Book review and giveaway!!
April 20, 2009 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Contests, Home & Living
***Free Stuff Alert!!!***
Want to dye and paint your own fabrics, but don’t know where to start? This is the book for you, with all the beginner information you need on different types of dyes and paints that you can choose from, the minimal tools and equipment that you’ll need, and some wonderful techniques to get you started!
The Basic Guide to Dyeing and Painting Fabric
by Cindy Walter & Jennifer Priestley
There are dozens of inspiring photos for you to drool over, step by step instructions for 20 different techniques, and even some full-sized patterns if you’d like to make the exact fabric projects that are featured.
To win a copy of this book, leave me a comment below telling me what you like to make with fabric, and next week I will draw a winner!
I have recently discovered beeswax collage, and oddly enough, the smell of melted wax has brought back memories of the years I spent doing batik when my children were young. Actually, the first artwork I ever sold was a batik painting.
The cover of this book has conjured up, not only fond memories, but also new ‘what if’ ideas! Winning this book would be awesome.
Namaste’.
Normi
I want to make painted fabric wall art for my teenage dauhter’s room. My sister has made painted rugs before and I have always wanted to try it. I also like to sew and am starting to use fabric in my scrapbooks.
I make clothes and I also like to make funky art pieces with fabrics!
Thanks
(in Canada)
What would I make with the fabric I made? I would make a fragment. I have no idea how to make my own fabric, but have been wanting to make my own for the longest time. This would totally rock to have this book. Thank you Cyndi for a chance to win this.
I would love to make the piece of fabric that’s shown on the cover of the book! My favourite is using recycled denim in all sorts of projects (jackets, totes, purses, etc).
Cheers!
Mary Anne
I like to make crazy quilts and purses. I also make traditional quilts dolls on occasion. The book looks like fun!
Lisa Caryl
I have started to make quilts for my teenage boys for gifts rather than giving them more electronics, which they do not need. I would use the painted fabric for a border.
I like to make totes.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com
I like to make clothes and am getting into using fabrics in my other endeavors, including making jewelry, ATCs, and I really want to try a fabric postcard.
Thanks for this giveaway!
OH, I’d love to win this! I’ve been making more and more fabric books and art quilts so this is what I’d be using the fabric to create!
To actually design my own fabric would be the absolute best!
I would make curtains, pillowcases, bags, CLOTHES!
I would try it all!
Thanks!
I would love to make an awesome bookbag for my daugher who is in college! This book looks awesome! Please enter me!
luckofdraw777(at)gmail(dot)com
I love to tie dye everything I can get my hands on. I’ve been trying to learn some other techniques though. Thanks for the cool giveaway.
I remember dyeing clothes and other fabrics from my childhood, but have completely forgotten all of the little tricks that came with it all. I would love to get a chance to win this book, the first thing i would probably be dyeing would be some sheets, then probably T-shirt, and skirt and curtains and after it’s all said and done, my entire house would probably sport an entourage of dyed fabric lol
My friend and I have been experimenting making tee shirts and totes/purses
out of fabric! This book would be perfect for our craft days.
Please count me in!
Thanks very much….. Cindi
I’m mostly quilting.
This book looks fabulous! I’ve been a “fabric-junkie” forever – after many years away from the crafts involving it, I’m now loving experimenting with all kinds of things – from bead-making and jewelry to household decor. Haven’t done much with clothes yet, but I’m sure I’ll get around to it. I’ve been painting/dyeing fabrics and this book comes at the perfect time – I really hope I win it!
I would use the book for ideals for my end of the year t-shirt for my pre-k class were thinking about tie dye but this book probablly will have more ideals. Thanks for the giveaway
sharr1226 at yahoo dot com
I have been a clothdoll maker for several years and to make my dolls that little bit different I would love to experiment with dyeing and painting my fabrics. The books sounds wonderful, thanks for the chance to win it.
I would love to win a copy of this book! I use fabric in my mixed media all the time but I really want to make some small art quilts so that is what I would do with my dyed fabric.
Arlene
I love to make purse. Learning to dye fabrics would be great.
I’d love to make some funky jeans to match my yellow sandals.
I’m wanting to do some fabric collage and being able to make some of my own background fabrics would be very helpful.
I like to make small art quilts and fabric book covers!
I liek to make dresses for my daughter. I have not thought of dyeing them. I just buy the fabric in the choice of color I want. When I was a child my mom used to dye our Keds to match an outfit she would make for us. That was really fun and we used to decorate them with glitter glue and rhinestones.
I have a one-piece jumper that became discolored when I washed it. Hopefully I could win this to salvage it with some cool technique! Tune in for weekly giveaways starting in May on Tricia’s Dish.
Hi I am
Sharon Fairclough I received a google alert about this book please email me if possible
sharr1226 at yahoo dot com
I did email you on Monday, Sharon. I’ve tried again…hope you get the message. If not, send your address to me at cyndi @ b5media.com (remove the spaces).
Hi,
I just started experimenting with tye dye products and am loving it! I find that everything I see I want to dye! LOL
I’m a school teacher and science camp instructor and I want to dye my own t-shirts for the children for the end of the school year gift and for my summer science campers. I think they’d love em!
Wish me luck!
Melissa
I’d been thinking of doing a painting on fabric for a part of a quilt I want to make. This book might have the answers to my questions.
I would love to make a new book bag/tote. I have one that is worn out and think it is time for a new one.
Thanks
Carlene
I like to make quilts such as crazy or water color quilt theme even a totebag/purse.