by Trudy Van Stralen
$29.89 CDN
$29.95 US
127 pgs, colour photos, hardcover
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Category: spinning books

In the Author's Words....
Indigo Madder & Marigold
"I wrote this book to share my techniques and recipes for making beautiful colors the natural way.....there are descriptions of all my favorite dyestuffs, with recipes, directions, and photos of the gorgeous colors they can produce." (pg 23)

From the inside cover.....
Indigo Madder & Marigold
"The rich complex blues, greens, purples, reds, teals, golds, and browns of Renaissance tapestries and oriental rugs all cam from natural dyes, and so do the glorious hues in this book.

Using traditional dyestuffs, minimal mordants, and a creative approach to dye mixing, overdyeing and pH modification, Tudy Van Stralen shows how to produce a stunning range of colors from just a few dyepots Dozens of full-page photographs present a feast of color on fibres, yarns, and fabrics, along with instructions and recipes for reproducing them. The book includes in-depth discussion of more than twenty of the most important natural dyestuffs, and more than 200 individual recipes.

Van Stralens' analytical but common-sense approach is equally appropriate for the he beginner and the dye professional, and her environmentally aware use of mordants makes natural dyeing safe once again both for the dyer and for our earth."

Chapter Headings:

• Equipment & How to Use It
• Preparations for Dyeing
• Mordanting
• My Approach to Dyeing
• Many Colors from a Few Pots: A Dye Workshop

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