The natural wool fibres include roving from sheep breeds such as Herdwick, Wensleydale, Cheviot and Jacob and many of these are offered in more than one natural colour, such as the Bluefaced Leicester which you can buy in dark grey, oatmeal or white, and the Shetland wool top which is available in four colour choices. When combined, the pigments and binders create a fine choice of screen printing ink colours and effects normally only available to commercial printers. This led him to start importing yarn, particularly from Scandinavia and then to develop his own line of natural yarn, using the name Venne yarns. DEKA paints and DEKA L dyes offer excellent quality by their careful choice of raw materials in the pigments and dyes which are light fast along with binders which are wash fast. If the product you are looking for is not here, we are able to order any of the Kromski range in especially for you. When you order your magazine subscription we will start it with the most recent issue and send subsequent issues as they become due. Zest-it produce products that are safer for artists and the environment. The Papershed brand was originally developed by Kath Russon and acquired by the George Weil Group in 2004. 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. The type of natural dye will determine if a mordant needs to be used. Manufactured in Poland, the distinct spinning wheels and popular Kromski Harp rigid heddle loom are offered with a range of accessories including a choice of flyers, whorls, spinning stools, reeds, shuttles and much more. They can also be used to their full potential with different mediums such as pencil, charcoal, watercolour and oil. Continue reading The Venne weaving yarns offered on this website are available in a large choice of repeatable colours and in different sized cones. They are very strong and can endure the heat, soap and manipulation used in creating your felted hats. The huge choice of fine art papers include papers for watercolours, acrylics, oils, pencil, pastels, charcoal and ink, and many of these are available in single sheets, pads, or blocks to use at the easel. There is an assortment of Selectasine binders which are used in combination with the pigments to create screen printing inks which are wash and light fast on fabric once heat cured. The business has grown over the years and is now best known for the coloured pencils which are available in almost every colour and every grade of finish. 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. Howard Brush have their own design of foundation. The latest addition, the Victoria spinning wheel demonstrates this approach. There are many very different recipes. The Selectasine Screen Printing system can also be used on paper and primed wood, board and canvas, or diluted to make a waterbased paint. No two batches turn out exactly the same. This is a very special polymer clay, sought out and used by very many artists, doll makers and animation studios around the world. Towards the end of the 19th century aniline dyes were introduced to speed up the process of colouring. As a result the Glimakra floor looms supports the weaver in the journey from weaving floorings, furnishing through apparel to transparencies. Holding on to tradition Derwent still produce two classic collections, the Studio and Watercolour pencils which are available in the 72 original colours. While the Artist & Craft Paints & Inks section includes an extensive choice of paints including Acrylics, Oils, Alcohol Inks and Glass paints. The dye you order should be determined by the fibre content of the material you wish to dye plus the technique you will be using. Iron buff: iron springs, containing iron salts in solution are found in many countries with colour sediments left when the water stands exposed to the air. Their Designers Gouache range was a Winsor & Newton innovation in 1935 as a flat, smooth opaque colour for designers and illustrators. Used for red nuances. 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. Louet products are known worldwide for their excellence. You can also order a subscription for The Journal for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers. Bound with gum arabic for quick drying, it. DAS Modelling Clay has a smooth finish and dries hard at room temperature no need to bake! These are expensive and heavy to handle. The wet brush can be used to keep the clay moist and to help smooth surfaces. Glimakra AB was formed in 1998 from two Swedish companies; Gunnar Andersson Vavskedfabrik who, from their foundation in 1926 had made weaving equipment, beginning with tar-soaked cord bound reeds for hand weaving which continue to have a high reputation,, Steam-Set Dyes are chosen by artists for the rich colours which they bring to painting on silk fabric whilst the hand and the texture and finish of the silk remain unchanged by the colour which has been applied. After curing in the oven, Super Sculpey can be sanded, drilled carved and painted with water-based acrylic paints. This site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. Used