Botanists and anyone who works with fiber crafts (amateur or professional) will welcome this clear account of 48 plants from which natural dyes can be obtained, including elderberry, henna, indigo, madder, and saffron. Each plant is beautifully illustrated by GretelDalby-Quenet, a skilled botanical artist, in a full-page painting that also shows the dye colors the plant can yield. The book is unusual in that it combines considerable botanical and chemical information with hands-on practical advice on treating the plants to ...
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Botanists and anyone who works with fiber crafts (amateur or professional) will welcome this clear account of 48 plants from which natural dyes can be obtained, including elderberry, henna, indigo, madder, and saffron. Each plant is beautifully illustrated by GretelDalby-Quenet, a skilled botanical artist, in a full-page painting that also shows the dye colors the plant can yield. The book is unusual in that it combines considerable botanical and chemical information with hands-on practical advice on treating the plants to obtain the most characteristic colors.Published at $19.95 Our last copies available at $9.98
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Add this copy of Dye Plants and Dyeing to cart. $18.00, like new condition, Sold by Booksup rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Laguna Niguel, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Timber Press (OR).
Add this copy of Dye Plants and Dyeing to cart. $80.34, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Timber Pr.
Add this copy of Dye Plants and Dyeing to cart. $117.87, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Timber Pr.
This is a beautiful as well as informative book. The illustrations are hand painted rather than photographed, making it a book of art as well as tutorial. The information on dying is succinct and easy to follow. This book would be as much at home on the coffee table as the laboratory shelf.
