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The Yarn Lover's Guide to Hand Dyeing: Beautiful Color and Simple Knits by Linda LaBelle; photography by Donna Alberico, Kristin Duvall, Linda LaBelle is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Yarn Lover's Guide to Hand Dyeing: Beautiful Color and Simple Knits about?
<b>Take your craft to the next level.<br> </b><br> For rich, unique yarns of your very own creation, <i>The Yarn Lover’s Guide to Hand Dyeing</i> is your essential go-to guide. <p>Now you can create gorgeous, unique, handpainted yarns in your very own kitchen. In this practical guide to dyeing yarn at home, you’ll learn simple techniques for creating beautiful, colorful yarns–and pick up some new patterns to highlight your new hues along the way.</p> <p>Fiber artist, knitter, and teacher Linda LaBelle provides her own valuable expertise and insight and gives readers a peek into a typical day in the lives of seven professional hand dyers through lush photographs and personal interviews in which they share their thoughts, advice, and sometimes dyeing secrets!</p> <p>You’ll learn a variety of hand-dyeing processes, including faux ikat, used to create a fun tie-dyed effect; quick stovetop techniques that yield tons of color; space dyeing, which uses several colors to create a pattern; a way to dye already knitted pieces; and trouble-free methods for immersion and handpainting. There’s also info on different types of dye–from Kool-Aid and food coloring to Jacquard Acid and PRO One Shot.
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- Author
- Linda LaBelle; photography by Donna Alberico, Kristin Duvall, Linda LaBelle
- Publisher
- Potter Craft
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780307352538
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Crafts & Hobbies, Fiction, Reference
- Rating
- 3.9 / 5 (48 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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