Colours from Nature: A Dyer's Handbook
- ISBN-10
- 1844484688
- ISBN-13
- 9781844484683
- Category
- Dye plants
- Pages
- 102
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Search PressLtd
- Author
- Jenny Dean
Description
The comprehensive recipe section gives instructions for over 100 colours, using both traditional dyes such as cochineal, indigo, madder and weld, and dyes from more common plants such as blackberry, rhubarb, oak and walnut.
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