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Welcome to our exciting world of dyes, paints & fabrics!  Also online quilting classes and freemotion quilting DVDs!

NEW 2009 colours

I have some new Procion and acid dye colours for 2010.  See them here and here.

Want to see how much fun my classes at the National Quilting Symposium had?  View some photos here of the Beginners', Beyond the Basics, and Surface Design classes. 

Interested in the next National Quilting Symposium at Queenstown in 2011?  Get all the information here. I will be teaching again!  My classes are "Pole Dancing with Shibori" and "Faux Batik"

NEW! NEW! NEW! ONLINE QUILTING CLASSES!

Too busy to go to classes?  Classes held at inconvenient times? None available near you? Now you can access a Symposium tutor without having to go to Symposium!  Work at your own pace, in the comfort of your own home. Unlike overseas classes, your tutor is available by email AND phone if you need help. And unlike overseas online classes, you can start these classes anytime.  Check out the first 4 classes here.

NEW! NEW! NEW! PATSY THOMPSON'S QUILTING DVDS!

Want to improve your freemotion quilting?  Bored with the usual designs, and want to extend yourself to something more dramatic? Now available in New Zealand - Patsy Thompson's quilting DVD's - see more information here! The single disk sets run for over 2 hours, the double disk for over 4 hours.

Single disks - Fast and Free volume 0.5 (replaces Vol 1), fast and Free volume 2, Free Motion Fun with Vines & Leaves volume 1, and Free Motion Fun With Feathers Volume 1 - all $45 each

Double disk - Fast and Free Volume 3 - $70.  This is a lot less than you'd pay if you bought them direct from Patsy in America. 

Seem pricey? Not for what you're getting.  Here's a sample of some of Patsy's work. 

Her teaching has certainly made a difference to my quilting, so I can recommend these DVDs to you.

Use the secure online order form for these. LIMITED STOCK - but you can pre-order and your credit card won't be charged until the disks are available. 

And if you're machine quilting, you'll want these! 

Machingers Quilt Gloves-Size, in either Small/Medium or Medium/Large sizes.  These soft flexible gloves have a fingertip grip that gives better control when you're free motion quilting.  Limited stock, only $12.50 a pair.  

 

CLICK HERE to download my "Dyeing Tuition #1" eBook - FREE!  

What is an eBook?  It's a book in "electronic" or digital format.  It comprises text and photos, and you can download it from this site onto your computer for personal use.

Need dyeing instructions?  You can download basic instructions for fabric here and wool here. 

5 Good Reasons to Buy Your Dyes from Tillia :-

1. Tillia's owner, Shirley Goodwin, does not simply sell dyes - she uses them herself in all her quilting and artwork, and in her fabric ranges.

2. Tillia dyes are fresh imported stock from a major US distributor, not leftover stock from local chemical companies.  This way, you have access to the latest colours and trends. 

3. Full product support is available. Shirley's membership of various international dyeing and surface design groups means she keeps up to date with products and their applications.

4.. Should products you buy from us prove to be unsatisfactory, they will be replaced.

5. Tillia has been the major name in dye supply in New Zealand for the past 15 years.  Tillia's aim is to be the best, not the cheapest.

So why would you buy your dyes from any other supplier?  Read what Tillia's customers are saying here.

 

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WANT TO SEE ARTWORK FEATURING MY DYES & PAINTS?  See my recent work on my blog here. 

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Tillia Dyes & Fabrics is owned and run by Shirley Goodwin.  Shirley is  a member of the International Surface Design Association, Creative Fibre Association, and TAFTA (The Australian Forum for Textile Arts). She also teaches quilting and dyeing, and was selected as a tutor for the 2007 National Quilting Symposium in Palmerston North, and the 2009 Symposium in Wellington at Easter. 

Shirley is part of the following internet groups: Artful Quilters' Web Ring; Dyers' Web Ring; Surface Design Web Ring; Dyers' Email list; Surfacing Email list; Complex Cloth Email list; QuiltTeach email list; Fiber Artists/Mixed media group; Dyeing Forum; Kiwiquilters List.