Dyeing and Screen-Printing on Textiles is a clear, easy-to-follow guide for students as well as accomplished artists and designers who wish to expand their knowledge of a range of fascinating techniques. Joanna Kinnersly-Taylor covers all the key processes used in creating dyed and screen-printed fabrics using a range of synthetic dyes. This comprehensive guide includes recipes for cloth preparation, dyeing and printing, fixation, designing a repeat, and preparing imagery and screens for exposure. Also included is advice on equipment needed for setting up a studio and safe working practice. The step-by-step instructions are accompanied by inspirational images of works by practitioners from around the world. This new edition of Dyeing and Screen-Printing on Textiles has been fully updated, and features brand new colour illustrations.

About the Author

Joanna Kinnersly-Taylor is a well-known textile artist and designer. Her practice ranges from large-scale architectural commissions to works for galleries and private spaces, as well as collections of domestic linens. She is a visiting lecturer at a number of colleges and universities and has exhibited widely, both in the UK and abroad. Her work frequently appears in books and magazines.

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This new edition of Dyeing and Screen-Printing on Textiles has been fully updated, with revised recipes and methods, and brand new images. It remains the essential guide to dyeing and printing on textiles.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Good Practice in the Studio 2. Setting up a Studio 3. Record-keeping 4. Selecting and Preparing Cloth 5. Dyeing Cloth 6. Thickeners 7. Print Pastes - direct style 8. Discharge 9. Other Techniques 10. Preparing Imagery and Screens for Printing 11. Printing 12. Fixing and finishing List of auxiliaries and their functions Glossary Conversion charts Address list Bibliography Index of artists Index