The Art and Science of Natural Dyes

The Art and Science of Natural Dyes
Author: Joy Boutrup
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2018-10-28
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780764356339

This long-awaited guide serves as a tool to explain the general principles of natural dyeing, and to help dyers to become more accomplished at their craft through an increased understanding of the process. Photos of more than 450 samples demonstrate the results of actual dye tests, and detailed information covers every aspect of natural dyeing including theory, fibers, mordants, dyes, printing, organic indigo vats, finishing, and the evaluation of dye fastness. Special techniques of printing and discharging indigo are featured as well. The book is intended for dyers and printers who wish to more completely understand the "why" and the "how," while ensuring safe and sustainable practices. Written by a textile engineer and chemist (Boutrup) and a textile artist and practitioner (Ellis), its detailed and tested recipes for every process, including charts and comparisons, make it the ideal resource for dyers with all levels of experience.

Harvesting Color

Harvesting Color
Author: Rebecca Burgess
Publisher: Artisan Books
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1579654258

"'Harvesting Color' presents the entire process of infusing your life with color--finding the right plants, harvesting them at the best time, transforming the crop into beautiful dye, and, finally, marring pigment to fiber. In this beautiful book, Rebecca Burgess showcases thre dozen common plants that yield striking hues. Citing fascinating botanical lore, she demystifies the process of recognizing each plant in the wild. For those you can grow yourself, she details when to sow the seed and how to nuture the plant. For all the plants, you'll learn the optimal time to harvest, as well as how to extract the best dyes" --Cover flap.

Natural Dyes for Textiles

Natural Dyes for Textiles
Author: Padma Shree Vankar
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2017-06-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0081018843

Natural Dyes for Textiles: Sources, Chemistry and Applications is an in-depth guide to natural dyes, offering complete and practical coverage of the whole dyeing process from source selection to post-treatments. The book identifies plants with high dye content that are viable for commercial use, and provides valuable quantitative information regarding extraction and fastness properties, to aid dye selection. The book presents newer natural dyes in detail, according to their suitability for cotton fabrics, silk fabrics, and wool yarn, before describing the application of each dye. Extraction of plant parts for isolation of colorants, chromatographic techniques for separation, spectroscopic analysis of the isolated colorants, structure elucidation, biomordanting, pretreatments, and post-treatments, are also covered. Prepared by an expert author with many years of experience in researching and writing on natural textile dyes, this book is an important resource for academic researchers, post-graduate students, textile manufacturers, technicians, dye practitioners, and those involved in textile dye research and development. - Written by an expert author with many years of experience in researching and writing on natural textile dyes - Provides quantitative information about extraction and fastness properties that will be valuable to those involved in dye selection - Offers complete and practical coverage of the whole dyeing process from source selection to post-treatments

Natural Dyes

Natural Dyes
Author: Dominique Cardon
Publisher: Archetype Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Dyes and dyeing
ISBN: 9781904982005

This book describes some 300 plants and 30 animals (marine mollusks and scale insects) that are used as sources for natural dyes. Botanical or zoological details are given for each source and the chemical structures is shown for each dye. Dyes employed by different civilisations, identified by dye analyses, are illustrated and relevant historical recipes and detailed descriptions of dyeing processes by traditional dyers are quoted and explained in the light of modern science. Other current uses of natural colorants, e.g. in medicine and for food and cosmetics, and replacement of synthetic by natural dyes are also noted.

The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes

The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes
Author: Sasha Duerr
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2011-01-19
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1604690712

Through step-by-step instructions and color-saturated photographs, textile designer Sasha Duerr explains the basics of making and using natural plant dye, from gathering materials and making the dyes to simple ideas for how to use them. --from publisher description

Natural Color

Natural Color
Author: Sasha Duerr
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2016-08-23
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607749378

A beautiful book of seasonal projects for using the brilliant spectrum of colors derived from plants to naturally dye your clothing and home textiles. Organized by season, Natural Color is a beautifully photographed guide to the full range of plant dyes available, drawn from commonly found fruits, flowers, trees, and herbs, with accompanying projects. Using sustainable methods and artisinal techniques, designer, artist, and professor Sasha Duerr details achievable ways to apply these limitless color possibilities to your home and wardrobe. Whether you are new to dyeing or more practiced, Duerr's clear and simple ingredients lists, step-by-step instructions, and detailed breakouts on techniques such as shibori, dip-dye, and block printing will ensure beautiful results. With recipes to dye everything from dresses and sweaters to rugs and napkins, Natural Color will inspire fashion enthusiasts, home decorators, textile lovers, and everyone else who wants to bring more color into their life.

Botanical Colour at Your Fingertips

Botanical Colour at Your Fingertips
Author: Rebecca Desnos
Publisher: Brand Nu Words
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2016
Genre: Dye plants
ISBN: 9780995556621

Do you love plants? Do you love crafting? Would you like to dye your own fabric, yarn or clothing? Learn the relaxing art of botanical dyeing with natural dyer, Rebecca Desnos. Connect with nature and open your eyes to the colour potential of plants. Discover how to: produce a wide palette of colours, including pink from avocados, yellow from pomegranates and coral from eucalyptus leaves; extract dye from just about any plant from the kitchen, garden or wild; use the ancient method of soya milk mordanting to achieve rich and long-lasting colour on plant fibres, such as cotton and linen; produce reliable colours that withstand washing and exposure to light.

Handbook of Natural Dyes and Pigments

Handbook of Natural Dyes and Pigments
Author: S. K. Nema
Publisher: WPI Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-09-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789380308548

This book is of the view that natural dyes have always been preferred by people because they are user-friendly, eco-friendly, and are harmless to health and environment. The book provides information about the different natural dyes, their uses and their methods of extraction to produce brilliant and deep shades of natural dyes similar to the synthetic ones in every way by using modern methods.

The Modern Natural Dyer

The Modern Natural Dyer
Author: Kristine Vejar
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2020-12-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1613129866

“Kristine’s book breaks down natural dyeing from both a scientific and creative perspective, making the process feel as approachable as it is beautiful.” —Design*Sponge Thousands of natural materials can produce glorious color—the insect cochineal produces pink, maroon, and purple, and more than 500 species of plants produce indigo blue. In The Modern Natural Dyer expert Kristine Vejar shares the most user-friendly techniques for dyeing yarn, fabric, and finished goods at home with foraged and garden-raised dyestuffs as well as with convenient natural dye extracts. Demystifying the “magic,” Vejar explains in explicit, easy-to-follow detail how to produce consistent, long-lasting color. With stunning photography of the dyes themselves, the dyeing process, and twenty projects for home and wardrobe (some to knit, some to sew, and some just a matter of submerging a finished piece in a prepared bath), The Modern Natural Dyer is a complete resource for aspiring and experienced dye artisans. “A terrific primer for anyone new to the technique. Kristine walks you through the ins and outs of the process, from defining what scouring and mordanting mean to helping you learn how best to achieve desired colors.” —DIY Network “Vejar’s lovely book is very sophisticated and detailed.” —Library Journal (starred review) “Absolutely stunning . . . The projects range from dyeing pre-made items like a slip, silk scarf or tote bag to dyeing yarn to knit a hat, shawl or cardigan . . . exceeded all my high expectations.” —Make Something