A garden to dye for
Subtitle: how to use plants from the garden to create natural colors for fabrics and fibers
By: Chris McLaughlin
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Lynn's Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9780985562281
Subjects: Dyes and dyeing; Fiberwork; Dye plants
Description: A Garden to Dye For shows how super-simple it is to plant and grow a dyer's garden and create beautiful botanical dyes. Features include 40-plus plants that the gardener-crafter can grow for an all-natural, customized color palette. A dyer's garden can be a mosaic of flowers, herbs, roots and fruits that lend us their pigments to beautify other areas of our lives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Another good reason for your plant addiction; title: Become an alchemist with color; title: Color from cottage & cutting gardens; title: Vibrant vegetables & fruits; title: Herbal hues; title: Look to the landscape; title: Planning & planting a dye garden.