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Silk Painting Books & DVDs 
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This is the best silk painting information we could get our hands on.

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Simple Silk Dyes DVD

Simple Silk Dyes is a DVD devoted to the new (for us), easy to use Colorhue dyes. Instant set, no muss, no fuss dyes great for those who want to dye silk and many other natural fibers without any of the usual after-processing. This makes it a perfect dye for beginners, impatient people, and class situations where you don't have a lot of time. These dyes give great pastels and moderate colors, but don't expect the intensity of professional dyes. In this DVD, Marlene Glickman takes you step by step though several techniques for applying this dye. This DVD also provides a wealth very useful color mixing advice. Good for for the beginner and advanced dyer alike.

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#SSDDVD
  60 minutes
$25.00
$22.50
Silk Painting DVD
Jill Kennedy is the well know silk paint artist and co-auther of "Silk Painting - New Ideas and Textures". She is also a great teacher! Jill's lively presentation and well organized format makes this how-to DVD a joy to watch. She's very clear, concise, and has a great British accent. The techniques she covers are perfect for beginners through intermediate silk painters and include getting set up, water, salt, alcohol, and sugar technique, as well as demystifying things like thickeners, discharge, anti-spread, wax and gutta. Demonstrations include paints and dyes, and how to fix them, including steaming. She says there's much more to learn, but we think there is enough here to keep anyone happily experimenting for a long time!
1 Disc - 145 minutes
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#SPDVD
  1 Disc - 145 minutes
$29.95
$26.95
Addie Silk Art: Silk Painting Lessons DVD 1

This is a wonderful educational silk painting DVD containing 13 Chapters. Addie teaches how to paint on silk to create finished art. This DVD is for beginners to advanced students.  Addie shows painting on silk with dyes to be a joyous, colorful and magical experience. All art in this DVD has been created by Addie who has a Masters Degree in Education.

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#ASADVD1
  2 discs - 165 minutes
$30.00
$27.00
Addie Silk Art: Silk Painting Lessons

Addie Chernus, noted instructor with over 10 years teaching experience offers this lavishly illustrated educational silk painting book containing 10 lessons vital to any aspiring silk painter. Using Dupont (but you could sub any dye that you steam, like Tinfix) silk dyes , Addie artfully demonstrates the many techniques she uses to create her beautiful silk art. Demystifying things like resists, steam setting and color mixing, this conveniently spiral bound book has over 95 gorgeously colored images detailing Addie's creative process from beginning to end. If you have been using paints or fixing dyes with fixative, but have been wanting those amazing richer colors that the pros get, this will help you get to the next level. If you can't get to one of her classes, this book is the next best thing.

8.5"x11", soft cover, spiral bound, color photos, 66 pages.

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#BASA
  Soft cover, spiral bound, color photos, 66 pages
$30.00
$27.00
The Surface Designer's Handbook
If you work with textiles and fibers and want only one reference book - this would be it. Beautifully photographed on high quality paper and spiral bound, this will become your "manual" and source of inspiration for trying new things and creating complex multi-layered "art fabrics".
Many dyes with recipes and techniques are thoroughly covered, including the fiber reactive MX dyes, as well as printing, discharging, devore, stamping, stenciling, resists, fabric paints and embellishments. Lots of technical info such as preparing fabric, stock solutions, thickening, steaming and color mixing. The glossary describes the what, where, when, and why's of all those things you're told to use but don't know how.
An excellent all purpose textile how-to book!
9.25" x 11.25" - Hard Cover, Inner Spiral Bound - 138 pages.
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#BSDH
  9.25" x 11.25" - Hard Cover, Inner Spiral Bound - 138 pages
$29.95
$26.95

 

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