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Fabrics To Dye For

When I first began dyeing fabric, it was because the line of clothing that I had designed for sale at the apparel mart had been taken by someone who had seen them in a fashion show the evening before. They found and had broken into my showroom over the night and the next morning I arrived to find the garment samples were gone. The fabrics I was using at the time were available in the fabric stores so I lost a lot that season. I made up my mind to learn surface design to avoid having that happen again and fabric dyeing was a discovery of that learning process. I fell totally in love with the great thing about the colors, the textures of the mottles, and the unlimited color probabilities.

I developed my private simple inexpensive way of dyeing where there were no wasted supplies yet the results are beautiful and washable which in its turn created a successful line of clothing designs that were one of a kind jackets. I wrote instructions for students in my fabric dyeing workshops who had an interest in learning what I had done. Having directions from someone that has been there-done that should help you avoid many of the ordinary problems many face when they begin to dye fabrics.

You should decide what type of dyeing you need to do. This appears dumb at first, but each sort of fabric needs another approach and sort of dye so you will definitely have to grasp this bit of information before it is possible to go on. I particularly like to dye cotton in yarns and fabrics and blend them into my clothing so for me Procion MX dye is the one I have used the most. I do a considerable number of other fibers but again each of them requires the dye and system that works best with that fiber.

Recipes are an important part of the dyeing process if you're expecting to get another batch of the same or an identical color. I keep an extensive recipe collection so I'm able to quickly dye another run of that color if I get an order for that color group.

You can find the right fabric, system and recipes you find that will be for the projects you would like to used dyed fabrics in as well with a little of experimenting on your schedule. Color theory is also a vital part of the dyeing process so you'll need to add a bit of that to your learning process to assist you quickly get to the results you desire and use the dyed fabrics in your projects.

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About the Author

Marjorie is a clothing designer who specializes in creating recipes for and in dyeing fabrics for her lines of ready-to-wear. She dyes fabric for quilted garments regular garments and rag woven garments. She is an expert in how to dye cotton fabric.