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Craft of the Dyer: Colour from Plants and Lichens (Paperback)

by Karen Leigh Casselman (Author)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications; New edition edition (Aug 11 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486276066
ISBN-13: 978-0486276069
Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 227 g

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Here is a complete guide to making and using dyes from a wide variety of plants — from acorn to zinnia. For each plant: suitability for dyeing, parts to use, processing, availability, fastness of dye, more. Includes list of suppliers, metric conversion table, and bibliography.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Informative and realistic, Mar 20 2003

By	M. Prats (New York, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had been wanting to dye yarn for a long time and I finally ran into this book. It explains everything clearly and warns you multiple times of this not being a science, but rather to expect variations. The book is intended for dyers in the east coast of Canada / NE U.S., where the plants she mentions can be easily found. Nevertheless, anyone can benefit from the technique and general principles explained by the author.

I tried her instructions for the onion dye and it worked like a charm. I got colors very similar to those on the book's cover. Luckily I just pruned my apple trees and plan to use the bark and twigs as dyestuff next.

The book was written before the age of Martha-Stewart detailed instructional photography, so the only thing I wish is that it had included more pictures. But this book should be on every dyer's bookshelf.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book for the price, Sep 7 2000

By	Jessika Simon (Fox Island, WA USA) - See all my reviews

The only problem with this book is that it lacks colour photos that would enhance the reading of this book. However, this book is full of information on how to dye wool and other fibers from plants and lichens. The book goes over all the techniques of dying different fibers. It also has a huge section on different plants and what colours you would expect to get when combined with a moderant. The book also contains a section on where to get and how to identify plants and moderants as well as other books that are useful. There are many helpful tables on dyebaths, measurements for moderants and the effects of weak, medium and strong dyebaths. This is a wonderful book for the beginning dyer and an excellent resource, it is easy to read and understand eventhough I think it could have more pictures of the plants, moderants and different colours you may get.

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