Dyeing with bleach
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Ordinary household bleach can be applied on dark, natural-fiber fabrics to create distinctly colored or patterned fabrics. The method is a safer and more exciting alternative to traditional dyeing. Bleach is only effective on natural fibers such as cotton, linen and rayon.
Publication Name: Threads
Subject: Fashion and beauty
ISSN: 0882-7370
Year: 1997
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Textures: from photo to fabric
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Dressmakers with a little imagine and ingenuity can transfer the textures they see in the natural world onto fabrics. Selections of the author's favorite images from a Japanese trip and some of the experimental fabrics the images inspired are included.
Publication Name: Threads
Subject: Fashion and beauty
ISSN: 0882-7370
Year: 2000
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Fabric printing with a brayer
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Issues concerning techniques of creating textile pattern design by using a brayer are discussed. Particular attention is given to types of brayers and the different types of design they can be used to produce, including texturing.
Publication Name: Threads
Subject: Fashion and beauty
ISSN: 0882-7370
Year: 2001
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