How to Create Natural Dyes for Wool
Color your raw wool in natural dyes made from herbs, flowers, berries, roots, leaves and bark that you collect yourself. Gather fresh herb materials while at their peak. Dried herbs can be used, but will result in less brilliant colors. Use 8 ... [... more]
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Natural Dyes (Textiles Handbooks)
 Natural Dyes: Very nicely done. I especially approve of the Health and Safety chapter--lots of people forget that natural does NOT mean nontoxic. I would have liked the sample boards to be larger, standardized, and without colored backgrounds, however [... more]
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Natural Dyes - Living Simply
During the winter, it's nice to snuggle up with a sewing, knitting, tatting or crochet project. Next time you begin creating a new item, why not plan ahead to dye it yourself with natural colors from your yard? Try to make your project using ... [... more]
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Natural Dyes and Home Dyeing (Formerly Titled: Natural ...
Features over 135 specific recipes -- gathered from historical sources -- for cotton, wool, other fabrics. Genuine premodern handicrafts. 12 illustrations. [... more]
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The Chemistry of Natural Dyes
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How to Prepare a Dye Bath for Raw Wool
In dyeing wool, the dye bath is the key to the color. Here's how to set it up. Acquire a pot large enough to hold 4 to 5 gallons of liquid. Begin with 1 to 1 1/2 gallons of naturally extracted colors (see "How to Extract Natural Dyes"). Add ... [... more]
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How to Stain a Basket
You can stain your completed basket or a basket that has gotten dirty and discolored. Choose a water-based stain or concentrated natural dyes to stain your basket. Use a foam paintbrush and dab on stain. Cover only a small area at a time. Wipe ... [... more]
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How to Extract Natural Dyes
You can make dyes with items found right in your own neighborhood. Collect plants, mosses, roots, berries, flowers, nuts and any other natural objects that might contain colors. Chop up your collected items in a food processor or run them through ... [... more]
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Natural Dyes
Natural flowers and vegetables yield a wide range of colors for dyeing fabric. Tammy Algood, Tennessee Agriculture Extension Service specialist, explains how to extend the beauty of the garden by using natural vegetable and flower dyes to stain ... [... more]
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A Weaver's Garden: Growing Plants for Natural Dyes and ...
Great book!: I am a fanatic when it comes to dyeing and weaving my own yarn. I really enjoyed this book's dyeing techniques and the methods of extracting natural dyes from their sources. This book is great when it comes to teahing other people about hoow [... more]
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Natural Dyes and Home Dyeing (Formerly Titled: Natural ...
A good reference book for the dyer: This is an excellent book full of information and history of natural dying. The book goes over the history of natural dying and how it came about and was used by the European Colonists in America. There is a short [... more]
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Natural Dyes
' Natural Dyes ' - by- Gwen Fereday: This book was the subject of an extensive working study conducted over several years into the working recipes and actions of natural dye stuffs. It addresses the difficulties of dying to cotton and other fibres as [... more]
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