Dyeing (Textiles)

Dyeing Sites:

Ancient Dyes, Natural and Synthetic Ancient Dyes, Natural and Synthetic: Articles on the history and chemistry of indigo and several purples. (Dyeing) http://www.chriscooksey.demon.co.uk/ Wendy Boorer Wendy Boorer: Photo gallery and brief background about this artist creating wearable art and wall-mounted pieces using shibori techniques. (Dyeing) http://textileart.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ Discharge Dyeing Discharge Dyeing: Information on dye effects achieved by the removal of color already in the fabric, rather than by adding it. (Dyeing) http://ttsw.com/FAQS/DischargeDyeingFAQ.html Colour Congress Colour Congress: An international meeting on natural dyes in art, commercial enterprises, and self expression. Agenda, topics, arranged tours, images from juried exhibit. (Dyeing) http://www.fcs.iastate.edu/tc/news/colourcongress/ Diary of a West Cork Dyer Diary of a West Cork Dyer: Recipes on wool, and commentary, excerpts from Kate Jepson's writings. (Dyeing) http://homepage.tinet.ie/~ojk/page7a.html Todd Designs Todd Designs: Carol Todd, natural dye specialist. Contains recipes for the Dye Plant of the Month, handwoven rugs, and a gallery of hand-painted silk items. (Dyeing) http://home.onemain.com/~crowland/index.html Ibile Indigo House Ibile Indigo House: Offers instruction and tours of traditional indigo dyeing and batik for artists, students and tourists on St. Helena's Island, South Carolina. (Dyeing) http://www.ibileindigo.com International Shibori Symposium International Shibori Symposium: International Shibori Symposium held in Europe. List of presentations, fashion show and exhibit descriptions. (Dyeing) http://www.twistedthread.com/internationalshiborisymposium/ Paula Burch's Hand Dyeing on Fabric Pages Paula Burch's Hand Dyeing on Fabric Pages: Gallery and how to tie-dye, batik, and dye by many other techniques including low water immersion, dip dyeing, and sprinkle dyeing. (Dyeing) http://www.pburch.net/dyeing.shtml Bello Marini Bello Marini: Image gallery of hand-dyed scarves and T-shirts, with instructions for dying with indigo and the best plant sources for indigotin. (Dyeing) http://home.att.net/~bellomarini/ Orchil Dye Orchil Dye: The poor person's purple. An article speculating on the history of this coloring, including bibliography and experimentation. (Dyeing) http://www.ravensgard.org/gerekr/Orchil.html Fiber Antics Fiber Antics: Covers basics of color theory, vat immersion, direct application and fabric embellishments. (Dyeing) http://www.sunshinecable.com/~mnepper/ Clarissa Cochran - Shibori Clarissa Cochran - Shibori: Photos and description of basic shibori techniques, biography and workshop information. (Dyeing) http://www.indigosilks.co.uk/