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Crafters who value working with environmentally friendly materials will appreciate the expert guidance in this clear guide to growing and using plants to make exquisite dyes in a broad range of colors. Demystifying the process, the book answers all the questions asked about using natural dyes, helping readers to avoid commonly encountered pitfalls. More than sixty plants that can be grown widely are discussed, with complete information on how to cultivate and work with them in extracting dyes. Clear and simple explanations of techniques are accompanied by helpful, step-by-step photographs. A practical ring-bound format features a separate section of color swatches cross-referenced to the best dye plants to achieve each hue.
* A visually inspiring, complete guide to the craft of using natural, environmentally-friendly dyes
* Contains clear and simple explanations of all the techniques
* Features more than 60 plants that can be grown widely, which will create a broad range of colors
* Expert author and consultant well-known in the field
* International directory of suppliers
* Practical ring-binding with separate color swatch section that directs the reader to the best dye plants to achieve each color
Jenny Dean owns and runs a small mail order business specializing in natural dyes, and is the author of The Craft of Natural Dyeing and Natural Dyeing without Chemicals. Dean regularly runs workshops and courses on natural dyeing. Karen Diadick Casselman (consultant) has taught natural dyeing across North America, Europe, and Australia. She is the author of several books on natural dyeing, and her dyed textiles are in the McCord Museum of Canadian History and the Smithsonian Institution. |
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