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The Surface Designer's Handbook: Dyeing, Printing, Painting, and Creating Resists on Fabric

by Holly Brackman

The Surface Designer's Handbook: Dyeing, Printing, Painting, and Creating Resists on Fabric Cover

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Beginning with studio practices and safety rules, this information-packed handbook is appropriate for both newcomers and experienced dyers but assumes that readers have a serious interest in textile design. An overview of dyeing starts with fibers and fabrics and discusses all aspects of the dyes favored by textile studios—fiber reactive, acid, vat, and disperse—before explaining discharging, screen printing, monoprinting, stamping, stenciling, resist dyeing, dévoré, and painting. Would-be fabric artists are advised along the way to identify a personal approach to dyeing—free spirit? rule-follower?—and color photographs of work by today's top fiber artists elucidate prevailing styles. Recipes and techniques are accompanied by step-by-step instructions with photographs, and a concealed spiral binding allows the book to lie flat. Ten appendices include a worksheet for recording chemicals, procedures, and costs for all projects; a guide to washing fabric; descriptions of stock solutions, thickeners, and steaming; a metric conversion table; and a guide to water temperatures. 

About the Author

Holly Brackmann is a professor of textiles and art history at Mendocino College whose designs have appeared in Handwoven; Surface Design Journal; Surface Design Newsletter; Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot; and Weavers. She lives in Ukiah, California.

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dyerlynne, February 28, 2007 (view all comments by dyerlynne)
Well worth purchasing. Info is presented for both visual and written word learners. Inspirational pictures and a solid technical overview of dyes, chemicals and procedures.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781931499903
Subtitle:
Dyeing, Printing, Painting, and Creating Resists on Fabric
Author:
Brackman, Holly
Author:
Brackmann, Holly
Publisher:
Interweave Press
Subject:
Dye
Subject:
Dyes and dyeing, Domestic
Publication Date:
October 2006
Binding:
Spiral
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
138
Dimensions:
1127x931x71 190

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