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144 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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English
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Demonstrates how to dye fabric by hand for artisanal, luminescent effects, providing instructions for setting up a home dye studio with minimal equipment while teaching key mixing techniques for making any desired color, value, and gradation.
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144 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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A practical and inspiring guide to creating and using natural dyes from plants. Offers the latest information on current environmentally friendly dying techniques and more than 65 species of plants and natural dyestuffs.
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xi, 180 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 21 x 26 cm
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English
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"'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 three 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...
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159 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Fabrics colored with natural dyes have a beauty and subtlety all of their own. Onion and avocado skins, chamomile and birch bark, and nettles and acorns can produce lovely, ethereal colors and effects. The Wild Dyer demystifies this eco-conscious art, focusing on foraging and growing dying materials; repurposing kitchen trimmings; making and using long-lasting dyes; and creating stitched projects.
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152 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
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With Natural Kitchen Dyes you can explore the magical world of natural dyes, without the need of a garden full of dye plants. Our kitchens are a great source of natural dye colours, from vegetable peels that create blush pinks and peaches, fruit skins that make lemon yellows, a green dye sourced from carrot tops, dried spices and used tea bags to create vibrant yellows, rich terracottas and deep browns. Natural Kitchen Dyes takes you through the exciting...
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143 pages : illlustrations (color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
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A complete guide to modern dyeing with simple projects, techniques and troubleshooting. Natural Dyeing explores the versatility of plant-based dyes, from understanding, choosing and preparing your fiber for dyeing to foraging for your dyes and the different dyeing methods used.
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