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        • The Art and Science of Natural Dyes by Joy Boutrup and Catharine Ellis
        • The Colourful Past: The Origins, Chemistry and Identification of Natural Dyestuffs by Judith H Hoefenk de Graaff
        • The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes by Sasha Duerr
        • The Modern Natural Dyer: A Comprehensive Guide to Dyeing Silk, Wool, Linen, and Cotton at Home by Kristine Vejar
        • Wild Colour by Jenny Dean
      • Indigo dyeing
        • A Handbook of Indigo Dyeing by Vivien Prideaux
        • Indigo – Dye It, Make It by Nicola Gouldsmith
        • Indigo: Egyptian Mummies to Blue Jeans by Jenny Balfour-Paul
        • Stitched Shibori: Technique, Innovation, Pattern, Design by jane callender
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        • Create Your Own Hand-Printed Cloth: Stamp, Screen & Stencil with Everyday Objects by Rayna Gillman
        • Dyeing to Spin & Knit: Techniques & Tips to Make Custom Hand-Dyed Yarns by Felicia Lo
        • Fabric & Yarn Dyer’s Handbook by Tracy Kendall
        • Fabric Surface Design by Cheryl Rezendes
        • Hand Dyeing Yarn & Fleece by Gail Callahan
        • Prepared to Dye – Dyeing techniques for fiber artists by Gene Shepherd
        • Shibori Designs & Techniques by Mandy Southan
        • Tie & Dye by Lizzie King
        • Tie, Dip, Dye by Pepa Martin
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    • Acid dye starter kit
    • Acid Dye Deluxe Kit
    • Dyeing to Felt – Hand-dyeing and Felting kit
    • Super Simple sock hand-dyeing kit
    • Sparkly sock hand-dyeing kit
    • Fibre Reactive (Procion MX) Dyes
    • Fibre reactive (procion mx) dye starter kit
    • Fibre Reactive (Procion MX) deluxe dye kit
    • Cotton tote bag dyeing & printing kit
    • Tote-ally tie dye – cotton tote tie-dyeing kit
    • Knit-mitts food colour hand-dyeing kit
    • Magical Rainbows food colour hand-dyeing kit
    • Kool Aid and food colour dyes
    • Liquid Natural Dye Extracts
    • Natural Dye Extracts
    • Natural dyestuffs
  • Acid Dyes
    • Acid Dyes (Hue & Dye)
    • Acid dye starter kit
    • Acid Dye Deluxe Kit
    • Sparkly sock hand-dyeing kit
    • Super Simple sock hand-dyeing kit
  • Fibre Reactive (Procion MX) Dye
    • Fibre Reactive (Procion MX) Dyes
    • Fibre reactive (procion mx) dye starter kit
    • Fibre Reactive (Procion MX) deluxe dye kit
    • Cotton tote bag dyeing & printing kit
    • Tote-ally tie dye – cotton tote tie-dyeing kit
    • Procion dyes – a how-to guide
  • Kool Aid and Food Colour Dyes
    • Knit-mitts food colour hand-dyeing kit
    • Magical Rainbows food colour hand-dyeing kit
  • Natural Dyes
    • All natural dyes
      • Liquid Natural Dye Extracts
      • Natural Dye Extracts
      • Natural Dyestuffs
    • Powdered Natural Dye Extracts
    • Botanical Colors Liquid Natural Dye Extracts
    • Natural dyestuffs
    • Natural Dye Kits
      • Back to Nature Raw Natural Dyestuffs Kit
      • Indigo natural dye kit
      • Indigo fermentation vat natural dye kit
      • Just Add Leaves! Eco-printing, natural dye kit
      • Natural dye starter kit
      • Natural Dye Deluxe Kit
      • Rainbows from Nature (prevously Nature’s Rainbow) Dye Kit
    • Indigo & woad dyeing
  • Mordants & Fixers
    • All mordants, fixers & auxiliaries
    • Aluminium Acetate – mordant for natural dyeing plant (cellulose) fibres
    • Aluminium Lactate – mordant for natural dyeing plant (cellulose) fibres
    • Alum (potassium aluminium sulphate)
    • Ammonium Sulphate
    • Calcium Hydroxide (100g)
    • Citric Acid
    • Copper Sulphate (100g)
    • Ferrous (Iron) sulphate (100g)
    • Fructose (100g)
    • Natural gum tragacanth (25g)
    • Manutex RS (sodium alginate)
    • Metapex (synthrapol) (250ml)
    • Potassium hydrogen tartrate
    • Sodium carbonate (soda ash)
    • Sodium hydrosulphite (hydros)
    • Sodium sulphate (Glauber’s salt)
    • Thiourea dioxide (‘thiox’)
    • Titanium oxalate (50g)
    • Urea
  • Equipment
    • All equipment
    • Plastic dropper pipette (3ml)
    • Small Syringe (10ml)
    • Large Syringe (50ml)
    • Measuring spoon (plastic) 2.5ml/5ml
    • Set of 4 measuring spoons (plastic) 1/ 2.5ml/5ml/15ml
    • Set of 4 measuring spoons (metal) 1.25ml/2.5ml/5ml/15ml
    • Pocket colour wheel
    • Pocket guide to mixing colour
    • Universal indicator (pH) strips (book of 20 strips)
    • Wooden stirrer
  • Books
    • All books
    • Dyeing
      • Natural dyeing
        • A Garden to Dye for by Chris McLoughlin
        • Colours from Nature – Jenny Dean
        • Eco-Colour – Botanical Dyes for Beautiful Colours by India Flint
        • Natural Dyes by Dominique Cardon
        • The Art and Science of Natural Dyes by Joy Boutrup and Catharine Ellis
        • The Colourful Past: The Origins, Chemistry and Identification of Natural Dyestuffs by Judith H Hoefenk de Graaff
        • The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes by Sasha Duerr
        • The Modern Natural Dyer: A Comprehensive Guide to Dyeing Silk, Wool, Linen, and Cotton at Home by Kristine Vejar
        • Wild Colour by Jenny Dean
      • Indigo dyeing
        • A Handbook of Indigo Dyeing by Vivien Prideaux
        • Indigo – Dye It, Make It by Nicola Gouldsmith
        • Indigo: Egyptian Mummies to Blue Jeans by Jenny Balfour-Paul
        • Stitched Shibori: Technique, Innovation, Pattern, Design by jane callender
      • Synthetic dyeing
        • Create Your Own Hand-Printed Cloth: Stamp, Screen & Stencil with Everyday Objects by Rayna Gillman
        • Dyeing to Spin & Knit: Techniques & Tips to Make Custom Hand-Dyed Yarns by Felicia Lo
        • Fabric & Yarn Dyer’s Handbook by Tracy Kendall
        • Fabric Surface Design by Cheryl Rezendes
        • Hand Dyeing Yarn & Fleece by Gail Callahan
        • Prepared to Dye – Dyeing techniques for fiber artists by Gene Shepherd
        • Shibori Designs & Techniques by Mandy Southan
        • Tie & Dye by Lizzie King
        • Tie, Dip, Dye by Pepa Martin
    • Knitting, Crochet, Spinning, Felting
      • Knitting. Learn it. Love it. by Debbie Tomkies
      • Spinning Hand-Dyed Fibre by Katie Weston
  • Undyed Yarns & Blanks
    • All yarns
    • Yarn by weight
      • Laceweight
      • 4ply Yarn
      • DK Yarn
      • Aran Yarn
      • Chunky Yarn
    • Yarn by fibre type
      • Alpaca
      • Cashmere
      • Cotton
      • Silk
      • Stellina
      • Tencel
      • Wool/nylon
      • Wool
    • Sock blanks
      • Single-stranded superwash merino/nylon sock blank (100g) [425m]
      • Double-stranded superwash merino/nylon sock blank (100g)
    • Mini & Micro Skeins
    • Pure silk scarf – undyed white for hand-dyeing
    • 100% Cotton tote bag – undyed white for hand-dyeing
  • Gift Voucher
  • Blog
  • Learning Zone
    • Workshops & classes
    • Workshops, Classes & Events Calendar
    • Bespoke tuition
      • Dye workshop – 1 to 1 dyeing tuition in person – half day
      • Dye workshop – 1 to 1 dyeing tuition in person – full day
      • Dye workshop – Bespoke group dyeing tuition in person – full day
    • Making Futures CIC – Our City & Guilds accredited knitting programmes
    • Free instructions & product guides
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DT Craft and Design Posted on May 2, 2022 by debbietomkiesMay 2, 2022

