Harvesting color : how to find plants and make natural dyes
Rebecca Burgess
Bok · Engelsk · 2011
| Medvirkende | Green, Paige (fotograf)
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| Utgitt | New York : Artisan , 2011
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| Omfang | 180 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | As more and more crafters are discovering, dyeing your own fabric can yield gorgeous colors. Now master dyer Rebecca Burgess identifies 36 plants that will yield beautiful natural shades and shows how easy it is to make the dyes. Pokeweed creates a vibrant magenta, while a range of soft lavender shades is created from elderberries; indigo yields a bright blue, and coyote brush creates stunning sunny yellows. Harvesting Color explains where to find these plants in the wild (and for those that can be grown in your backyard, how to nurture them) and the best time and way to harvest them; maps show the range of each plant in the United States and Canada. For the dyeing itself, Burgess describes the simple equipment needed and provides a master dye recipe. The book is organized seasonally; as an added bonus, each section contains a knitting project using wools colored with dyes from plants harvested during that time of the year.
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| ISBN | 978-15-7965-425-2 : Nkr 213,00
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| Hylleplass | 746.6 BUR
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