| #1631137 in Books | Lark Books | 2007-10-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .36 x9.02 x9.48l,.98 | File type: PDF | 112 pages | ||19 of 19 people found the following review helpful.| In response to the previous comments . . .|By D. S. Hockman|I bought this book more for the information about the cleaning, mordanting and dyeing processes described in the beginning of the book. And I must say the photography is brilliant. As for obtaining the dyes, I use dye extracts from Table Rock Llamas in Colorado. They offer over 30 colors, including the exotics sho|About the Author|Jackie Crook is an experimental dyer, who grows her own natural dyes and has been practising dyeing for 20 years. She is a founder member of the Mid-Essex Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers.
For thousands of years, natural dyes have been celebrated for their subtlety and diversity—and, thanks to contemporary concerns about chemicals and toxins, their popularity is surging again. Fortunately, as this vibrant guide so elegantly shows, the craft is both easy and enjoyable to explore and requires no special equipment: just ordinary pots and pans. A thoroughly illustrated tutorial covers all the basics of hot and cool dyeing, and 30 colorful options to...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Natural Dyeing | Jackie Crook. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!