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Dyeing Yarn Naturally

Dyeing Yarn Naturally

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This book provides a step-by-step guide to dyeing yarn naturally using plant-based dyes, covering sourcing materials, preparing yarn, and dyeing techniques. It also includes recipes and real samples for twenty-five dye plants, offering advice on foraging/sourcing dyes and advanced processes for achieving blue shades.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 21 March 2023
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd


A comprehensive guide to dyeing yarn naturally, from start to finish.

This practical book delves into the fundamentals of successfully coloring yarn using plant-based dyes.

It begins with a detailed account of sourcing materials and equipment, followed by instructions on preparing yarn and finally, dyeing processes.

Packed with advice and accompanied by inspiring photos, this guide will empower you to embark on a sustainable and creative journey, exploring and celebrating the dyeing potential of everyday plants.

It introduces natural dyeing techniques, explains pH and metal modifiers, and offers tried and tested recipes and real samples for twenty-five dye plants across the color spectrum.

Additionally, it provides guidance on foraging/sourcing your own dyes from a wide range of plants and delves into advanced processes required to achieve blue shades using indigo and woad.

This guide aims to inspire a more colorful, mindful, and sustainable textile practice, encouraging you to embrace the beauty of nature's palette in your knitting and weaving endeavors.

Weight: 270g
Dimension: 173 x 243 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780719842016

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