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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-101596683309
ISBN-139781596683303
eBay Product ID (ePID)81814846
Product Key Features
Book TitleEco Colour : Botanical Dyes for Beautiful Textiles
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicDye, Life Sciences / Botany, Green Business, Fashion, General, Fiber Arts & Textiles
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenreDesign, Science, Business & Economics, Crafts & Hobbies
AuthorIndia Flint
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight34.7 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"If you've ever worried about the effect dyeing fabric has on the earth, Eco Colour by India Flint will teach you how to use botanical dyes to create beautiful textiles." - Cutoutandkeep.net "A beautifully presented book...if you are interested in botanical dyes, this is a definite must read." - Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot "Slow dyes, like slow foods, require time and effort, but can generate extraordinary results. This book follows that same philosophy. If you take the time to delve deeply and absorb the wealth of information offered, you will find instruction and inspiration in abundance." - Surface Design Journal "This book is a significant and inspirational addition to the literature on natural dyeing and one which must be read by anyone interested in the topic." - Pam Borchardt, member of the Natural Dye Group, Plant Craft Cottage
Dewey Decimal667.26
SynopsisThe essence of plants bursts forth in magnificent hues and surprising palettes. Using dyes of the leaves, roots, and flowers to color your cloth and yarn can be an amazing journey into botanical alchemy. In Eco Colour , artistic dyer and colorist India Flint teaches you how to cull and use this gentle and ecologically sustainable alternative to synthetic dyes. India explores the fascinating and infinitely variable world of plant color using a wide variety of techniques and recipes. From whole-dyed cloth and applied color to prints and layered dye techniques, India describes only ecologically sustainable plant-dye methods. She uses renewable resources and shows how to do the least possible harm to the dyer, the end user of the object, and the environment. Recipes include a number of entirely new processes developed by India, as well as guidelines for plant collection, directions for the distillation of nontoxic mordants, and methodologies for applying plant dyes. Eco Colour inspires both the home dyer and textile professional seeking to extend their skills using India's successful methods., Dyeing with plants is a kind of botanical alchemy, a process that gives beautiful and sometimes surprising results. It is also a gentle and ecologically sustainable alternative to synthetic dyes, which are often harmful in themselves and in the processes used for their manufacture. In India Flint'sEco Colour, she explores this fascinating and infinitely variable world of plant color. Artistic dyer and colorist Flint describes only ecologically sustainable plant-dye methods using renewable resources, and attempts to take the path of doing the least possible harm to the dyer, the end user of the object, and the environment. Various techniques for coloring cloth are discussed inEco-Colour, including whole-dyed cloth, applied color and interesting effects from plant prints and layered dye techniques. Recipes include a number of entirely new processes developed by Flint, as well as guidelines for plant collection, directions for the distillation of non-toxic mordants and methodologies for applying plant dyes.Eco-Colourinspires both the novice home dyer and textile or design professionals seeking to extend their skills using Flint's successful methods.
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- 29. Nov. 2018
both. coffee table and recipe book
I was hoping there would be practical advice for the newbie ecodyer, and there is. It gets a little redundant at times, explaining the same things over again, but I respect all the hard and messy work that went into making these discoveries. Pictures are lovely and inspiring.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 24. Sep. 2023
noice!
love the simplicityBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
