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

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781931499903
• ISBN10: 193149990X
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2006-10-28
• Publisher: Interweave Pr

Summary

This comprehensive guide brings together dyeing techniques and surface design in one book. Beginning with studio practices and safety rules, this information-packed handbook: Covers all aspects of dyes favored by textile studios-fiber reactive, acid, vat, and disperse, Explains step-by-step how to use these dyes to alter and change surfaces by discharging, screen printing, monoprinting, stamping, stenciling, resist dyeing, devore, and painting, Teaches embellishing your fabric with foiling, embroidery, beadwork, or collage, Offers hands-on resources, including dye worksheets, recipes, and instructions for all techniques plus tips and tricks, Inspires with color photographs showcasing work from today's top fiber artists. Book jacket.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. III
Foreword	p. VI
Introduction	p. 1
Studio Practices and Safety	p. 3
Dyes, Fibers, and Fabrics	p. 7
Color	p. 11
Fiber-Reactive Dyes	p. 13
Acid Dyes	p. 29
Vat Dyes	p. 41
Disperse Dyes	p. 49
Discharging	p. 57
Screen Printing	p. 67
Monoprinting	p. 79
Stamping	p. 81
Stenciling	p. 85
Resists	p. 89
Devore	p. 101
Textile Paints	p. 107
Embellishments	p. 113
Dye Worksheet	p. 119
Preparing Fabric for Dyeing	p. 120
Rinsing, Washing, and Drying Fabric	p. 122
Calculating Stock Solutions, Dye Quantities, and Color Mixing	p. 124
Thickeners and Printing	p. 125
Steaming	p. 126
Weights, Measures, and Water Temperatures	p. 128
Glossary	p. 129
Bibliography	p. 134
Resources	p. 136
Index	p. 137
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