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Dover Crafts: Weaving & Dyeing: Craft of the Dyer

Colour from Plants and Lichens - Second, Revised Edition

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Craftspeople interested in traditional methods will welcome this complete guide to making and using dyes from plants. Although its emphasis is on plants of Northeastern North America, many of the plants listed are found throughout the world.Helpful introductory chapters on equipment, mordants, dyeing procedures and other essentials, are followed by individual its suitability for dyeing, useful parts, how to process them, colors, dye fastness, plant identification, where to find it, and more. Also include four valuable indexes — plants by common name, botanical name, by colors produced, and a general index. A list of suppliers, metric conversion tables and other information rounds out this thorough guide to safe, ecologically sound dyeing methods.

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Dover Crafts: Weaving & Dyeing: Craft of the Dyer, Karen Leigh Casselman

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1993
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Titre
Dover Crafts: Weaving & Dyeing: Craft of the Dyer
Sous-titre
Colour from Plants and Lichens - Second, Revised Edition
Langue
Anglais
Publié
1993
Format
souple
Pages
249
ISBN10
0486276066
ISBN13
9780486276069
Séries
Description
Craftspeople interested in traditional methods will welcome this complete guide to making and using dyes from plants. Although its emphasis is on plants of Northeastern North America, many of the plants listed are found throughout the world.Helpful introductory chapters on equipment, mordants, dyeing procedures and other essentials, are followed by individual its suitability for dyeing, useful parts, how to process them, colors, dye fastness, plant identification, where to find it, and more. Also include four valuable indexes — plants by common name, botanical name, by colors produced, and a general index. A list of suppliers, metric conversion tables and other information rounds out this thorough guide to safe, ecologically sound dyeing methods.