Originally Posted by SueSew
Originally Posted by ckcowl
I have been including my own dyed fabrics in each of my quilts for years now- a great book is:
the dyer's bible-
there are quite a few good books available on the subject.
I recommend visiting Dharma Trading company
they carry all of the supplies needed- offer lots of free information, tutorials and the customer service staff is great answering questions and helping if there is a problem.
no it is not (hard) to dye your own fabrics, it is easy, fun and can get you those colors/designs you just can not find in the stores.
How do you dye designs in the fabric? Wax? tie-dye? silk-screen? are they washable? That sounds like something messy and fun!
RESIST is the easiest way....doing was batiking takes a lot of time, skill and specialized steamers to remove the was...
I carry ALL of the dye chemicals, resists, dye kits, and even books! Just check my siggy line! I have been dying and teaching about it for about 8 years now....just note that MOST of the batik looks quilters like, actually involve PAINT....BUT you can get some nice pieces with just dying as well.