Dyeing
Dyeing is the application of pigments or dyes on textile materials to produce yarns or cloths of different colors. Two modern sub-types of the dyeing craft are BATIK (wax-resist dyeing) and TIE-DYE (to produce patterns in (a garment or piece of cloth) by tying parts of it to shield it from the dye). Definition and basic history (Wikipedia)
(See also: Silk Painting; Clothing/Wearable Art)
BAZ and BEA (Jefferson Co.: Louisville)
Colors to Dye For [dyed yarns, clothing] (Mary Lamb Nehring - Woodford Co.: Versailles)
Deep Dyed Yarns (Jessamine Co.: Nicholasville)
Pat's Fiber Arts Studio [clothing, tie dye] (Pat Sturtzel - Jefferson Co.: Louisville
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Virtual copy of a small (63-page) booklet that describes the plants (vegetables) and techniques suitable for dyeing various organic fibers. Prepared by Wilmer Stone and dedicated to Katherine Pettit, the book was the product of work completed at Pine Mountain Settlement School in Kentucky where Pettit was the Director and Stone was one of the workers at the school.
Published in North Carolina in 1946; the original copy is at the Pine Mountain Settlement School, Pine Mountain, KY.
