Sales and the product range grew until in 1985 Schacht built a factory in Boulder. In general, to give a strong colour, use an equal weight of plant material to the dry weight of the fibre, yarn or fabric. Treat dye powders and solutions with the same caution as domestic poisons (e.g. Continue reading The two main methods of gilding include Water Gilding and Oil Gilding. Continue reading Different types of sketching and drawing pencil also include those with a charcoal core, and carbon pencils which include a blend of clay for smoother application. Water Gilding requires careful preparation and a series of procedures before applying the gold leaf. Each dye type may also need a mordant or assistant to improve its effectiveness in creating a wash and light fast colour. Quilting Arts magazine explores techniques for making one of a kind art quilts. Useful items for planning your designs including templates and technical tools, a range of cutting tools which include crafts knives, cutting mats and mount cutters, plus a choice of glues and tapes. Continue reading Canvas fabrics include ready primed cotton canvas in a choice of weights and grains, unprimed cotton duck canvas, and primed or unprimed linen canvas fabric. Each of these valuable wool fibres has different properties the Shetland is a fine wool with a medium staple and will spin to a soft open woollen yarn, while Devon Longwool top is a strong fibre, has good lustre and a long staple for spinning a rug yarn., Spinning wheels, hand spindles, hand carders, drum carders, bobbins, Lazy Kates and all the other tools needed for creating unique hand spun yarns. There are also Tinted Charcoal pencils for shading as well as special-purpose items such as the Aquatone range of 24 sticks of water soluble colour. [expand title=Continue reading trigclass=my_special_class] The Speedball screen printing inks are pre-mixed with a binder and include the four process colours, magenta, cyan, yellow and black as well as many valuable tints and shades as well as the more difficult colours to mix from these, such as shocking pink and purple. Red Label Silk Colour dyes were Jacquards first product and were designed for silk painters. FIMO polymer clay is sold worldwide and comes in many different colours; there are many finishes to choose from, and even a softener which helps when working with fine, The Glimakra family of weaving looms are made in Mora, in central Sweden. Graphite pencils come is a number of different grades. Alongside these are the fine drawing and writing instruments which show the same philosophy of excellence in material selection, the commitment to technical quality and thorough, The Rowney brothers first opened their business premises in 1783 and started out selling perfumes and powders. The floor looms are well able to take the stresses of high tension warps for rug weaving or the delicate warps of lace weaving. Minerals provide such dyes as purssian blue, chrome yellow, and iron buff. The Ashford range of wheels allows spinners to create a wide range of yarns, from fine to bulky and across a span of novelty yarns using all types of fibre. For it's correct content this site was awarded: Using minerals to dye yarn is not a new invention and is used in certain extent in the carpet manufacturing. Zest-it produce products that are safer for artists and the environment. [expand title=Continue reading trigclass=my_special_class] The range of Schacht designed spinning wheels extend from the Ladybug through the Sidekick to the Matchless. A simple non-contact approach (most people use gloves to avoid dyeing themselves) plus normal, good, hygiene is sufficient precautions for the occasional user, Store in clearly labelled containers well away from children, pets and foodstuffs. He took the original range of colour sets made from 117 pastels, and displayed them on his kitchen dresser at an art materials show in London. [expand title=Continue reading trigclass=my_special_class] The Unison Colour business began when John Hersey decided that the manufactured pastels available on the market broke too easily and were not consistent in texture. Disperse, Order silk fabrics for silk painting, printing, and Shibori, finely woven cotton for screen printing or Batik, or polyester for disperse dyeing and heat transfer prints from this selection of materials. The range is based around a well-engineered timber frame and the classic weaving set-up of either Counterbalance or Countermarch tie-up. Look out for bulk buy Special Offers - such as 15% off when you order 12 silk scarves! And as an aside: who invented felting? They are very strong and can endure the heat, soap and manipulation used in creating your felted hats. There are also the Acid Discharge dyes, which can be removed from fabric with discharge paste, and the Acid Illuminating dyes which can be combined with the discharge paste to replace the colour removed. The latest addition, the Victoria spinning wheel demonstrates this approach. A selection of the best artist easels for the studio plus portable, fold-up easels for out and about. The 25 gauge is for general felting and shaping for British wools and the 38 gauge is for finer fibre and detailed shaping. Dipping clothes in these springs and then exposing them to the air dyed them in iron rust colour commonly called as iron buff. [expand title=Continue reading trigclass=my_special_class] Superior engineering and high quality workmanship have underpinned Louets spinning and weaving equipment for the past 30 years and remains very important to this day. It was designed and engineered with all the advantages of portability, maintaining the best jack loom features and. This selection of painting tools provide the artist with a large choice of applicators for a variety of techniques including painting with acrylics, oils, watercolours, silk paints and dyes. The cloth then is glued and given a rubber coating to protect the cloth. For several years he worked