Color Your Cloth: A Quilter's Guide to Dyeing and Patterning Fabric [Paperback]

Malka Dubrawsky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 3, 2009

Award-winning artist Malka Dubrawksy presents a bold, modern take on dyeing, geared especially to quilters and fiber artists. She’s whipped up a variety of easy patterning techniques—including resist, discharge, and overdyeing—for creating one-of-a-kind fabrics, as well as more than a dozen simple projects that use the vibrant cloth. How-to photos accompany the text, which focuses on sources of inspiration, tools and materials, dyeing recipes, and the surface design techniques themselves. Stunning images from the author’s sketchbook and photos of her workspace provide quilters with additional motivation.

 

 

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About the Author

MALKA DUBRAWSKY is an award-winning fiber artist who hand dyes her own fabric and makes quilts and other accessories. Her work has been featured in quilt exhibitions and galleries, and has been included in Art Quilts, A Celebration: 400 Stunning Contemporary Designs (Lark Books, 2005); the Fiberarts Design Book Seven (Lark Books, 2004); and several magazines, including Quilting Today and Cloth Paper Scissors. Her work can be seen at www.stitchindye.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Lark Books (November 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600595138
• ISBN-13: 978-1600595134
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.4 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #422,805 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #57 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Crafts & Hobbies > Needlecrafts & Textile Crafts > Dye

More About the Author

I've been making stuff for as long as I can remember. In fact I come form a long line of stuff makers. So it was only natural that I should get a degree in stuff making, better known as a Bachelor of Fine Arts and spend the whole of my adult life so far creating. Though I started out as a print maker, I've been working exclusively in textiles for almost 18 years. Crafting something with simple materials that then goes on to have a life of its own is truly magical. I'm so happy to have the opportunity to share that magic with others.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars modern, cheerful, transformational November 6, 2009

By r0ssie

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Malka Dubrawsky has completely transformed the way I look at fabric. I've been following her blog for quite a while and waiting impatiently for her book to come out. I'm so happy the wait is over! This book is not just gorgeous to look at, it provides clear instructions for altering fabrics to be more you and suit your style. The front part of the book walks you through dyeing, discharging, and using wax resists; the last section of the book provide clear patterns and examples of projects that look especially wonderful with this type of colored cloth. As a quilter, I'm especially drawn to the quilt patterns, but the camera strap and placemats also look amazing when done in these handmade batik fabrics. Thoroughly modern, but so human and cheerful, I highly recommend this book!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!! November 6, 2009

By Daniel Prager

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I bought this book for my wife, who loved it. Here's her review:

Color Your Cloth is full of inspiration and stunning projects. It is written in 2 main sections.

First, the 'how to dye your fabric' section. The explanations are clear and easy to follow. Malka often suggests more than one technique that can be tried to achieve stunning results. She focuses on using materials that are easy to find and not overly expensive which is great especially if, like me, you are a beginner just wanting to try out different techniques without investing a heap of money. Even though this is the more technical of the 2 sections, it is full of loads of eye candy .... divine fabrics that actually seem achievable to create in your own home.

The second section is 'what you can make with your gorgeous newly dyed fabrics'. These projects range from dead easy to more advanced and are all fabulous. In this arena, I am more advanced in my experience [...] and I have found great inspiration in these projects also.

I can't wait to get started coloring my own cloth.

Andi :-)

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I can do this! November 6, 2009

By Ann Thompson

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I have been dying my fabric for years, and have studied traditional batik in Indonesia, which takes talent that i don't have......and yet, following Malka's clear and concise instructions, i know i can do it......her designs are beautifully simple and graphic, while the colors are clear and bright (as hand-dyes can be)..i love that! This book inspires me to go out to my garage and try things i always thought i couldn't do.