Tie Dip Dye

by Pepa Martin, Karen Davis

The classic look of tie-dyed fabric is back with new generation styles that are far more subtle and sophisticated than our old groovy T-shirts. Today, the technique can be found on fashion runways, on the wallpaper of the hottest night spots, and mixed into the summer ensembles of A-list celebrities. In Tie Dip Dye , textile artists Pepa Martin and Karen Davis show us how simple it is to create beautiful, bespoke fabric designs with not much more than dye and a few items that most of us already have in our kitchens. Readers will

122 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2015

Reviews

[Catherine Woodman]

This is the year that I do a deep dive into dying.
Two things are happening to assist that. My guild is doing an indigo dye vat in August, and the in person workshops that I take not at QuiltCon are at Minnesota Quilters and this year I am taking three classes where I do dying.
This book has several techniques that I will be doing immersion in--ombre, shibori--specifically folding and tying or sewing to get resist dying features, ice dying and ombre dying.
The book is a bit scant on exact details, but does have good pictures, if you are a visual learner, and it has a brief narrative about each technique.
I think it would be hard to use this book alone to do it on your own, but it would be a good book to use in combination with a book that discusses more about the dyes themselves.

[Catherine]

Some interesting projects here using a variety of dying techniques

[Jessica]

3.25. Cute projects and useful techniques. Small text that's hard to read. Although the book talks about the beginner, it was directed to intermediate to advanced dyers.