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More than 50 stylish projects using the traditional tie-dye method. Tie-dye is an easy, rewarding and affordable craft that can turn silks, cottons and simple ready-made garments into dramatic fashion statements. Author Melanie Brummer is an expert at reviving clothes, linens and draperies with this creative craft skill. Contemporary Dyecraft features more than 50 resist-dyeing projects that are easy to do and yield beautiful one-of-a-kind results. Methods used are bucket-dyeing, dip dyeing and dyeing in a washing machine. The book begins with an introduction to suitable fabrics, types of dye, paints and an explanation of resist dyeing. The required equipment is largely household items that are inexpensive and readily available. The projects use eight dyeing styles: flat color, graded color, crazed patterns, circles, stripes and coils, geometric shapes, spirals and stitched patterns. The materials lists are minimal, such as fabric, string or rubber bands, a bucket and kettle, and the dye. The projects are rated by degree of difficulty and include: Skirt in a ball Reverse camouflage T-shirt Candy-striped silk scarf Water fantasy silk scarf Flowers on a shirt Parallel-striped Madiba shirt Contemporary Dyecraft is an excellent beginner's guide for anyone who wants to create new items or give new life to items already in their wardrobe.

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Brummer's first book is a comprehensive guide to tie-dying, with clear instructions and multiple color photographs for a series of lovely projects that use a variety of materials, from a throw dyed with a cobweb design to an impressive series of silk scarves. Amazingly, Brummer is able to achieve both rustic and sophisticated looks, and readers who previously thought that tie-dye meant rainbow-splotched shirts adorning Deadheads will be impressed by the variety that can be achieved on (most often) cotton garments with rubber bands and buckets of dye. That said, Brummer focuses here exclusively on tie-dying; there's no batik, resist dying, or even much bleach work to be found. A hundred and forty-four pages is an awful lot of tie-dye, even for the aficionado.-- Publishers Weekly (1/7/2011 12:00:00 AM) Colorful tie-dyed garments are making a comeback, and author Melanie Brummer shows how to give new life to old garments or very inexpensive sale items that could use a bit of pizzazz.--Jocelynn Brown Detroit News (3/8/2011 12:00:00 AM)

Melanie Brummer shows how to give new life to old garments or very inexpensive sale items.--Jocelynn Brown Detroit News (03/08/2011)

Colorful tie-dyed garments are making a comeback, and author Melanie Brummer shows how to give new life to old garments or very inexpensive sale items that could use a bit of pizzazz.--Jocelynn Brown Detroit News (03/08/2011)

Colorful tie-dyed garments are making a comeback, and author Melanie Brummer shows how to give new life to old garments or very inexpensive sale items that could use a bit of pizzazz.--Jocelynn Brown Detroit News (03/08/2011) Brummer's first book is a comprehensive guide to tie-dying, with clear instructions and multiple color photographs for a series of lovely projects that use a variety of materials, from a throw dyed with a cobweb design to an impressive series of silk scarves. Amazingly, Brummer is able to achieve both rustic and sophisticated looks, and readers who previously thought that tie-dye meant rainbow-splotched shirts adorning Deadheads will be impressed by the variety that can be achieved on (most often) cotton garments with rubber bands and buckets of dye. That said, Brummer focuses here exclusively on tie-dying; there's no batik, resist dying, or even much bleach work to be found. A hundred and forty-four pages is an awful lot of tie-dye, even for the aficionado.-- (01/07/2011)

Author Information

Melanie Brummer started experimenting with dye and block printing in the early 90s, manufacturing and selling a line of hand-dyed T-shirts and dresses. She currently teaches designers about the production requirements of dyeing and printing, and she is a frequent contributor to craft magazines. She lives in Johannesburg, South Africa. Marianne Fassler is a fashion designer whose collections have featured the use of recycled materials and elaborate tie-dyeing methods.

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