Jenny Dean's "Wild Colour" is the modern classic title on traditional dyeing methods. A celebration of the wealth of natural dyes that can be obtained from over 60 species of plants from common marigolds to rhubarb. Part one introduces the concept of natural dyeing and demonstrates how easy it is to get started. All the techniques are explained with step-by-step sequences and photographs. Colour charts help you to work out which method is best for each dye plant and material. Part two reveals the wide range of plants that you can use for natural dyeing. Colour swatches show the tried and tested range of colours you can extract from each plant.
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Jenny Deanhas worked with dye plants and their natural dyes for over 30 years. She is the author of The Craft of Natural Dyeing, and Natural Dyeing without Chemicals. She regularly runs workshops and courses on natural dyeing and has a large collection of naturally-dyed textiles from around the world.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By Brynberg
Format:Paperback
I really, really like Jenny Dean's book. I've read several books about dying and none are as thorough as hers. This book is beautifully illustrated and very well designed. It is very informative and practical in it's orientation.
It give instructions on how to make you own mordant as well as how to extract natural dyes. The book has been a real inspiration and it it is the one (out of several books on dyeing that I own) that I refer to the most. If you only want to buy one book about dyeing, I recommend this one.
It give instructions on how to make you own mordant as well as how to extract natural dyes. The book has been a real inspiration and it it is the one (out of several books on dyeing that I own) that I refer to the most. If you only want to buy one book about dyeing, I recommend this one.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By fairydust
Format:Paperback
Best natural dye book of them all. It's only one you'll need. Clear and comprehensive with examples of the colours obtainable from the dyes.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By F. Stella
Format:Paperback
I found the book technically very useful. It just goes into the important information one needs to know in order to "Grow, Prepare and Use Natural Plant Dyes". The only issue I found with it, is that some of the plants are not to be found in the UK country side and/or gardens. As I am much more into trying to use what wild nature already has to offer, I found the concept of growing the plants not matching my practice. On the other hand I haven't yet found a book that shows and explain, which are the plants to be used for dying that you can already find in nature without growing them, so I guess this is really the closest match, among the all of the books I explored, to what I was looking for and it is indeed a very well written and edited book!
Maybe one day I will be able to put my research and knowledge in a book and fill the gap my self.
Maybe one day I will be able to put my research and knowledge in a book and fill the gap my self.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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good reading
I have noit died any wool as yet- i just haddnt had time!! Very interesting reading as my friend reccomended this book
Published 4 months ago by wendy cornwell
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clear and informative
This is a well written and beautifully laid out book. I'm itching to get going as a novice "natural dyer". Read more
Published 10 months ago by susiedoc
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The book I'll buy
This is definately the book I will buy when I finally get to doing my own dyeing, as a fairly environmentally aware gardener and knitter, patchworker and embroiderer the idea of... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Jo Bennie
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