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Title: Wild Color by Jenny Dean, Karen Diadick Casselman, Janny Dean ISBN: 0-8230-5727-5 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: April, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Very Useful, In a general way
Comment: This is a great book for beginners and old hands looking for a few new ideas to expand their color range. It has a large listing of plant materials and detailed instructions for different dye baths and it is one of the few books I have seen that treats both cellulose and protein dyes. My only dissapointment is in the color swatches, which are really just printed ink bloches on the sides of each page. Photographs would have been a much better inclusion.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wild Colors from Natural Sources
Comment: I bought this book in order to learn about using natural dyestuffs. The format makes it easy for the beginner to explore natural materials available around the house and also for materials ordered from a dyers supply. Following her directions, I was able to successfully dye wool fibers using goldenrod, cochineal, logwood and daylilies from my yard. I highly recommend this book for the beginning fiber artist interested in natural dye sources.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great easy-to-follow dyeing book, very helful for newbies
Comment: I am new to natural dyeing and found this book to be extremely helpful. I looked at many dyeing books before purchasing this one. Unlike some other books this one gives tons of useful information without getting too technical or overwhelming. Because it is in full-color it also lets you see examples of the colors you can achieve. There are excellent step-by-step instructions accompanied by photos to guide you seamlessly through each process.
The book starts out with an introduction to the history of dyeing. It then discusses, choosing equipment and items to dye. Next, testing the water pH, preparing fibers and fixing colors is covered. Making and using mordants is also covered including timesaving tips on how to combine mordanting and dyeing. Conveniently, two charts help you choose the proper mordant and assist.
Preparing plants for dyeing follows. The processes for hot, cold and all-in-one dyeing are then demonstrated. A chart including all the dye plants shows you which methods will work best for each one. Special techniques for dyeing with indigo, woad and safflower are covered separately. There is also great advice on experimenting with color and a good explanation of how dyes are absorbed into different fibers.
Information on the over 60 dye plants follows. Each one has a picture of the plant, a written description of it and it's color along with information on cultivation, harvesting and the dyeing procedure. A set of color swatches showing color with and without modifiers or mordants is also included. Sometimes even a second set of swatches is shown for different parts of the plant.
If you are new to dyeing and want a through, yet easy-to-follow guide to natural dyeing this is definitely the book to get. It hard to imagine with all this information that even a more advance dyer wouldn't find a few helpful tips.
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Title: A Dyer's Garden: From Plant to Pot Growing Dyes for Natural Fibers by Rita Buchanan ISBN: 1883010071 Publisher: Interweave Press Pub. Date: August, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: A WeaverÂs Garden : Growing Plants for Natural Dyes and Fibers by Rita Buchanan ISBN: 0486407128 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 13 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Craft of Natural Dyeing by Jenny Dean ISBN: 0855327448 Publisher: Search Pr Ltd Pub. Date: June, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing: Traditional Recipes for Modern Use by J. N. Liles ISBN: 0870496700 Publisher: Univ of Tennessee Pr Pub. Date: November, 1990 List Price(USD): $19.50 |
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Title: Craft of the Dyer : Colour from Plants and Lichens by Karen Leigh Casselman ISBN: 0486276066 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 11 August, 1993 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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