BY VIC TORIA VAN VLEAR
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANE TASHIMA
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED A CERTAIN COLOR TEXTILE FOR A HOME PROJECT, but couldn’t find the exact right shade? A great way to circumvent this problem is to hand dye a textile yourself. In her new book, Hand Dyed: A Modern Guide to Dyeing in Brilliant Color for You and Your Home, author Anna Joyce delves into techniques for hand dyeing textiles, which is an art form in itself. “This new way of working with dye seemed to combine everything that I loved about making art,” she writes, “the meditative process of working with fabric, the unexpected one-of-a-kind patterns and the deep soulful colors the dyes can bring to a simple piece of cloth.” Try these beautiful dyed bath towels to see if, like Anna, you’ll get hooked on hand dyeing.