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E-Books

Dyeing Fabric In A Pot

This eBook shares some top tips to help you to improve your results when dyeing fabrics. If you want to brighten up fabrics that are faded or stained with a fresh coat of color, this eBook will guide you so you can avoid the most common mistakes that first time dyers make.

Moving From Teaching In-Person To Online

If you are a teacher who is moving from teaching in-person workshops to teaching online, then this is the eBook for you. We explore different platforms that can be used in different ways to present your workshops, so you can make more informed choices based on your own needs. We explore ways to get paid, ways to create content and ways to deploy content to students. My hope with this eBook is to support you on your journey as you move from where you are, to where you want to be.

Fabric Dyeing Tips

This eBook explains some concepts that will help you to avoid some of the most common pitfalls for first time dyers. If you want to improve the results of your fabric dyeing experiments, then this eBook is for you. The eBook includes a link to a webinar that you can watch and suggestions for ways to reduce your waste footprint while working with dye.

Melanie’s eBook Of Designs

This eBook shares 130 of Melanie’s tried-and-tested designs for lino printing. If you want to work with prints that you know will work well rather than try to come up with a design of your own, there is a wide selection in this eBook to choose from.

 

Natural Fibers

This eBook teaches you about the properties of natural fibers. It explores their environmental impact, health benefits and typical uses, as well as how to identify them if they do not have a label on.

Printing with found objects

This eBook will unlock a whole new way of seeing the world. Learn to view your ordinary world through extraordinary eyes. This eBook teaches you how to use random objects that you can find in your home to create stunning fabric prints.

Floor Turtles

This eBook teaches you how to make a Floor Turtle that can be used for mopping up spills and splashes in the kitchen and bathroom. This eBook shows you step-by-step how the ones on the cover were made.

Lino Block Printing On Fabric

In this eBook we explore an easy, direct method for creating designs on fabric. Learn how to carve your own stamps from your own designs. Learn how to improve your technique with carving and printing. This eBook will teach you how to go from design to printed cloth in a few easy steps.

The Quilter’s Crush

This eBook teaches you a very easy method for dyeing fabrics with crushed effects that are suitable for quilt making.

Working With Bleach

This eBook explores different ways to use bleach to create decorative finishes on your dark colored fabrics. It includes a conversation about the best ways to neutralize the bleach before it eats holes in your fabrics.

Mending Is Life Extending

In this eBook Melanie Brummer explores how mending can extend the lifespan of your garments, and your own lifespan.

Pricing Your Handmade Products

In this eBook we explore all of the factors that you need to consider when working out how much you should be charging for your products. The eBook includes a formula that you can use to work out how much you should be charging per hour for your time.

101 Ideas For Up-Cycling Socks

This eBook shares a list of 101 ideas for up-cycling your old socks. Find uses for the old socks in the back of your sock drawer in this inspiring eBook.

Inspirational Colorways

Do YOU struggle with color combinations that work well together? This eBook explores different visual colorways so you can scroll through them to find the ones that move you for your own craft projects.

Learn To Dye A Heart

In this eBook Melanie Brummer explains how to dye a heart on your stained or faded garments and fabrics.