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Wild Color : The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes

by: Dean, Jenny; Casselman, Karen Diadick

Wild Color : The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes

by: Dean, Jenny; Casselman, Karen Diadick

ISBN 13:
9780823057276
ISBN 10:
0823057275
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 04/01/1999
Publisher: Random House Inc
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Summary

Crafters who value working with environmentally friendly materials will appreciate the expert guidance in this clear guide to growing and using plants to make exquisite dyes in a broad range of colors.

Introduction

(18)

Dyeing Techniques

(44)

Experimenting with color

(2)

Equipment for dyeing

(2)

Testing the pH value of water

(1)

Choosing items to dye

(1)

Animal and vegetable fibers

(2)

Absorption of dye colors

(2)

Preparing fibers for the dye bath

(2)

Fixing the dye colors to fibers

(2)

Mordanting animal fibers

(2)

Mordanting vegetable fibers

(2)

Making your own mordants

(1)

Combined mordanting and dyeing

(1)

Choosing a suitable mordant

(2)

Preparing plant parts for dyeing

(3)

Selecting the best dyeing method

(1)

Cool dyeing method

(1)

Hot dyeing method

(1)

All-in-one method

(1)

Dyeing with safflower

(1)

Dyeing with indigo

(2)

Dyeing with woad

(2)

Modifying dye colors

(2)

Testing color modifiers

(2)

25 colors from one dye bath

(2)

Testing the fastness of dye colors

(1)

Recording natural dyeing results

(3)

The Dye Plants

(72)

Acacia catechu Cutch, Catechu

(1)

Achillea millefolium and Achillea hybrids Common yarrow

(1)

Alcea rosea Hollyhock

(1)

Alkanna tinctoria Dyer's alkanet

(1)

Allium cepa Onion

(1)

Alnus species Alder

(1)

Anthemis tinctoria Dyer's chamomile

(1)

Berberis thunbergii Barberry

(1)

Betula species Birch

(1)

Bixa orellana Annatto

(1)

Caesalpinia species Brazilwood

(1)

Calendula officinalis Pot marigold

(1)

Calluna vulgaris Heather

(1)

Carthamus tinctorius Safflower

(1)

Chlorophora tinctoria Fustic, Dyer's mulberry

(1)

Coreopsis grandiflora, Coreopsis verticillata, Coreopsis lanceolata Coreopsis, Tickseed

(1)

Coreopsis tinctoria Dyer's coreopsis

(1)

Cosmos sulphureus Yellow cosmos

(1)

Cratoegus species Hawthorn

(1)

Curcuma longa Turmeric

(1)

Dahlia species Dahlia

(1)

Daucus carota Wild/domestic carrot, Queen Anne's lace

(1)

Eucalyptus species Eucalyptus

(1)

Fraxinus species Ash

(1)

Galium verum Lady's bedstraw, Yellow bedstraw

(1)

Genista tinctoria Dyer's greenweed, Woadwaxen

(1)

Haematoxylon campechianum Logwood

(1)

Hedera helix Ivy

(1)

Hibiscus species Hardy hibiscus, Rose mallow

(1)

Hypericum perforatum St.-John's-wort

(1)

Indigofera species Indigo

(2)

Isatis tinctoria Woad, Dyer's woad

100

(2)

Juglans species Walnut

102

(1)

Juniperus communis Juniper

103

(1)

Lawsonia inermis Henna

104

(1)

Maclura pomifera Osage orange, Bois d'arc

105

(1)

Mahonia species Mahonia

106

(1)

Malus species Apple

107

(1)

Myrica gale Bog myrtle, Sweet gale

108

(1)

Narcissus species Daffodil

109

(1)

Polygonum tinctorium Japanese indigo, Dyer's knotweed

110

(1)

Prunus species Cherry, Plum, Peach, Almond, Apricot

111

(1)

Prunus spinosa Blackthorn

112

(1)

Pteridium aquilinum Bracken, Brake

113

(1)

Pterocarpus santalinus Sanderswood, Saunderwood

114

(1)

Punica granatum Pomegranate

115

(1)

Pyrus communis Pear

116

(1)

Quercus species Oak

117

(2)

Reseda luteola Weld, Dyer's rocket

119

(1)

Rhamnus species Buckthorn

120

(1)

Rheum species Rhubarb

121

(2)

Rhus typhina Staghorn sumac

123

(1)

Rubia tinctorum Madder

124

(2)

Rubus fruticosus Blackberry

126

(1)

Rudbeckia species Rudbeckia, Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan

127

(1)

Rumex species Dock, Sorrel, Curled dock

128

(1)

Salix species Willow

129

(1)

Sambucus species Elder, Elderberry

130

(2)

Solidago species Goldenrod

132

(1)

Sorbus species Rowan, Mountain ash

133

(1)

Symphytum species Comfrey

134

(1)

Tagetes species French marigold, African marigold

135

(1)

Tanacetum vulgare Tansy

136

(1)

Taraxacum officinale Dandelion

137

(1)

Ulmus species Elm

138

(1)

Urtica dioica Nettle

139

(1)

Bibliography

140

(1)

Index

141

(3)

Acknowledgments

144

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