Wild Colour: How to Make and Use Natural Dyes
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This practical and inspiring guide to creating and using natural dyes from plants, offers information on current environmentally friendly dyeing techniques and more than 65 species of plants and natural dyestuffs. This comprehensive book outlines how to: Select fibres and plant parts Choose the right methods for mordanting and dyeing Obtain a range of gorgeous colours from every plant. Wild Colour is the all-in-one resource for fibre 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 for it. Review: Excellent book - So very informative Review: Really comprehensive dyeing instructions - This is a really great dyeing book, which is used by the tutors at Macclesfield Silk Mill, who run one day natural dyeing courses. It has a page for each plant. My favourite feature is the 'Colour Swatch Guide', which shows what colour you will get with an alum mordant, what colour the dye on the fibres looks like and what colour you will get with an iron modifier, after dyeing. Fenella
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 444 Reviews |
A**R
Excellent book
So very informative
K**R
Really comprehensive dyeing instructions
This is a really great dyeing book, which is used by the tutors at Macclesfield Silk Mill, who run one day natural dyeing courses. It has a page for each plant. My favourite feature is the 'Colour Swatch Guide', which shows what colour you will get with an alum mordant, what colour the dye on the fibres looks like and what colour you will get with an iron modifier, after dyeing. Fenella
A**R
Inspiring beautifully illustrated and informative book
This is a wonderful book. It is organised and illustrated so well. It gives clear guidance and instruction on the plants, how to extract the colours from them and the methods used to produce dyes from them, as well as how to make the dyes colour fast. I would highly recommend it, its pages are a joy to leaf through, so full of colour and information.
L**E
What a beautiful book
Great, practical book, with fabulous colour illustrations. Of particular use are the colour swatches down either side of each page, showing the various pigmentations of blends of mordant/dye etc. Makes you want to start dyeing things immediately...
N**N
Interesting book
Clear guides and good colour charts to show you how to achieve your goal. Good colourful book
E**J
Beautiful book.
A beautiful book. A gift for my daughter who dyes her own yarn.
A**N
Looks really interesting.
This book has lovely detail about dyeing wool with natural dyes. I am looking forward to using it over time. Very detailed with good colour charts. I’m sure I will come back to it time and time again.
A**R
Excellent book - fascinating- practical- useful
Excellent product- exactly as described - good value for money and delivered quickly whats not to like.
H**O
um ivro lindo e com assunto delicioso
realmente um desses "Achados", pena que o perdi na mesma semana que recebi. simplesmente sumiu! :(
A**T
Dyeing Wool just got Easier
I gave this book as a gift for a friend who will be dyeing different types of wool. It is an excellent reference book.
S**E
Für Färber ein Muss
Tolles Buch, mit Anregungen, Rezepten und sehr vielen Bildern. Für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene ein *Must have* Würde ich mir jederzeit wieder kaufen, auch als Geschenk empfehlenswert.
C**N
Old book with new cover!
This is the old book,they just changed the cover and I thought it is a new book which is not. Really disappointed.
H**)
Best book
Love it
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