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Hand-Dyed Fabric Made Easy (Joy of Quilting)

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If they'd let me, I would give it 6 stars! I am a quilter in love with hand-dyed and batik fabrics. I also love to try things for myself. I bought this book (and a couple of others) just to look into the possibilities, but Adriene Buffington made it all sound so simple that I decided I had to try it. So, I bought some supplies, found a company (Dharma Trading Company) that sold the dyes, cleaned out the garage, and conned my Mom into helping. We both ended up with brightly colored tie-dyed fingers (Wear the gloves!), and a fabulous new hobby. The book got us started, gave us confidence, and even gave us ideas for new directions. Mom and I are having a blast--if we could only convince ourselves to cut the fabric up and make a quilt! I bought other books also, both before and after this one, but this is the one I keep going back to. The information is so clearly laid out and easy to use, and the charts are an absolute must if you ever want to try to recreate something. Be warned though, it is VERY! hard to exactly match a color. But they are all so beautiful, who cares? Color photos provide inspiration to go along with the wonderful instructions. The right place to start!

I OWN 14 BOOKS ON DYING AND SILK PAINTING NONE AS EASY TO READ AS THIS BOOK. YOU CAN TRY THE PROJECTS WITH A LOW INVESTMENTIN SUPPLIES. I FOUND GOOD SOLID DIRECTIONS FOR USING FIBIR REACTIVE DYES. THIS CAN BE USED TO OPEN NEW COLOR SELECTIONS FOR QUILTERS AS WELL AS WEARABLE ART PROJECTS. THERE ARE PROJECTS FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS. BEST PRICE TO VALUE RATIO I HAVE SEEN

This book shows you the basics. It is very easy to understand and follow. The illustrations are great. There are several different dyeing "experiments" ranging from easy to more difficult in the book. Hand-Dyed Fabric Made Easy provides good resources and information on where to find the items you need. I highly reccommend this book.

I have many, many books on dyeing, but I find myself returning to this one again and again. The simple techniques are wonderful (you do all dyeing in 1 gallon plastic bags - easy cleanup!), and her projects help you create tons of wonderful fabric - they've certainly added sparkle to my quilts. And you can get started with a fairly small initial investment. Dharma trading company even offers a kit designed for this book.

I had originally purchased this book in a kit I bought from Dharma Trading. I somehow misplaced the book, and just recently purchased another copy. I have several books on dyeing/painting on fabric and go to this one time and time again. I'm teaching a class in July on dyeing fabric and everyone is going to have to purchase a copy of this book. It is a great book to learn how to dye fabric. It is well written and easy to follow. Need to purchase if you are interested in learning the art of dyeing fabric.

I have MANY books on hand-dyeing fabrics for quilters, but this is the one I take out when it's time to dye. The instructions are simple and clear. The equipment is minimal and easy to use (zip-lock bags, not jars or buckets), and the worksheets are invaluable. The other books are pretty to look at and get ideas from, but this book will actually get you dyeing. Thanks, Adrienne...I should send you pictures of the many quilts I've made with my own hand-dyed fabrics thanks to you.

This book is great for beginners, but as a 'non-beginner' I still refer back to it all the time. It is great, as the recipes don't call for urea, which I never seem to have around. It is easier, and safer, for children to use for dyeing as it doesn't use the harsh chemicals some formulas call for.

An all around great book that should be reprinted - I have to say, as good as it is, I certainly wouldn't pay the 'used book' prices that it is going for now. It's only 55 pages, no matter HOW good it is!

I was glad to find this book still available. I took a class from Adriene about the bag technique when she was getting ready to publish this book. When the book came out, I decided that I did not need to buy it because I had a the few pages of instructions she gave us. Bad idea on my part. This is a great technique, and I got great results from the colors I used. I have not been doing much fabric dying over the last few years, so now I need more than just those few pages I still have. I am really excited to get this, and some dye, and start playing again.

I purchased this book when it first came out and boy, I was in for a real treat. This book is written with the inexperienced dyer in mind. I teach from this book beginning dying at my local quilt shop. I'm sorry it's no longer in print. I would recomend this book to anyone that wants to learn to hand-dye! Also, using the freezer bags makes it a snap!

This book was descriptive enough as far as actually dyeing the fabrics, but I felt that it lacked a basic tool - which is a color wheel. Just by adding a section pertaining to mixing and creating new colors, it might have made for better reading.