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A garden to dye for : how to use plants from the garden to create natural colors for fabrics and fibers / Chris McLaughlin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Pittsburgh, PA : St. Lynn's Press, 2014.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvii, 142 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9780985562281
  • 0985562285
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TP919 .M38 2014
Contents:
Another good reason for your plant addiction -- Become an alchemist with color -- Color from cottage & cutting gardens -- Vibrant vegetables & fruits -- Herbal hues -- Look to the landscape -- Planning & planting a dye garden.
Summary: A Garden to Dye For shows how super-simple it is to plant and grow a dyer's garden and create beautiful botanical dyes. Features include 40-plus plants that the gardener-crafter can grow for an all-natural, customized color palette. A dyer's garden can be a mosaic of flowers, herbs, roots and fruits that lend us their pigments to beautify other areas of our lives.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Another good reason for your plant addiction -- Become an alchemist with color -- Color from cottage & cutting gardens -- Vibrant vegetables & fruits -- Herbal hues -- Look to the landscape -- Planning & planting a dye garden.

A Garden to Dye For shows how super-simple it is to plant and grow a dyer's garden and create beautiful botanical dyes. Features include 40-plus plants that the gardener-crafter can grow for an all-natural, customized color palette. A dyer's garden can be a mosaic of flowers, herbs, roots and fruits that lend us their pigments to beautify other areas of our lives.

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