This book is designed to help you start dyeing with a minimal amount of time, effort, and supplies. If you already know the basics, you will find some new approaches and techniques. There are many ways to dye fabric. I’ve experimented and adapted methods to find the ways of working that fit my needs. · Fast: I generally use methods that don’t take a lot of time or effort. I want to dye the fabric and start using it. · Fun: I dye fabric for myself because it’s fun, so I don’t want to get bogged down by complicated methods, time-consuming techniques, or extensive record-keeping. · Easy: I always have dyeing supplies on hand, but because I dye sporadically, I don’t want to keep mixed dyes or other solutions around. I mix what I need when I need it. I also use the minimum amount of supplies to get the job done. In addition to dyeing fabric to make quilts, garments, and other projects, I have learned that it's just as easy to dye clothes, household goods, and other things I already have. In my house, anything that is light-colored or stained is a prime candidate for dyeing. I routinely dye clothing, as well as faded bath towels, spotted kitchen towels, stained linen tablecloths and napkins, and more. So what are you waiting for?

Had to go to the Co-op ...popped into 'Coopers' (cough, cough) and bought this 'tablecloth' for ?1.49. I thought I could chop it up for cushion covers, for the campervan I will never own. Well, I buy tablecloths and curtains because they are good value for money (more fabric for your money and I can always use it for something). I didn't even open it up in the shop but when I got it home I had a better look at it. Turns out to be a well known design by Howard Carter (no not HIIM!) for Heals and won design awards in 1962 and is in the V&A. Even Dom liked it and it is a very large piece - so now Dom is going to construct a wooden frame for it and it is going on The Great Wall of Darkness - so my other great plans put on hold for now. How lucky was that for a quick trip to the Co-op!! Oh dear - also bought a Scrabble Game for 99p and two Talwin Morris books for ?3. However I did NOT buy: a set of lovely pudding plates with cherry blossom on, a set of 1960 Pyrex dishes, 3 Noddy puzzles from the 1950s, 10 Beatrix Potter books or several tray cloths (1.99 EACH!), oh and a retro piggy bank (because I realised that I had donated it to the shop last week!) so thought I did rather well in restraining myself!