Natural color
Subtitle: vibrant plant dye projects for your home and wardrobe
By: Sasha Duerr ; photography by Aya Brackett
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781607749363
Subjects: Domestic Dyes and dyeing; Dyes and dyeing; Textile fibers; Dye plants
Description: A book of seasonal projects using the brilliant spectrum of colors derived from plants to naturally dye your clothing and home textiles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-255) and index.
Table of contents: title: Living color: an introduction; title: The practice of plant dyeing; title: Spring; title: Creating color from compost; title: Summer; title: The ancient primaries: madder, weld, and indigo; title: The spectrum of natural color; title: Fall; title: Natural color from persimmon; title: The art of medicinal dyeing; title: Winter; title: Weeding your wardrobe; title: Workbook; title: Mordants and modifiers; title: Techniques.