Dharma is a great place but if you want to start NOW, get some different colors of RIT dye (I find it at WalMart with the laundry detergent and at Publix, a roll of plastic wrap (for storing leftovers; the cheap stuff is fine!) and some white cotton fabric. Wash and dry the fabric (no need to iron!) and cut into reasonable pieces; fat quarter sized----18" x 22"--- is good. Lay out newspaper on your kitchen counter or table and then cut two pieces of plastic wrap long enough to fit the fabric with some to spare. Lay them out on the newspaper with a 1"-2" overlap and press well to stick them together. Lay your fabric on top. Dilute about a Tablespoon of dye (liquid or powder) in a cup of hot tap water and stir well. Drip, paint, fingerpaint, squirt or whatever to put the dye on your fabric. Dripping with a teaspoon is a good way to start. Repeat with different colors if you like. When you finish, roll up the plastic wrap with the fabric inside (like a jelly roll; fabric should be touching plastic wrap, not fabric!), pinch the ends closed, put it in a glass pie plate or similar round dish, and microwave on High for 2 minutes. (It should be steaming hot; if not, nuke it a bit more) You are heat setting the dye with the steam made in the plastic wrap package. Set aside to cool for a few minutes then IN THE SINK, unwrap the package---you may need to use scissors to help----and then rinse your fabric well in cold water. Don't burn yourself! Well rinsed fabrics, even with different colors, can then go together in the washer with a little soap to wash out any excess dye (there won't be much at all) and then a good rinse. Dry, iron and create!!!! I have done bigger pieces of fabric than fat quarters but not til I'd done this a few times....and I did them outside on the picnic table. Have fun! PS: some people say to not ever use the dishes, spoons, etc for eating later, but I always rinse it out well in the sink then put it through the dishwasher. I haven't poisoned anybody yet. <wink>