Features of this book include sections on:

• Setting Up a Dye Shop
• Types of Dyes
• Painting Mediums
• Painting the Fabric
• Aging and Distressing
• Dye Shop Equipment
• Dyers and Designers
• Glossary
• A selected bibliography and a list of suppliers
• Over 100 black and white photos, and an eight page color insert
• and much more!

Contents:
Introduction:
Some General Notes on Dyeing Procedures
Setting Up a Dye Shop

Chapter 1: Safety
Precautionary Measures
Further Information

Chapter 2: Types of Dyes
Fiber-Reactive Dyes * Acid Dyes * 1:2 Metal Complex Dyes * Direct Dyes * Basic Dyes * Fluorescent Dyes * Disperse Dyes * Union (Household) Dyes * Discharge Dyeing * Dyeing Fabric Blends

Chapter 3: Painting Mediums
Waterbase Textile Inks * Non-Waterbase Textile Inks * Acrylic Paints * Painting with Dyes * Summary: Paints versus Dyes for Direct Application * Discharge Pastes * Resists * French Enamel Varnish * Metallics * Leather Dyes and Paints * Markers, Stripers, and Crayons * Fluorescent and Luminous Paints * Expandable Paints

Chapter 4: Printing the Fabric
Hand Painting * Shibori (Resist Dyeing) * Batik * Block Printing * Stencils * Screen Printing * Photographic Silk Screen * Heat Transfer Printing * Color Photocopy Process * Blueprint and Brownprint * Marbling * Ombr‚ * Using an Airbrush

Chapter 5: Aging and Distressing
Particular Effects * Special Considerations

Chapter 6: Dye Shop Equipment
Dye Vats * Industrial Washers and Dryers * Extractors * Steamers

Chapter 7: Dyers and Designers