Bibliograph

The wild dyer, a maker's guide to natural dyes with projects to create and stitch, Abigail Booth

Type

Label

The wild dyer, a maker's guide to natural dyes with projects to create and stitch, Abigail Booth

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The wild dyer

Oclc number

1086503613

Responsibility statement

Abigail Booth

Sub title

a maker's guide to natural dyes with projects to create and stitch

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

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Natural color -- Dye plants and where to find them -- A dyer's tools and workbench -- Understanding and preparing fabric -- Setting up a dye vat -- Haberdashery and textile care -- In the kitchen. A kitchen palette ; Hand-stitched coasters; Patchwork place mats -- The dyer's garden. A dyer's harvest ; Growing plants form seed ; Harvest bag ; Gardener's smock ; Dyeing with woad and madder -- Summer foraging. Shades of summer ; Dyer's apron ; Foraging bag -- Autumn foraging. Tones of autumn ; Patchwork cushions ; Strip-pieced blanket ; Oak gall ink -- List of dye plants

Classification