Dyes and Auxiliaries

  • Landscape Dyes For Silk & Wool
  • Landscape Dyes For Silk & Wool
  • Colours inspired by the clarity of the light and the unique natural beauty of our Australian landscape. Landscapes have been developed to give a professional colourfast result with a simple dyeing method.

    Landscapes will dye wool, mohair, alpaca (protein fibres), silk or sylon either as fleece, spun yarn or fabric.

    MADE IN AUSTRALIA

    Colour Chart

  • Price$11.50
  • Landscape Dyes For Silk & Wool - Elements Colour Range
  • Landscape Dyes For Silk & Wool - Elements Colour Range
  • 30 beautiful new colours inspired by elements of the Australian environment. Landscapes will dye wool, mohair, alpaca (protein fibres), silk or sylon either as fleece, spun yarn or fabric.

    DESERT - the harsh, raw colours of our red centre.
    RURAL - the heartland of Australia.
    MOUNTAIN - softer, cool colours of our forests.
    DESTINATIONS - let the names tell the story.

    MADE IN AUSTRALIA

    Colour Chart

  • Price$11.50
  • Landscape Dye Starter Kit
  • Landscape Dye Starter Kit
  • This versatile kit can be used for Shibori, vat, microwave or any kind of dye work. It comes complete with 2 Landscape Dyes ( of your own choice ), two silk scarves, 1 x Paj 148 x 27cm and 1 x Paj 112 x 15cm, full colour brochure with recipes and advice.

  • Price$32.00
  • Drimarine K Dye 25g
  • Drimarine K Dye 25g
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    A range of COLD to WARM (30 to 50c) powder fibre reactive dyes that are stable in both powder and liquid form, making them ideal for hand painting; suitable for dye-bath, printing and hand painting. These dyes have good tinctorial strength as well as good wash & light fastness properties. Suitable for Silk, Wool, Cotton, Nylon, Rayon/Viscose

    Colour Chart

    25g powder in glass jars

     

    Drimarine Simple Dyeing Method

  • Price$9.35

Auxiliaries

  • Discharge ZFX 250G
  • Discharge ZFX 250G
  • Discharge paste powder for silk; recipe supplied on request.  Recipe also requires Guar Gum Thickener, and Glycerin (easily available from supermarkets)

  • Price$21.75
  • Soda Ash 500G
  • Soda Ash 500G
  • Sodium Carbonate - Alkali Fixing Agent for Fibre Reactive dyes

  • Price$6.95
  • Guar Gum 250G
  • Guar Gum 250G
  • Thickener,  Locust bean derivative. Universal Printing Paste and thickener used for Devore and Discharge, printing with Acid Dyes

  • Price$11.95
  • Manutex F 250G
  • Manutex F 250G
  • For Silk
     Thickener, Alginate. Universal Printing Paste, widely preferred for use with Fibre Reactive dyes

  • Price$15.95
  • Urea 500G
  • Urea 500G
  • Colour lifter, stronger than salt. A humectant, attracting and retaining moisture to the fibre. Aids colour migration into fabric, improves solubility of dye and stabilizes dyes during fixing and steaming.

  • Price$7.25
  • Painting Powder - 250g
  • Painting Powder - 250g
  • For use with Fibre Reactive dyes; Drimarine, Procion etc. Painting powder makes up an unthickened solution for painting or airbrushing onto silk, cotton and viscose/rayon. It can be used with gutta and hot/cold wax. Fabric may be steamed, air cured or ironed.

  • Price$6.20
  • Daylight Globe 20W screw or bayonet
  • Daylight Globe 20W screw or bayonet
  • Replace your existing globes to DAYLIGHT certified globes anywhere around the house that you normally work in artificial light. See clearly ! Ideal for all close work, art, craft, sewing, reading, using your laptop of an evening. Available in bayonet or screw fitting. 20W equivalent old 77watt but much clearer vision than other lighting and eases eye strain.

  • Price$24.95
  • Daylight Desk Lamp
  • Daylight Desk Lamp
  • description coming

  • Price$119.95

Devore Chemicals & Velvet

  • Devore Velvet & Chemicals Start Up Kit
  • Devore Velvet & Chemicals Start Up Kit
  • Kit includes one metre of Devore Viscose/ Silk Velvet, DR33 thickener, Sodium Bisulphate, full instructions

  • Price$43.50
  • Sodium Bi-Sulphate
  • Sodium Bi-Sulphate
  • Burn out ingredient for Devore Paste.
    Recipe supplied with purchase on request

  • Price$6.95
  • DR-33 Thickener 100G
  • DR-33 Thickener 100G
  • Modified Guar Gum Thickener, for general printing paste
    Preferred thickener with Sodium Bi-Sulphate for Devore Burn-out Paste

  • Price$8.95
  • Devore Paste 500G
  • Devore Paste 500G
  • Pre Mixed Burn Out Paste for use on all cellulose based fibres, nylon, viscose/rayon. Use for Devore on silk/viscose velvet.

  • Price$23.50

Devore Velvet

Silk 20% / Viscose 80%
A lush pile fabric specifically designed for Devore 'burn out' work, whereby the viscose component (pile) is dissolved by the application of a special paste, leaving the silk ground unharmed.
Takes dye beautifully and can be equally appreciated as a luxury velvet fabric with or without burn out.
Suitable for clothing, especially Medieval dresses and capes, soft furnishings, scarves.
Devore chemicals and starter kits

  • Devore Velvet by the metre
  • Width114cm
  • Weight55mm
  • 10+ meters $22.50 p/m 1-9 meters $27.50 p/m
  • Devore Velvet Starter Pack - 2 mtr devore velvet
  • Width114mm
  • Weight55mm
  • Price $53.00 Length: 2m

Sun Colours

  • Dala Sun Colours by Dala 250ml
  • Dala Sun Colours by Dala 250ml
  • 15 colours
    Dala Sun Colours are concentrated liquid heliotropic paints, by exposure to sunlight and oxygen, produce photo-negative patterns by the placement of found objects such as leaves and cut-outs. The pigment is attracted out of the shade of the object into the sunlight. Specially formulated for batik, direct sun and salt techniques or can be used as an ordinary fabric paint. Colours can be used direct from the bottle, brushed, sprayed, sponged or airbrushed. For all natural fabrics. Iron fix. Water based and non-toxic.
    So easy and so much fun

  • Price$10.50
  • Cold Cure Medium 50ml
  • Cold Cure Medium 50ml
  • Cold cure medium for large groups, schools etc instead of iron fixing

  • Price$12.95
  • Dala Anti-bleed Medium 250ml
  • Dala Anti-bleed Medium 250ml
  • Aids hand painting, restricting colour flow for controlled line work and brushwork

  • Price$10.95
  • Dala Waterproofing Medium 250ml
  • Dala Waterproofing Medium 250ml
  • Bonding agent & sealer for all paper / textiles to seal from the elements

  • Price$12.75