Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Anyone Can Dye - For Making Rugs - From Pitfalls to Perfection with Perfection Dyes
    Anyone Can Dye - For Making Rugs - From Pitfalls to Perfection with Perfection Dyes
    Anyone Can Dye - For Making Rugs - From Pitfalls to Perfection with Perfection Dyes
    Ebook59 pages36 minutes

    Anyone Can Dye - For Making Rugs - From Pitfalls to Perfection with Perfection Dyes

    By Clarisse C. Cox

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateApr 25, 2013
    ISBN9781447498872
    Anyone Can Dye - For Making Rugs - From Pitfalls to Perfection with Perfection Dyes

    Related to Anyone Can Dye - For Making Rugs - From Pitfalls to Perfection with Perfection Dyes

    Related ebooks

    Crafts & Hobbies For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Colour Insight

      Oct 7, 2021

      My mantra for decorating a room is simple: everything gets painted the same colour – the floorboards, skirting, ceiling, windows and doors. It makes the space look more sophisticated as there’s nothing to distract the eye. You can then add pieces to

      2 min read

    • Article

      Pick Your Poison

      Apr 6, 2023

      Pick Your Poison
      3 min read

    • Article

      Which Colours Should I Use

      Apr 12, 2024

      Which Colours Should I Use
      4 min read

    • Article

      Which Colours Should I Use

      Jun 21, 2017

      Which Colours Should I Use
      4 min read

    • Article

      Look Sharp

      Sep 28, 2018

      Look Sharp
      2 min read

    • Article

      Colour Insight

      Mar 4, 2021

      Colour Insight
      2 min read

    • Article

      Pale And Interesting

      Apr 1, 2021

      Pale And Interesting
      2 min read

    • Article

      Focus On Trees

      Oct 21, 2022

      Focus On Trees
      5 min read

    • Article

      'Meditation Creek'

      Oct 13, 2022

      Mix a thin wash of Raw Sienna, remembering that watercolour dries lighter. Wash in sky area. Mix mauve in a slightly stronger consistency than sky wash. Apply to background hill. While this wash is still wet, “drop in” some Raw Sienna to represent di

      5 min read

    • Article

      The Limited Palette

      Jun 17, 2022

      The Limited Palette
      4 min read

    • Article

      The Limited Palette

      Jun 17, 2022

      The Limited Palette
      4 min read

    • Article

      How To Make A MOODBOARD

      Aug 18, 2020

      How To Make A MOODBOARD
      5 min read

    • Article

      YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO... PRINTS & PATTERN

      May 6, 2021

      Our eyes are drawn to pattern in the same way that our ears are drawn to sound. Patterns grab our attention so that we become captivated by spaces. Getting to grips with how to use prints and patterns in your home will help you create a wonderfully c

      6 min read

    • Article

      A Cottage Garden

      May 19, 2023

      A Cottage Garden
      5 min read

    • Article

      Expert Insight

      Oct 6, 2022

      Expert Insight
      1 min read

    • Article

      Australian Orchids

      Nov 26, 2017

      Australian Orchids
      8 min read

    • Article

      A Limited Palette

      Jan 21, 2022

      ■ Work with just three primaries and white ■ How to make your own darks ■ Learn from the masters Someone once said that ‘value does all the work and colour takes all the credit’ so become familiar with value first, or the light and dark relationship

      4 min read

    • Article

      Painting Project

      Mar 15, 2024

      Painting Project
      4 min read

    • Article

      Editor’s Letter

      Jul 7, 2022

      Editor’s Letter
      1 min read

    • Article

      Editor’s Letter

      Jul 7, 2022

      Editor’s Letter
      1 min read

    • Article

      Colour Into Abstraction

      Jul 9, 2021

      Colour Into Abstraction
      6 min read

    • Article

      Waste Not, Paint Pot

      Jul 1, 2022

      Waste Not, Paint Pot
      3 min read

    • Article

      Creating Connections

      Sep 2, 2021

      By the time you’re reading this, hopefully a sense of normality will have returned to our lives, and with it the joys and riches of life that we have been denied for so long. I hope you are able to make the most of it, along with the warmer weather!

      5 min read

    • Article

      Throw Some Shades

      Oct 4, 2020

      Throw Some Shades
      3 min read

    • Article

      Waste Not, Paint Pot

      Jul 1, 2022

      Waste Not, Paint Pot
      3 min read

    • Article

      Spring COLOURS

      Jan 21, 2022

      Spring COLOURS
      4 min read

    • Article

      Colour Me Splendid!

      May 2, 2020

      Bold, bright and beautiful colours can be quite polarizing for many. After all, colours are known to psychologically affect different people in different ways. We associate yellow with being a “happy” hue, green with feeling “fresh” or blue with feel

      2 min read

    • Article

      Notes from the Classroom with Renée Fleuranges-Valdes AUDITIONING FABRIC!

      Jan 18, 2023

      Every quilt tells a story. The question is, who is playing the leading role? This is where selecting the right fabric becomes very important. In class, students always ask for help in choosing their fabric. My answer is usually pretty much the same:

      3 min read

    • Article

      1 The Basics

      Jun 12, 2020

      1 The Basics
      7 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Anyone Can Dye - For Making Rugs - From Pitfalls to Perfection with Perfection Dyes

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Anyone Can Dye - For Making Rugs - From Pitfalls to Perfection with Perfection Dyes - Clarisse C. Cox

      Answers

      COLOR PLANNING

      There are many methods of dyeing advocated by makers of hooked and braided rugs, but as yet none has come to my attention that entails less fuss or gives better results than the method described in my Rug Hooker’s Dye Manual. For those of you who do not have the Manual, these directions will be repeated before the dye formulas herein, because it is the exact method used in dyeing my complete line of swatches.

      The purpose of this booklet is two-fold. There have been so many hundreds of requests for the formulas for these swatches that they are at last being put into print. There have also been countless requests for color suggestions for hooking fruit. Hence this booklet.

      The chapter on fruit shows portions of a rug hooked by Mrs. R. C. Hickman of Dallas, Texas. Her almost unbelievable artistry in creating fruit from tiny strings of colored cloth is something every hooker should have an opportunity to see. Because few of you may ever have this chance, I have tried my best to give you by photos and color charts some idea of how to hook fruit.

      To make swatches of every beautiful color one sees would require endless time and terrific expense. However, one of the greatest teachers of rug hooking paid me the highest compliment of all when she said, By combining these various swatches, it is possible to achieve practically any desired color scheme. The same wonderful colorist said, There is no such thing as an ugly color. It is the way it is used that makes it ugly. In the past, many of my colors were discontinued because they were so persistently misused that they did look positively ugly in a rug.

      To my knowledge, one of the most difficult tasks any teacher has is to get her students to use the right colors in the right places. The novice feels she just has to make every flower in her rug a different color. My first rug was just such a great mistake. After many years of mellowing on the floor, it is still hard to live with. So, fellow hookers, before you start even the smallest article, ask your teacher’s advice or, if you have no teacher, go to the drapery department of any big store and study the color schemes therein. Note carefully that all your very fine and expensive fabrics feature soft coloring. The higher the cost, the better the design and color scheme. Or, if you still are not convinced that the foremost designers and colorists know what they are about, go to an art gallery and study your old masters.

      The paintings of the great artists whose works are still considered the world’s best after hundreds of years, are all beautifully mellowed and pleasing to the senses.

      To me, a beautiful rug is not unlike a beautiful painting, for they are both works of art. We all know that even a small rug requires many hours of work and some expenditure. So the soundest advice anyone can get is to

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1