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The Natural Dye Handbook : A Comprehensive Guide to Exploring Plant-Based Dyeing Techniques.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Iverson, Heidi.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dyes and dyeing.
- Plant products.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (77 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Exeter : David & Charles Publishers, 2025.
- Summary:
- Discover how to create a spectrum of natural plant dyes from over 60 plants including fungi, leaves, bark, flowers, fruit, nuts and seeds to dye a range of materials naturally.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Meet Heidi
- Chapter 1: Mastering the Basics of Natural Dyeing
- Foraging and growing dye plants
- Choosing fibers
- Preparing fibers
- Mordants and tannins
- The folk method
- Traditional ratio method
- Modifiers and color changers
- Caring for naturally dyed fabrics
- Troubleshooting
- Safety and disposal
- Chapter 2: Creating a Color Story
- Understanding color
- Building your color library
- Mixing colors
- Creating a dye journal
- Chapter 3: Color Library
- A Library of Natural Colors
- Pinks, reds, and purples
- Yellows, golds, peaches, and oranges
- Greens and turquoise
- Browns, grays, tans, and creams
- Glossary
- Suppliers and Resources
- Acknowledgments
- Copyright Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9781446314784
- 1446314782
- OCLC:
- 1513422388
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