Hand Dyed Designs

A Guide to Dyeing Textiles with Plants

Katie Ellen Wilkins

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Hardie Grant Books
29 January 2025

Batik & tie-dye; The natural world, country life & pets

Hand Dyed Designs is your ultimate guide to the art of natural dyeing, offering a sustainable approach to creating stunning, one-of-a-kind textiles, including 18 projects.

Author and maker Katie Ellen Wilkins of Studio Tinta has ideas for curious beginners through to seasoned dyers. The first part of the book focuses on the essential information you'll need to know before you begin the dyeing itself. This includes how to choose the best fabrics, an explanation of the different mordants, necessary equipment and how to store dyes. The second part highlights Katie's favourite dye plants, from marigold and madder to avocado pits, and has instructions for common dyeing techniques like bundle dyeing and immersion dyeing.

In the final part of the book, Katie shows you how to create 18 beautiful fashion and homeware pieces with your dyed fabrics, from an indigo linen robe to madder and marigold dyed socks to a pomegranate and geranium silk eye mask.

Packed with stunning imagery of the dyeing process, textiles and project ideas, Hand Dyed Designs will inspire you to walk outside and make art with nature.

By: Katie Ellen Wilkins
Imprint: Hardie Grant Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 247mm, Width: 198mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 894g
ISBN: 9781761450365
ISBN 10: 1761450360
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 29 January 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Katie Ellen Wilkins is an artist based in New South Wales. Born in the USA, she grew up on Boon Wurrung land on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, and now lives with her husband and two children in Muloobinba/Newcastle. She is the founder of natural dye studio, Studio Tinta, and since 2018 has produced hand-dyed textiles and taught natural dyeing to students around the world. She now hosts natural dyeing and paint making workshops around Australia. Studio Tinta sells a range of natural dyeing ingredients including dyes and mordants.

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Hand Dyed Designs

A Guide to Dyeing Textiles with Plants

Katie Ellen Wilkins

$39.99

Hardback

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