on methods of production, exploring colour sequences and developing the texture of his pigment mixtures. It is cristalized and often found together with the green mineral malachite. This means that the production of the yarn, from growing the fibres through to the processes used to spin and dye it, including labelling and distribution, have been carried out to a specific environmental and social standard. Derwent Signature is a range of lightfast pencils, available in 60 colours. The kit allows for the printing of fine line drawings, produce lettering techniques, and create photographic half-tone positives on fabric. Louet products are known worldwide for their excellence. The traditional Artists Watercolour contains fine quality pigments, whilst the Cotman range offers quality at an affordable price. Indeed many will have first met the Caran dAche name in childhood with a special gift of the pencils and the message to treat them with respect and they will do well for you. The range of clays now includes Sculpey III, and oven baked clay which is a perfect medium for modelling, staying soft until baked to a matte finish, retaining the artists tooling and detailing. Holding on to tradition Derwent still produce two classic collections, the Studio and Watercolour pencils which are available in the 72 original colours. There are many adjective natural dyes which only give a worthwhile colour and a good level of wash and light fastness if the fibres are prepared with a mordant. Continue reading The Venne weaving yarns offered on this website are available in a large choice of repeatable colours and in different sized cones. Continue reading The wheels are recognised as low-cost, easy, and trouble-free and able to spin all fibres in a wide range of sizes. This is a very special polymer clay, sought out and used by very many artists, doll makers and animation studios around the world. Continue reading For crafts, such as card making and scrapbooking, there are unique handmade papers to add texture and colour and a choice of coloured paper or card in sheets of A4 and A1. Kreul was founded near Nuremburg in 1838 to manufacture artists oil colour paints where it remained pre-eminent for over 100 years. The George Weil & Sons Ltd dyes are developed with the natural dye and acid dye range specifically for use on wool, animal fibres, nylon and silk, along with a mordant. Each recipe intended to create the same outcome, and each dyer considers their recipe to be superior. The smooth texture and huge choice of consistent colours, in subtle and vibrant shades, make them a popular choice for professional and amateur artists alike. Production of the Ashford Spinning Wheels was restarted in the mid-1960s with the growth of the small holding culture and enthusiasm for natural products in response to increasing urbanisation. This informative British magazine contains articles by and for textile enthusiasts. The wet brush can be used to keep the clay moist and to help smooth surfaces. With each stab of the needle, the fibres become more and more entangled and compressed. [expand title=Continue reading trigclass=my_special_class] Aluminium screen printing frames and squeegees, Mesh Prep for cleaning the polyester screen mesh, Kopimask Diazo photo-emulsion and Screen-Strip Emulsion Remover add to this, Hunt Corporation began business in 1899 making pens and they are still being produced. As a result the Glimakra floor looms supports the weaver in the journey from weaving floorings, furnishing through apparel to transparencies. Polyester is very difficult to dye given that the dye vat needs extremely high temperatures to create strong colours. The key to the success of the Ashford Spinning and Weaving products has been, Based around graphite, which is the key ingredient of pencils and can be found in the Swiss Alps, Caran dAche was established in Geneva in 1915. Please enter your username or email address. The business was created by the Katz family and, like so many craft supplies businesses was first based in their garage. To make your own rectangular or square shaped stretched canvases, we also include stretcher bar pairs in a choice of lengths. Natural dyeing has much in common with cooking. Portfolios and art folders the best luggage for storing, protecting and carrying work in progress and finished paintings, sketches and artwork. The tools in this section have been selected to help the felt maker speed up the process and to explore the different felt making techniques. The quality of each product supports the artist in delivering a fine result. Colouring yarn is a true art and there are many different ways of doing this. The width of the fabrics vary from 90cm to 150cm depending on the fabric. It was only natural that weaving looms followed spinning wheels. A selection of craft books focusing on textile traditions; weaving, spinning and dyeing, plus titles about felt making, jewellery making and model making with clays, plus an array of knitting and crochet books. [expand title=Continue reading trigclass=my_special_class] Derwent also created a waterbrush, which holds water in the barrel of the pen, supplied to the fibre brush via a valve, giving a controlled flow of water to the brush. In the steaming process, the dyes form a chemical bond locking the dyes to the silk fibres and become permanent. This manufacturer uses traditional techniques for making the mediums and varnish, with the best quality raw materials sourced from around the world.The Zest-it Oil Paint Dilutant and Brush Cleaner is non-flammable and leaves no residue, it is a safer solvent for oil painters than White Spirit and Turpentine. Beginners may prefer to invest in a hand spindle although some will decide to learn the process using a spinning wheel the techniques can be learnt from a book, snippets from the internet, or through a guild such as The Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers. Recently the company has reorganized