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Natural Dyeing
by Jackie Crook
Softcover, $14.95
ISBN 1-60059-222-8
Lark Books, 2007.
112 pages.
Dyeing is a traditional craft that anyone can get involved in, at any age. It is a perfect
hobby to take up to experiment with color and explore the different effects natural plant dyes
have on a range of cotton, wool and silk fibers, yarns and fabrics.
This infromative book demonstrates how easy and exciting it is to make your own dye baths
and to dye your own materials. It leads you through the process of preparing your fibers and
fabrics and explains it in simple step-by-step sequences the three natural dyeing techniques
- cool water, hot water and vat.
Also featured are 30 projects that show you how to unlock the myriad of hues to be extracted
from different flowers, tress, fruits and vegetables. Including dye recipes, color swatches,
details on each plant and stunning close-up photography of dyed fabrics and fibers, you will be inspired to
bring the colors of nature into your everyday life.
Jackie Crook is an experimental dyer, who grows her own natrual dyes and has been practising for over 20
years. She is a founding member of the Mid-Essex Guild of Weavers, Spinners, and Dyers, England.
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