Wild Color: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes - Paperback

$25.99

Wild Color: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes - Paperback

Name: Wild Color: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes - Paperback
Brand: BooksCloud
SKU: 9780823058792
Price: 25.99 USD
Availability: InStock

by Jenny Dean , Karen Diadick Casselman

$25.99

Book Overview

The best resource on natural dyeing is back, updated to make your colorful hobby even more beautiful and rewarding.

A practical and inspiring guide to creating and using natural dyes from plants, Wild Color, Revised and Updated Edition, offers the latest information on current environmentally friendly dyeing techniques and more than 65 species of plants and natural dyestuffs.

This comprehensive book outlines all the necessary equipment, how to select fibers and plant parts, choose the right methods for mordanting and dyeing, test color modifiers and the fastness of dyed colors, and obtain a range of gorgeous colors from every plant, from alter to woad, shown in more than 250 swatches.

Wild Color, Revised and Updated Edition, is the all-in-one resource for fiber enthusiasts, including knitters, sewers, and weavers; gardeners who are interested in new uses for traditional dye plants; and eco-conscious DIYers who want authoritative information about the natural dyeing process and the plants that are essential to it.

ISBN	9780823058792
Author	Jenny Dean , Karen Diadick Casselman
Publisher	Potter Craft
Genre	Hobbies & interests and Arts
Format	Paperback
Published	November 2010
Language	ENG- English
Pages	144
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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