Description
Love beautiful hand-dyed fabrics? Dye some of your own with this easy-to-understand method by Cindy Lohbeck.
Nine yards of fat quarters get mixed with three colors of dye to produce a full-spectrum palette. That equals twelve colors in a light, medium, and dark value—36 fat quarters of wonderful color values—all created by you! Each part of the process is easy to understand and Cindy shares many tips along the way to take the mystery and mess out of the process.
Learn how to achieve even mottling and perfect texture from edge to edge of the fabric. The end result of this class is discovering the great depth and dimension of hand-dyed fabrics in your quilting and sewing projects—and the fun and ease of dyeing those fabrics yourself. Also, check out the supply list and purchase a kit so you will have the supplies and fabric you need at your fingertips!
For your convenience, this class can be purchased for online viewing or purchased on DVD.
Click here for full curriculum, supply lists, and more.
Fiber artist and color specialist Cindy Lohbeck was raised with a passion for creativity and color. Her mother taught her to sew at age seven and she has worked with fabric ever since. With more than twenty-five years’ experience as an interior designer, she has a love of textiles and an eye for color that is the foundation for her winning designs. She has worked as a professional faux finisher and muralist and also owned a tie-dyed clothing business in the early years, all of which helped refine her color mixing skills. With the addition of quilting to her creative repertoire in 2002, all of her passions collided and Hands On Hand Dyes was born. Her beautiful color pallets and value gradations are perfect for today’s busy quilter as Cindy makes hand dying fabric accessible to everyone.
Winifred Halsey (verified owner) –
Excellent teacher. I love how she made a complex project so simple. Looking forward to trying the Garden collection.
Mary Clemson (verified owner) –
I loved this class and was able to follow to directions without difficulty. My colors are amazing . I am looking forward to doing more with Cindy.
Lisa Wagner (verified owner) –
LOVED this class!! I watched it several times and just did the Playgrounds collection! I am hooked! I loved the whole process! I just enrolled in her classes at The Sewing and Quilt Expo in Raleigh in July. I can’t wait to take an in person class with her! I havce now 36 Beautiful fat quarters to put into my Applique quilts! I enjoyed this very much. Thank you Cindy, I look forward to your classes in July!!
Patricia Coleman (verified owner) –
I just finished my Gardens Full Spectrum kit I recieved from Hands on Hand Dyeing. I just uploaded to the gallery. I absolutely love it. Thank you Cindy for the class and supplies. I received my kit fast and had a blast learning how to dye with your Iquilt class. It is like having my very own private lesson Thanks Bernina, AQS for developing this website!!
Patricia Coleman (verified owner) –
I’m a newbie to fabric dyeing and found that this class is easy to understand and very intuitive. I love the way Cindy assemble her kits! Very excited to get her Kit for this class. I would take another one of her class in the future! And AQS for puting this class together
Chris Simpson (verified owner) –
This class is wonderful! Cindy’s approach is well organized, clear and concise. It’s especially great for a beginner who wants to know what and why things like soda ash and urea are used in dyeing fabrics. I would recommend it to anyone interested in learning to color natural fabrics, and learning how to create coordinated value spectrums.
Lori Hogan (verified owner) –
I watched this class several times before actually getting involved in the process. Cindi is very precise and organized and explains every part of the process with how and why. I finished my fat quarters tonight and am so happy with the results even tho I have a lot of inconsistencies in my colors. I think it was the fabric I used and old dyes and of course, my error. This was in no way Cindi’s fault. I will keep trying til I get it right. It wasn’t horrible as the colors are still beautiful. At least I have this class that I can keep referring to for future projects. Practice makes perfect. Thank you Cindi for a very well thought out and planned class. I thoroughly enjoyed every step of the process and can’t wait to try it again!
Debbie Collarin (verified owner) –
Love Cindy’s teaching style and approach to dying! I had taken a class at MQX East and was very happy with that one. This topic appealed to me so I gave iquilt.com a try. While I loved Cindy class I’m NOT happy with the iquilt.com platform. It would be a better classroom avenue if you were able to see other students questions and comments. It helps me to see what others are asking and truly IMHO an interactive class. For that reason I’m not sure I’ll be doing other classes with iquilt.com though there are several that I’m really interested in. I did try the contact us but that seemed to just take me to contact instructors.
Due to platform I would’ve given course a 3 star but this review is for Cindy’s class and that deserves a highest possible review score
Patti Sandage (verified owner) –
I have never dyed anything, ever. After reviewing the entire course, I felt totally comfortable getting started on my own. Of course, Cindy is such a thorough and organized instructor. I gathered the tools, set up and would watch a step, then do it. My fabrics turned out beautifully and I’m now hooked on this process. What a great feeling when you finally press the FQ’s, they are beautiful! All my friends will be duly impressed with what a genius I am being able to do it, lol. If you have even considered giving hand dying a whirl, buy this course and go for it. Its worth every penny!
Patricia Ramirez (verified owner) –
This is an all in one course for the novice to advance dyer regarding value and color. Cindy is one of the most organized teachers online. She presents the materials, the supplies, the directions and steps in a very concise manner. Her style is relaxed but infused with enthusiasm for her topic. I will watch this video several times and learn new tips for dyeing each time. So don’t be afraid watch, learn and enjoy then dye your way to happiness with Cindy’s method.
Susanne Jones (verified owner) –
This is a great class! I have taken 3 classes from Cindy, including this one. She is extremely organized and clear in person and it comes through in this online version. I love how deliberate she is and how her directions are step by step. I was intimidated by dyeing before I took her class. Since taking her class, I’ve done it on my own. I still learned some new things by watching this online class. I also recommend her kits as they give you all the tools you will need to dye fabric successfully on your own. Her system, outlined in this class, makes it easy and possible to dye without a lot of mess in the room. Buy Cindy’s class. You’ll be dying fabric in no time!
Beverly Mader (verified owner) –
The tips in this video make sure you understand all the important key issues in fabric dyeing. An important feature for me was learning how to drape the wet fabric. Learning the value of values will insure your dyed fabrics come out great. Knowing how much dye to use makes perfect sense after watching Cindy in the video. I am so glad I purchased this iquilt program before dying my fabrics at home. I took tons of notes, stopped the video and watched it a second time to be sure I understood how to do it. My dyed fabrics are beautiful. I love them all. If your planning to dye at home this video is well worth the money. Thanks Cindy for a great lesson. Bev in Madison, SD