Embroiderers' Guild Bookshop - Colour & Dyeing

100 Tips for Great Fabric Painting
Julia Richardson
Pub. A&C Black
Price £7.99 spiral bound
All you need to know about fabric painting and decorating, fom silk painting to tie-dying.

Balotra: the complex language of print NEW!
Emma Ronald
Pub. AMHP Publications
Price £9.99 paperback
A beautiful monograph on the cotton printed and worn in Rajasthan.

Basic Guide to Dyeing & Painting Fabric
Walter, C
Pub. David & Charles
Price £12.99 paperback

Batik: Creating an Identity NEW!
Lee Chor Lin
Pub. National Museum of Singapore
Price £17.50 paperback
The author examines the role of batik within the social and cultural context of modern Indonesia and Singapore.

Breakdown Printing now in paperback
Claire Benn & Leslie Morgan
Pub. Committed to Cloth
Price £9.50 paperback
New Dimensions for Texture and Colour

Color: Messages and Meanings NEW!
Leatrice Eiseman
Pub. Hand Books Press
Price £31.99 paperback

Colour on Cloth
Issett, R
Pub. Batsford
Price £18.99 hardback

Creative Stamping with Mixed Media Techniques
Kahn, S
Pub. North Light Books
Price £15.99 paperback
From the author of the very popular 'Creating with Paint' this book is divided into two main sections, the first crammed with creative recipes and ideas for mixed media techniques such as combining sponging, glazing and masking with colourful stamped patterns. The fifteen tips for adding pizzazz will help you to achieve the vibrant layered look that makes Sherill's work stand out, and the twelve projects in the second section provide further ideas and inspiration for applying your own designs.

Dyeing and Screen-printing on textiles
Kinnersly-Taylor, J
Pub. A&C Black
Price £24.99 paperback

Dyeing in Plastic Bags
Deighan, H
Pub. Crossways Patch
Price £12.95 paperback

Dyeing to Colour
Curtis, B
Pub. Bailey Curtis
Price £14.99 spiral bound

Handpainting Fabric; Easy, elegant techniques
Newman, M and Allyson, M
Pub. Watson-Guptill Publications
Price £16.95 paperback
A basic easy-to-follow guide to a variety of techniques for painting and dyeing fabrics. With practical tips on composition and layout, advice on design and a gallery of exciting examples, this book is both practical and inspirational.

Magic Dyeing Made Easy
Deighan, H
Pub. Crossways Patch
Price £12.95 paperback

No.1 The History of Woad and the Medieval Woad Vat
Edmonds, J
Pub. John Edmonds
Price £7.00 paperback

No.2 The History and Practice of Eighteenth Century Dyeing
Edmonds, J
Pub. John Edmonds
Price £7.00 paperback

No.3 Medieval Textile Dyeing
Edmonds, J
Pub. John Edmonds
Price £7.00 paperback

No.6 The Transition from Natural to Synthetic Dyeing
Dronsfield, A and Edmonds, J
Pub. John Edmonds
Price £7.00 paperback

No.7 Tyrian or Imperial Purple Dye
Edmonds, J
Pub. John Edmonds
Price £7.00 paperback

Off-the-Shelf Fabric Painting; 30 simple recipes for gourmet results
Beevers, S
Pub. C&T Publishing
Price £14.99 paperback
Splatters, splashes, lines, stamping, salting, sun printing, sponging, brushing, masking, monoprinting - an endless array of basic techniques to create your own unique fabrics with water-based paints. A good starting off point to get you going, whether you're new to the ideas or have tried some of them before or are looking for new inspirations

Print Pattern & Colour NEW!
Ruth Issett
Pub. Batsford
Price £18.99 hardback
Create printed papers and fabrics using techniques such as monoprinting, roller printing, screen printing, printing with found objects, stencils, rubbing and dyed effects. Develop your own pattern designs. Ideal for textile artists, interior print designers and fashion print designers.

Stewart Gill - The Painted Surface BESTSELLER!
Gill, R
Pub. Stewart Gill
Price £8.95 paperback

The Fabric and Yarn Dyer's Handbook
Kendall, T
Pub. Collins & Brown
Price £14.99 paperback

The Fabric Stamping Handbook
Ray Laury, J
Pub. C&T Publishing
Price £17.95 paperback
A guide to the world of stamping on fabric, featuring 6 projects. The author demonstrates how to use commercial rubber stamps or your own to print on fabric.

The Surface Designer's Handbook NEW!
Holly Brackmann
Pub. Interweave Press
Price £21.99 spiral bound
A comprehensive guide and technical manual for dyeing, printing, painting and resist dyeing on fabric.

Transforming Fabric
Dahl, C
Pub. David & Charles
Price £15.99 paperback
Discover the secrets of dyeing, painting and patterning beautiful cloth with this inspiring guide. Provides background on techniques and lots of fresh ideas to ensure successful results.

Tray Dyeing
Leslie Morgan & Claire Benn
Pub. Committed to Cloth
Price £12.50 paperback
Exploring colour, texture and special effects