level tie dyeing including choosing fabrics, selecting tools, creating a dye bath, different dyes and recipes, colours and design placement, and basic folding and clamping techniques. You'll then go on to master a wide range of tie dying techniques through step-by-step guides. Each technique is accompanied by a great project to show you how to use the technique to fantastic effect on clothing and home décor items. Create a basic dip-dyed dress, a pleated pole-wrapped t-shirt, a stitch resist pillowcase, a marble heat-set scarf, a striped tote bag, scrunch-dyed curtains, a rope-dyed table runner, bleached trousers, a space-dyed throw rug, a rust-transfer wall hanging and more! Each technique is shown with variations demonstrating the how you can adapt or manipulate the effect and clear photography ensures you will understand ever step of the process to achieve stunning results.

Author Biography:

Pepa Martin and Karen Davis are renowned for pushing the boundaries of the ancient craft, and their partnership, Shibori, is famous for using non-traditional and modern materials such as leather and hessian. Authors of Shibori Recreated, they also run workshops and collaborate with leading architects, fashion designers, stylists and artists. Their work has appeared in numerous magazines and has been included in books by renowned interior stylists Mr Jason Grant and Sibella Court, and fashion designer Fleur Wood. They live in New South Wales, Australia. www.shibori.com.au |Pepa Martin and Karen Davis are renowned for pushing the boundaries of the ancient craft, and for using non-traditional and modern materials such as leather and hessian. Authors of Shibori Recreated, they also run workshops and collaborate with leading architects, fashion designers, stylists and artists to see what new possibilities this art can offer them. Their work has appeared in many leading Australian magazines and has been included in books by renowned interior stylists Mr Jason Grant and Sibella Court, and fashion designer Fleur Wood.|Pepa Martin and Karen Davis are renowned for pushing the boundaries of the ancient craft, and for using non-traditional and modern materials such as leather and hessian. Authors of Shibori Recreated, they also run workshops and collaborate with leading architects, fashion designers, stylists and artists to see what new possibilities this art can offer them. Their work has appeared in many leading Australian magazines and has been included in books by renowned interior stylists Mr Jason Grant and Sibella Court, and fashion designer Fleur Wood.
Release date NZ
January 30th, 2015
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
128
Dimensions
192x247x9
ISBN-13
9781446304877
Product ID
22513217

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