NATURAL DYES TEXTILES HANDBOOK

This book is part of the popular Textile Handbooks series and is a complete how-to-do-it guide to obtaining a wide range of colors from natural dyes. It is suitable for the beginner as well as for the more experienced textile artist. The dyeing can be done in the home or the classroom with plants from the garden or bought in a local store. It is a comparatively cheap process that will also satisfy the craft person's desire to use "green" methods in their work. Most books on natural dyes only deal with wool for weaving; this book also covers yarns for embroidery. The book is filled with step-by-step sequences, useful tips, and the author's own work to show the amazing variety of colors that can be achieved by using natural materials. All in all, this is a comprehensive guide to using natural dyes that will also be an inspiration to all who want to explore the use of these dyes in imaginative ways.

This book is part of the popular Textile Handbook series and is acomplete how-to-do-it guide to obtaining a wide range of colours fromnatural dyes. It is suitable for the beginner as well as for the moreexperienced textile artist. The dyeing can be done in the home or theclassroom with plants from the garden or bought in a local store. It isa comparatively cheap process that will also satisfy the craft person'sdesire to use 'green' methods in their work. Most books on natural dyes only deal with wool for weaving. This bookwill also cover yarns for embroidery. The book will be filled withstep-by-step sequences, useful tips and the author's own work to show the amazing variety of colours that can beachieved by using natural materials. All in all, this is acomprehensive guide to using natural dyes that will also be aninspiration to all who want to explore the use of these dyes inimaginative ways.