Local Red Hill textile artist, Tina Whiteley specialises in dyeing and printing her own fabrics, threads and papers. She uses a number of different colouring mediums and techniques to create, cards, journals, hand-painted fabric artworks, machine embroidered home décor items and wearable accessories.

For around 15 years she has been working with both natural plant dyes (eco dyes) and synthetic dyes (Procion MX dyes). Both these dye processes require a lot of expertise and knowledge in working with mordants, to ensure ongoing colour fastness and clear, varied colours.

So, when she discovered a product on the market that can transform all sorts of fabrics – including synthetics, like a dye, but is applied like a paint, with no mordant required and no alteration to the original softness of the fabrics, she had to sample it for herself.

Tina Whiteley – Painted and embroidered cushion

Having tried these Liquid Radiance colours, she was hooked on how easy and versatile they are to use and concluded that they are a no-brainer for any textile artist to colour fabrics and fibres to create their own totally unique artwork. She has been instructing and sharing her work with various groups, especially quilters, appliqué artists and doll makers to help them get great results with a much shorter learning curve than with conventional dyes.