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DYEING FABRIC

Fabric Dyeing 101 Blog http://fabricdyeing101.blogspot.com/2006/11/1a-introduction.html

Tie Dyeing http://www.ehow.com/tie-dye-instructions/

ProChem’s Tie Dyeing Techniques http://www.prochemical.com/directions/Folding.htm

Soy wax batik http://threecreativestudios.com/freeprojects/soybatik.pdf

Painting Fusible web (eg Vliesofix) http://threecreativestudios.com/freeprojects/paintedfusible.pdf

One Bucket fabric dyeing http://threecreativestudios.com/freeprojects/gallon_bucket_dyes.pdf

Shaving Cream dyeing http://threecreativestudios.com/freeprojects/gallon_bucket_dyes.pdf

Two colour gradation dyeing http://threecreativestudios.com/freeprojects/2colorgradation.pdf

DYEING YARN OR FIBRE

Dyeing yarn for knitting http://knittingbyzen.blogsome.com/how-to-dye-wool-acid-dyes/

Rainbow dyeing  http://www.allfiberarts.com/library/howto/ht00/how_rainbow_dye_silk.htm

Hand-painting yarn http://lotusblossomknits.co.uk/blog/2009/03/06/how-i-hand-paint-yarn-part-2/

Dyeing fibre for spinning http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer03/FEATaciddye.html

FABRIC PAINTING

Tutorial 1 http://almastoller.typepad.com/almastoller/2007/10/fabric-painti-1.html

Fabric painting for beginners http://seastrands.wordpress.com/2006/06/28/fabric-painting-tips-mostly-for-beginners/

Painting leaves http://sonjisays.blogspot.com/2006/03/another-fabric-painting-tutorial.html

Using Fabric markers http://painting.about.com/od/fabricpainting/tp/fabric-marker-pens.htm

Silk dyeing video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvh6h88Vb-M

Dye-na-flow on silk http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1605-AA.shtml

 

FREE PATTERNS FOR DYED FABRIC

Sashed Cushion http://www.textileart.com/FOM/MAR2008/0308Pillow.pdf

Fabric gift bags http://www.textileart.com/POM/GiftBagsBox.php

Esther’s Tote Bag http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/2008/01/esthers-tote-tutorial.html

Hoffman’s Get Hip & Be Square quilt http://www.hoffmanfabrics.com/EDocs/Site10/Get%20Hip%20And%20Be%20Square%20pattern.pdf

Hoffman’s Strip Suzette http://www.hoffmanfabrics.com/EDocs/Site10/Strip%20Suzette%20quilt%20pattern.pdf

Hoffman’s Simply Charming quilt http://www.hoffmanfabrics.com/EDocs/Site10/simply%20charming.pdf

FREE PATTERNS FOR HAND-PAINTED WOOL

http://www.violetgreen.co.uk/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=free

Glitter alpaca scarf http://www.cherryyarn.com/freebie.html

Vogue Knitting http://www.vogueknitting.com/free_patterns.aspx

Knitting tutorials http://www.knitpicks.com/tutorials/Most_Popular__L1006.html