the range into 80 colours called H. Dupont Classique with new number codes. After hardening in a domestic oven at temperatures of 110C (230F) for about 30 minutes, FIMO clay becomes solid and robust, capable of withstanding the knocks of daily life or ready for further working by drilling, sanding and filing. In March 2010 the Selectasine Serigraphics range of screen printing products was acquired by George Weil & Sons Ltd. A choice of tools and materials for a number of printing methods including screen printing, block printing, heat transfer printing, botanical printing and marbling. In particular he expanded to meet the increasing demand for weaving, knitting and lace making yarn as many of the countrys wholesalers closed their doors. Our range of fibres include British Wools, Merino wool, cotton, flax and other delicious fibres including alpaca, silk and cashmere. There is also a choice of fabrics on the roll to cater for classes and workshops. To create a colour, pre-soak the natural dyestuff (placed in a muslin bag to avoid it getting mixed with the material), then bring the mordanted fibre, fabric or yarn and the dyestuff to the boil (except madder which should be kept below 50C) in the same dye bath. Although cotton fibre is not as strong as linen fibre, it, Every type of artist and craft paper and board can be ordered from this section. Hold at a simmer for one hour and allow to cool slowly. Coloured pencils contain pigment mixed with a binder and watercolour pencils have coloured or graphite leads which are soluble in water. The gold leaf is then burnished to produce a brilliant finish. DEKA-Textilfarben, or more simply Deka as it is known in the English speaking world, is a German company based outside Munich. Many of the Papershed handmade paper products are hand crafted by small rural communities and sourced from Thailand, Southern Africa, Nepal, Bangladesh and India. If you are just starting out, you may wish to order from our selection of mixed colour starter sets. [expand title=Continue reading trigclass=my_special_class] Silk paintings are usually created on white silk fabric. Each hand card is made. The Javana product range which is sold by George Weil in the UK is made by C Kreul GmbH in Germany. You simply use wool, water, pressure, friction and heat. In 1983, at the time of Rowneys bicentenary, the company joined the Daler Board Company to become Daler-Rowney Limited. For the experienced dyer George Weil supplies illuminating and dischargeable acid dyes which are combined with a discharge paste for printing multi-coloured patterned fabrics. The colours are vibrant and become even more so when steamed. Mineral khaki, a mineral colouring matter has been used to dye military uniforms. To these can be added a further range of imported materials grown in hotter or damper climates. We also include here a choice of palettes and mixing dishes. We have included close-up images and colour charts to help you order the correct yarn for your project and we recommend buying a yarn sample card where colour matching and yarn weight is essential. The Venne Colcolastic offers a yarn for creating collapse weaves. The products sold by George Weil are the excellent Javana Silk Paints and Javana Gutta outliners. To his surprise and satisfaction there was an immediate interest. These allow the artist to first use drawing techniques and then develop their work into a water colour, painterly style of image. Schmincke have been producing fine art materials for four generations and their products include a popular range of artists mediums including those featured here. [expand title=Continue reading trigclass=my_special_class] Winsor & Newtons Galeria Acrylic was designed for the student market, combining fine pigments with a transparent binder for strong, vibrant colours which stay true. Jacquard has continued to expand the product lines with ranges including Dye-Na-Flow, Lumiere and Neopaque fabric paints. [expand title=Continue reading trigclass=my_special_class] The hand cards are manufactured to the specifications developed by the Howard Brothers Company from 1866. By combining these a lot of different nuances can be used when colouring the yarn. The silk fabrics include the smooth, finely woven Pongee and Habotai which are ideal for silk painting and Shibori, the Gauze Chiffon which can be used when felting wool to make Nuno felted fabric, the Crepe de Chine which is woven from high twist silk yarns to create a flexible fabric with a soft drape, and the tactile Noil Poplin and Noil Gauze fabrics woven from the remaining fibres from silk cocoon carding. It reviews and reports on the work of leading crafts people and exhibitions and includes news from the WSD Guilds. Jacquard is the main brand name of Rupert, Gibbon & Spider, Inc. based in California, USA. Each ply of cloth uses long staple cotton, double carded yarns, along with specially prepared warp and woollen weft threads. AZURITE, a blue/darkblue copper mineral. The business was then based around the revolutionary S10 Spinning Wheel which supported the rapid growth of spinning as a home based hobby. Originally the range covered 24 colours which expanded to 72 colours in 1939 to 120 in 1996. ARAGONITE, usually colourless or white mineral. Derwent also produces a range of graphite pencils, Graphitone and Graphitint which are water-soluble colour pigment mixed with graphite. The Ladybug is the entry-level wheel which is easy to pick up and transport. The less professional way has been to work around household bowls or balls. Please telephone: 01483 565800 for further information. Used for blue nuances. A felting needle is very sharp, with tiny notches cut near the tip of the shaft. As a result the products are always produced utilizing the newest standards in chemical technology to achieve quality and consistency. These are the most used minerals for dyeing: OCHRE, a kind of iron ore, also called limonite which is a earth mineral oxide.