Author: Lynne Richards
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The dyeing of textiles and other materials is a rewarding and delightful way to bring the colors of nature to daily living. In this fascinating book, the authors have compiled extensive information to bring the techniques, plants, and lore of natural dyeing within every reader s reach."
Dyes from American Native Plants
Author: Lynne Richards
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The dyeing of textiles and other materials is a rewarding and delightful way to bring the colors of nature to daily living. In this fascinating book, the authors have compiled extensive information to bring the techniques, plants, and lore of natural dyeing within every reader s reach."
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The dyeing of textiles and other materials is a rewarding and delightful way to bring the colors of nature to daily living. In this fascinating book, the authors have compiled extensive information to bring the techniques, plants, and lore of natural dyeing within every reader s reach."
Navajo Native Dyes
Author: Nonabah Gorman Bryan
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486421056
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Simply written text, accompanied by detailed line illustrations of plants, explains how to select and mix natural colors of wool and prepare "recipes" for producing specific colors of dye from desert plants, among them single-flowered actinea for yellow, alder bark for a soft brown, the Rocky Mountain bee plant for a pale greenish yellow, more.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486421056
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Simply written text, accompanied by detailed line illustrations of plants, explains how to select and mix natural colors of wool and prepare "recipes" for producing specific colors of dye from desert plants, among them single-flowered actinea for yellow, alder bark for a soft brown, the Rocky Mountain bee plant for a pale greenish yellow, more.
North American Dye Plants
Author: Anne Bliss
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Handsome line drawings of 126 common, roadside plants are included with tips on how to use them to obtain a range of warm, subtle colors.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Handsome line drawings of 126 common, roadside plants are included with tips on how to use them to obtain a range of warm, subtle colors.
Harvesting Color
Author: Rebecca Burgess
Publisher: Artisan Books
ISBN: 1579654258
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
"'Harvesting Color' presents the entire process of infusing your life with color--finding the right plants, harvesting them at the best time, transforming the crop into beautiful dye, and, finally, marring pigment to fiber. In this beautiful book, Rebecca Burgess showcases thre dozen common plants that yield striking hues. Citing fascinating botanical lore, she demystifies the process of recognizing each plant in the wild. For those you can grow yourself, she details when to sow the seed and how to nuture the plant. For all the plants, you'll learn the optimal time to harvest, as well as how to extract the best dyes" --Cover flap.
Publisher: Artisan Books
ISBN: 1579654258
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
"'Harvesting Color' presents the entire process of infusing your life with color--finding the right plants, harvesting them at the best time, transforming the crop into beautiful dye, and, finally, marring pigment to fiber. In this beautiful book, Rebecca Burgess showcases thre dozen common plants that yield striking hues. Citing fascinating botanical lore, she demystifies the process of recognizing each plant in the wild. For those you can grow yourself, she details when to sow the seed and how to nuture the plant. For all the plants, you'll learn the optimal time to harvest, as well as how to extract the best dyes" --Cover flap.
Native American Ethnobotany
Author: Daniel E. Moerman
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881924534
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 927
Book Description
An extraordinary compilation of the plants used by North American native peoples for medicine, food, fiber, dye, and a host of other things. Anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman has devoted 25 years to the task of gathering together the accumulated ethnobotanical knowledge on more than 4000 plants. More than 44,000 uses for these plants by various tribes are documented here. This is undoubtedly the most massive ethnobotanical survey ever undertaken, preserving an enormous store of information for the future.
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN: 9780881924534
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 927
Book Description
An extraordinary compilation of the plants used by North American native peoples for medicine, food, fiber, dye, and a host of other things. Anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman has devoted 25 years to the task of gathering together the accumulated ethnobotanical knowledge on more than 4000 plants. More than 44,000 uses for these plants by various tribes are documented here. This is undoubtedly the most massive ethnobotanical survey ever undertaken, preserving an enormous store of information for the future.
