Wild Colour - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wild Colour write by Jenny Dean. This book was released on 2010. Wild Colour available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jenny Dean's Wild Colour is the modern classic title on traditional dyeing methods. A celebration of the wealth of natural dyes that can be obtained from over 60 species of plants from common marigolds to rhubarb. Part one introduces the concept of natural dyeing and demonstrates how easy it is to get started. All the techniques are explained with step-by-step sequences and photographs. Colour charts help you to work out which method is best for each dye plant and material.Part two reveals the wide range of plants that you can use for natural dyeing. Colour swatches show the tried and tested range of colours you can extract from each plant.
Heritage of Colour
Heritage of Colour - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Heritage of Colour write by Jenny Dean. This book was released on 2014-02-03. Heritage of Colour available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Heritage of Colour explores the techniques that can be used to create a wealth of colours from 50 plants, including many that have been in constant use as dyes for over 2000 years. Inspired by the colours on textile fragments from the Iron Age and by the achievements of early dyers, the author describes some of the dyes and methods of the past and considers how they can be adapted for use by today's dyers. The book covers all the basics of natural dyeing and explains in detail how to experiment with local plants, wherever you may live, to produce a wide range of beautiful, rich colours on textile fibres. A Heritage of Colour also includes sections on dyeing with fungi, contact printing on cloth and dyeing multi-coloured fibres and fabrics. The emphasis throughout is on environmentally-friendly methods and on the thrill of personal discovery through practical experience. Follow Jenny's blog on http://www.jennydean.co.uk/
Wild Colour
Wild Colour - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wild Colour write by Jenny Dean. This book was released on 2018-12-06. Wild Colour available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Eco Colour
Eco Colour - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Eco Colour write by India Flint. This book was released on 2010-09-14. Eco Colour available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The essence of plants bursts forth in magnificent hues and surprising palettes. Using dyes of the leaves, roots, and flowers to color your cloth and yarn can be an amazing journey into botanical alchemy. In Eco Colour, artistic dyer and colorist India Flint teaches you how to cull and use this gentle and ecologically sustainable alternative to synthetic dyes. India explores the fascinating and infinitely variable world of plant color using a wide variety of techniques and recipes. From whole-dyed cloth and applied color to prints and layered dye techniques, India describes only ecologically sustainable plant-dye methods. She uses renewable resources and shows how to do the least possible harm to the dyer, the end user of the object, and the environment. Recipes include a number of entirely new processes developed by India, as well as guidelines for plant collection, directions for the distillation of nontoxic mordants, and methodologies for applying plant dyes. Eco Colour inspires both the home dyer and textile professional seeking to extend their skills using India's successful methods.
Colours from Nature
Colours from Nature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Colours from Nature write by Jenny Dean. This book was released on 2009. Colours from Nature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The comprehensive recipe section gives instructions for over 100 colours, using both traditional dyes such as cochineal, indigo, madder and weld, and dyes from more common plants such as blackberry, rhubarb, oak and walnut.
