Indigo, madder & marigold : a portfolio of colors from natural dyes
Entry/Object ID
TT854.3.V36 1993
Description
How to achieve a full spectrum of hues from just a few dyepots using minimal mordants and a creative approach to dye mixing, overdying, and pH modifications. Includes more than 100 recipes.
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Matthew Yanchuk
Notes
Gift of Matthew Yanchuk, April 2024.
Lexicon
Search Terms
dye plants, dyes and dyeing, domestic, dyes and dyeing--textile fibers
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Trudy Van Stralen
Publisher
Interweave Press
Place Published
City
Loveland, CO
Date Published
1993
ISBN
9780934026864
Notes
Length: 127
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Equipment & how to use it -- Preparations for dyeing -- Mordanting -- My approach to dyeing -- Many colors from a few pots: a dye workshop -- Kamala -- Osage orange -- Local yellows -- Parmelia -- Madder -- Red sandalwood -- Brazilwood -- Cochineal -- Cutch -- Black walnut -- Sumac -- Alkanet -- Logwood -- Orchil -- Indigo.
