"Chock full of references the dyer might want to keep handy."—Shuttle Scuttle
"Recommended for academic or large public libraries." —Library Journal |
The Dyer's Companion is an essential
reference tool for anyone who wants to dye natural or synthetic
fibers, fabric or yarns. This handy, easily accessible guide
offers a wealth of indispensable information on equipment
and supplies, types of dyes, preparation, safety, measurements,
dyeing procedures, basic surface design techniques (including
painting, marbling, and silk screening), proper dye disposal
methods, and recordkeeping. Dye master Dagmar Klos draws on
her wealth of experience to provide step-by-step recipes for
dye methods she has refined, ones that produce consistent
and successful results. Beginners will gain the confidence
to add color to fiber, while seasoned textile artisans are
sure to discover a host of friendly tips and hints. An eight-page
color section showing 100 skeins of yarn in a range of color
gradations, along with the fundamentals of color theory, provide
you with encouragement to explore your own dyeing variations.
Whether you are passionate about dyeing or just want to create
colors for sewing, quilting, spinning, weaving, knitting,
crocheting, embroidering, or felting, this comprehensive resource
puts everything you need at your fingertips and is certain
to become an invaluable partner at your dyepot.
The Dyer's Companion is the seventh book in the best
selling Companion Series from Interweave Press.
About the Companion Series
Dagmar Klos is a dye master, fiber artist,
and teacher. Since 1995, she has served as copublisher and
coeditor of the Turkey Red Journal, a newsletter dedicated
to natural dyes; in 2002, she received the Handweavers Guild
of America's Certificate of Excellence in Dyeing. Dagmar's
colorful woven scarves appear in Handwoven Scarves
(Interweave Press, 1999), and regularly grace the pages of
Handwoven magazine. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.
Spiral-bound, 120 pages, 7 x 5,
8-page color section,
4 illustrations, 30 tables,
ISBN 10: 1-931499-51-9 ISBN 13: 978-1-931499-51-4
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