Dye your own ‘one of a kind’, unique yarn in this online workshop with dye expert Debbie Tomkies. In this relaxed, online workshop Debbie will be showing you how to create gorgeous, unique colourways using simple techniques and safe, easy … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Tagged beginner, dyeing, hand-dyeing, online workshop, synthetic dyeing, workshop, zoom
DT Craft and Design Posted on April 12, 2022 by debbietomkiesMay 19, 2022

Experience Nature’s Beautiful Blues in this online workshop with dye expert Debbie Tomkies. In this relaxed, online workshop Debbie will be showing you how to set up a simple dye vat using sodium carbonate (soda ash) and thiourea dioxide (spectralite). … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Tagged beginner, dyeing, indigo, indigo dyeing, online workshop, workshop
DT Craft and Design Posted on March 22, 2022 by debbietomkiesMarch 25, 2022

Enjoy three weeks learning all the knitting essentials! Debbie will teach you all you need to know to get started with your first knitting projects. You’ll make 3 small, fun projects, each one specifically designed to allow you to practice … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Tagged A4 studios, altrincham, class, in person, knit, knitting, knitting beginner, workshop

Next week’s online live hand-dyeing session reminder

DT Craft and Design Posted on March 5, 2022 by debbietomkiesMarch 5, 2022

Online live hand-dyeing session 8 March – quick reminder Just a quick reminder for ticket holders for the online live hand-dyeing session on Tuesday evening (8 March). We’ll be starting all being well at 6.30pm GMT and if you’re planning … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Posted in Blog, Workshops | Tagged dye workshop, dyeing, e-learning, tutorial, workshop
DT Craft and Design Posted on March 4, 2022 by debbietomkiesMarch 4, 2022

Sold out! Additional tickets released for our pilot live, online event – a two hour hand-dyeing workshop Our first live, online hand-dyeing workshop sold out within 48 hours so if you missed out, we’ve released some more tickets to give … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Posted in Blog, Events, Workshops | Tagged dye workshop, e-learning, event, workshop
DT Craft and Design Posted on March 4, 2022 by debbietomkiesMarch 4, 2022

Introduction to steeking with Debbie at Cheshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers My first Weavers, spinner & dyers workshop since before covid and it was over to Frodsham for a visit to the Cheshire Guild to introduce the members … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

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