How Indians Use Wild Plants for Food, Medicine & Crafts
Author: Frances Densmore
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN:
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Describes Chippewa techniques of gathering and preparing nearly two hundred wild plants of the Great Lakes area and provides information on their medicinal usage and botanical and common names. Bibliogs
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN:
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Describes Chippewa techniques of gathering and preparing nearly two hundred wild plants of the Great Lakes area and provides information on their medicinal usage and botanical and common names. Bibliogs
Natural Color
Author: Sasha Duerr
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 1607749378
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A beautiful book of seasonal projects for using the brilliant spectrum of colors derived from plants to naturally dye your clothing and home textiles. Organized by season, Natural Color is a beautifully photographed guide to the full range of plant dyes available, drawn from commonly found fruits, flowers, trees, and herbs, with accompanying projects. Using sustainable methods and artisinal techniques, designer, artist, and professor Sasha Duerr details achievable ways to apply these limitless color possibilities to your home and wardrobe. Whether you are new to dyeing or more practiced, Duerr's clear and simple ingredients lists, step-by-step instructions, and detailed breakouts on techniques such as shibori, dip-dye, and block printing will ensure beautiful results. With recipes to dye everything from dresses and sweaters to rugs and napkins, Natural Color will inspire fashion enthusiasts, home decorators, textile lovers, and everyone else who wants to bring more color into their life.
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 1607749378
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A beautiful book of seasonal projects for using the brilliant spectrum of colors derived from plants to naturally dye your clothing and home textiles. Organized by season, Natural Color is a beautifully photographed guide to the full range of plant dyes available, drawn from commonly found fruits, flowers, trees, and herbs, with accompanying projects. Using sustainable methods and artisinal techniques, designer, artist, and professor Sasha Duerr details achievable ways to apply these limitless color possibilities to your home and wardrobe. Whether you are new to dyeing or more practiced, Duerr's clear and simple ingredients lists, step-by-step instructions, and detailed breakouts on techniques such as shibori, dip-dye, and block printing will ensure beautiful results. With recipes to dye everything from dresses and sweaters to rugs and napkins, Natural Color will inspire fashion enthusiasts, home decorators, textile lovers, and everyone else who wants to bring more color into their life.
Spectrum
Author: Nancy J. McGuffin
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : The Guild
ISBN: 9780969252009
Category : Dye plants
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : The Guild
ISBN: 9780969252009
Category : Dye plants
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes
Author: Sasha Duerr
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604690712
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Through step-by-step instructions and color-saturated photographs, textile designer Sasha Duerr explains the basics of making and using natural plant dye, from gathering materials and making the dyes to simple ideas for how to use them. --from publisher description
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604690712
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Through step-by-step instructions and color-saturated photographs, textile designer Sasha Duerr explains the basics of making and using natural plant dye, from gathering materials and making the dyes to simple ideas for how to use them. --from publisher description
Natural Dyes
Author: Dominique Cardon
Publisher: Archetype Publications
ISBN: 9781904982005
Category : Dyes and dyeing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book describes some 300 plants and 30 animals (marine mollusks and scale insects) that are used as sources for natural dyes. Botanical or zoological details are given for each source and the chemical structures is shown for each dye. Dyes employed by different civilisations, identified by dye analyses, are illustrated and relevant historical recipes and detailed descriptions of dyeing processes by traditional dyers are quoted and explained in the light of modern science. Other current uses of natural colorants, e.g. in medicine and for food and cosmetics, and replacement of synthetic by natural dyes are also noted.
Publisher: Archetype Publications
ISBN: 9781904982005
Category : Dyes and dyeing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book describes some 300 plants and 30 animals (marine mollusks and scale insects) that are used as sources for natural dyes. Botanical or zoological details are given for each source and the chemical structures is shown for each dye. Dyes employed by different civilisations, identified by dye analyses, are illustrated and relevant historical recipes and detailed descriptions of dyeing processes by traditional dyers are quoted and explained in the light of modern science. Other current uses of natural colorants, e.g. in medicine and for food and cosmetics, and replacement of synthetic by natural dyes are also noted.