Name/Title
The art and craft of natural dyeing : traditional recipes for modern useEntry/Object ID
TT854.3.L55 1990Description
"For several thousand years, all dyes were of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin, and many ancient civilizations possessed excellent dye technologies. The first synthetic dye was produced in 1856, and the use of traditional dyes declined rapidly thereafter. By 1915 few non-synthetics were used by industry or craftspeople. The craft revivals of the 1920s explored traditional methods of natural dyeing to some extent, particularly with wool, although the great eighteenth- and nineteenth-century dye manuals, which recorded the older processes, remained largely forgotten. In The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing, J.N. Liles consolidates the lore of the older dyers with his own first-hand experience to produce both a history of natural dyes and a practical manual for using pre-synthetic era processes on all the natural fibers--cotton, linen, silk, and wool. A general section on dyeing and mordanting and a glossary introduce the beginner to dye technology. In subsequent chapters, Liles summarizes the traditional dye methods available for each major color group. Scores of recipes provide detailed instructions on how to collect ingredients--flowers, weeds, insects, wood, minerals--prepare the dyevat, troubleshoot, and achieve specific shades." -- PUBLISHERAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Suzanne StassevitchNotes
Gift of Suzanne Stassevitch, August 2022.Lexicon
Search Terms
dyes and dyeing--domestic, dyes and dyeing--textile fibers, natural dyesBook Details
Author
J.N. LilesEdition
FirstPublisher
University of Tennessee PressDate Published
1990ISBN
0870496697 , 0870496700Notes
Length: 222General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Introduction -- Dyeing procedures -- Yellow dyes -- Blue dyes -- Red dyes -- Green dyes -- Purple dyes -- Orange dyes -- Brown dyes -- Gray and black dyes.