for white nuances. It is used for yellow, brown and red nuances. The business was created by the Katz family and, like so many craft supplies businesses was first based in their garage. Minerals provide such dyes as purssian blue, chrome yellow, and iron buff. The gold leaf is then burnished to produce a brilliant finish. Working with polymer clay does not require any special tool, the first shaping and finishing after hardening is commonly done by hand. In 1987 he decided to offer the results to fellow artists. Continue reading Here is the place to buy silk and wool fibres for creating your own hand spun yarns, colourful felted items, and fused silk paper. All you need to create the simplest drawing is a graphite pencil and a sheet of paper. These undyed fabrics are priced per metre length and when more than one metre is ordered the fabric will be delivered in one continuous length. The fibres include cotton, lokta (daphne), and flax and each fibre will bring a different property to your paper as will any chemical or assistants added during the papermaking process. The yarn weaves as a regular cotton and creates a stretchable, collapse weave when woven and then washed. The Fibrecrafts policy sets great store on holding good stock of the hard to find items which are essential for the successful artist and craftsman. The books have been selected for their informative content and inspirational ideas. 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. Winsor & Newton oil colours include the traditional Artists Oil, Winton Oil for affordable quality and Griffin Fast Drying Oil Set. Here you can buy the full range of drawing media. The soft pastel transfers readily onto the surface and colours can be blended effortlessly. After several years he had developed a wholesale company based on his experience and knowledge of suppliers. The art board sheets have been primed and prepared for use with a variety of mediums and this great value canvas board provides an alternative to more expensive stretched canvases. Many of the Papershed handmade paper products are hand crafted by small rural communities and sourced from Thailand, Southern Africa, Nepal, Bangladesh and India. Mineral dyes are produced by the metallic ions in the mordant salts. This paint range, with a high intermixability and short drying time was extremely popular. [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. The range of supplementary papers include glassine for separating artwork to prevent it from smudging, cellophane and tracing paper in a choice of colours, blotting paper, acid-free tissue paper, foam board, and items for making stencils such as Oiled Manilla paper, Polydraw Draftfilm and acetate, Drawing and sketching tools and materials for the artist and student including graphite pencils, charcoal, pastels, coloured pencils, drawing pens, sketch pads and paper, erasers, sharpeners and pencil cases! We also include here a choice of palettes and mixing dishes. The brand also invented, and still make, fine watercolour paints in pan form, along with the tubes. Acid dyes require a hot water dye bath, as do the general purpose Deka L direct dyes. Polyester is very difficult to dye given that the dye vat needs extremely high temperatures to create strong colours. Caran dAche innovative spark is best illustrated by the water soluble pencils which they created. AZURITE, a blue/darkblue copper mineral. This method of gilding is suitable for interior application only. Hold at a simmer for one hour and allow to cool slowly. Sales and the product range grew until in 1985 Schacht built a factory in Boulder. CINNABAR, a heavy reddish mineral, with a metallic adamantine luster. [expand title=Continue reading trigclass=my_special_class] Colcoton-Unikat Garn was acquired in 1997, and the commissioning and distribution of yarns became the companys main product. Natural and synthetic indigo are supplied for use with many dyeing techniques including resist and Shibori patterning. Jacquard Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments are fine glistening mica powders for use in viscose mediums such as resin, lacquer, varnish and binders, and Jacquard SolarFast dyes work with sunlight to produce cyanotype blue print effects but in a range of different colours! Cotton linters and pulp sheets for hand paper making. Please check your email inbox to confirm your subscription, George Weil & Sons is a limited company registered in England and Wales. Please call us with your enquiry or contact us by email, Louet opened in 1974 headed by Jan Louet Feisser and Clemens Claessen. It is then set in the foundation and the final card cloth checked for accuracy and consistency. [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. There is the idea that St. Clement, the patron, The Howard Brush Hand Cards which are offered by George Weil & Sons are designed for preparing wool fibres for spinning and felting and are made for us in York, USA by the worlds leading manufacturers. 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. 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.