Duerr, Sasha
Summary: A book of seasonal projects using the brilliant spectrum of colors derived from plants to naturally dye your clothing and home textiles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Watson-Guptill Publications 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.6 DUEBooth, Abigail
Summary: Fabrics colored with natural dyes have a beauty and subtlety all of their own. Onion and avocado skins, chamomile and birch bark, and nettles and acorns can produce lovely, ethereal colors and effects. The Wild Dyer demystifies this eco-conscious art, focusing on foraging and growing dying materials; repurposing kitchen trimmings; making and using long-lasting dyes; and creating stitched projects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 667 BOOBrown, Rachel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf : distributed by Random House 1983
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 746.1 BROJohnston, Ann
Summary: This resource provides practical instructions for applying color and design directly to fabric. Basic information about the dye painting process is given. The guide addresses the technical aspects of fabric dye and color use and offers suggestions for fabric manipulation and dye application in order to achieve various design effects. This information is organized in seven chapters: (1) "What Is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Quilter's Society 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.6 JOHBurgess, Rebecca
Summary: "'Harvesting Color' presents the entire process of infusing your life with color--finding the right plants, harvesting them at the best time, transforming the crop into beautiful dye, and, finally, marring pigment to fiber. In this beautiful book, Rebecca Burgess showcases thre dozen common plants that yield striking hues. Citing fascinating botanical lore, she demystifies the process of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2010
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 746.6 BURMcRae, Bobbi A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.6 McRaeWisbrun, Laurie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Interweave 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.6 WisbrunDahl, Carolyn A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Quilter's Society 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.6 DAHJohnson, W. J. (Wendy J.)
Summary: Introduces the processes of spinning and dying yarn and explains how to match homespun fiber and yarn to knitted projects.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 JOHEskesen, Elaine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Down East Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.432 EskesenCallahan, Gail.
Contents: A very reasonable craft. The Big Three : fiber, color heat -- Your dye studio. Setting up your studio ; Safety first ; Be environmentally responsible ; Organizing your supplies ; Heat sources -- Fibers to dye for. What to expect from protein fibers ; The many elements that affect dye color ; Preparing fiber for the dyebath -- Dyes to try. Types of dyes ; Some dying warm ups ; Playing with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.6 CALMcLaughlin, Chris
Summary: A Garden to Dye For shows how super-simple it is to plant and grow a dyer's garden and create beautiful botanical dyes. Features include 40-plus plants that the gardener-crafter can grow for an all-natural, customized color palette. A dyer's garden can be a mosaic of flowers, herbs, roots and fruits that lend us their pigments to beautify other areas of our lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Lynn's Press 2014