Name: stacey

Message: Hi, I would like to build a fabric dye studio. Is there a good book that can give me info on what I will need (temperature, what type of ventilation, what type of vat's, etc..)

I have been searching all over the internet but I can not find a book that is specificly for this

Deborah Dryden's Fabric Dyeing and Painting for the Theatre has some useful chapters on this subject, although her advice is aimed at a small theater department. It's an excellent book on dyeing and fabric painting, even for those not involved with a theater in any way.

You may also wish to consult the web site of the Society for Dyers and Colourists. Many of their books are reasonably economical to purchase directly by mail-order, even if you are in the US, although they tend to be offered used at Amazon only at exorbitant prices. I have not looked at their CD-ROM, How to Manage Your Dyehouse, but it might be useful to you, and, at 15 pounds, is reasonably affordable. The Society for Dyers and Colourists sells a number of very useful technical books.

I would advise you to join the DyersList email mailing list; there's contact information and a link to the site at which members can search the archive on my mailing lists page. Occasionally such subjects as good sinks for a dye studio have been discussed on the DyersList mailing list.


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