Wild Color : The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes

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Pub. Date: 1999-04-01
Publisher(s): Random House Inc
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Summary

Crafters who value working with environmentally friendly materials will appreciate the expert guidance in this clear guide to growing and using plants to make exquisite dyes in a broad range of colors.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6(18)
Dyeing Techniques 24(44)
Experimenting with color
24(2)
Equipment for dyeing
26(2)
Testing the pH value of water
28(1)
Choosing items to dye
29(1)
Animal and vegetable fibers
30(2)
Absorption of dye colors
32(2)
Preparing fibers for the dye bath
34(2)
Fixing the dye colors to fibers
36(2)
Mordanting animal fibers
38(2)
Mordanting vegetable fibers
40(2)
Making your own mordants
42(1)
Combined mordanting and dyeing
43(1)
Choosing a suitable mordant
44(2)
Preparing plant parts for dyeing
46(3)
Selecting the best dyeing method
49(1)
Cool dyeing method
50(1)
Hot dyeing method
51(1)
All-in-one method
52(1)
Dyeing with safflower
53(1)
Dyeing with indigo
54(2)
Dyeing with woad
56(2)
Modifying dye colors
58(2)
Testing color modifiers
60(2)
25 colors from one dye bath
62(2)
Testing the fastness of dye colors
64(1)
Recording natural dyeing results
65(3)
The Dye Plants 68(72)
Acacia catechu Cutch, Catechu
68(1)
Achillea millefolium and Achillea hybrids Common yarrow
69(1)
Alcea rosea Hollyhock
70(1)
Alkanna tinctoria Dyer's alkanet
71(1)
Allium cepa Onion
72(1)
Alnus species Alder
73(1)
Anthemis tinctoria Dyer's chamomile
74(1)
Berberis thunbergii Barberry
75(1)
Betula species Birch
76(1)
Bixa orellana Annatto
77(1)
Caesalpinia species Brazilwood
78(1)
Calendula officinalis Pot marigold
79(1)
Calluna vulgaris Heather
80(1)
Carthamus tinctorius Safflower
81(1)
Chlorophora tinctoria Fustic, Dyer's mulberry
82(1)
Coreopsis grandiflora, Coreopsis verticillata, Coreopsis lanceolata Coreopsis, Tickseed
83(1)
Coreopsis tinctoria Dyer's coreopsis
84(1)
Cosmos sulphureus Yellow cosmos
85(1)
Cratoegus species Hawthorn
86(1)
Curcuma longa Turmeric
87(1)
Dahlia species Dahlia
88(1)
Daucus carota Wild/domestic carrot, Queen Anne's lace
89(1)
Eucalyptus species Eucalyptus
90(1)
Fraxinus species Ash
91(1)
Galium verum Lady's bedstraw, Yellow bedstraw
92(1)
Genista tinctoria Dyer's greenweed, Woadwaxen
93(1)
Haematoxylon campechianum Logwood
94(1)
Hedera helix Ivy
95(1)
Hibiscus species Hardy hibiscus, Rose mallow
96(1)
Hypericum perforatum St.-John's-wort
97(1)
Indigofera species Indigo
98(2)
Isatis tinctoria Woad, Dyer's woad
100(2)
Juglans species Walnut
102(1)
Juniperus communis Juniper
103(1)
Lawsonia inermis Henna
104(1)
Maclura pomifera Osage orange, Bois d'arc
105(1)
Mahonia species Mahonia
106(1)
Malus species Apple
107(1)
Myrica gale Bog myrtle, Sweet gale
108(1)
Narcissus species Daffodil
109(1)
Polygonum tinctorium Japanese indigo, Dyer's knotweed
110(1)
Prunus species Cherry, Plum, Peach, Almond, Apricot
111(1)
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn
112(1)
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken, Brake
113(1)
Pterocarpus santalinus Sanderswood, Saunderwood
114(1)
Punica granatum Pomegranate
115(1)
Pyrus communis Pear
116(1)
Quercus species Oak
117(2)
Reseda luteola Weld, Dyer's rocket
119(1)
Rhamnus species Buckthorn
120(1)
Rheum species Rhubarb
121(2)
Rhus typhina Staghorn sumac
123(1)
Rubia tinctorum Madder
124(2)
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry
126(1)
Rudbeckia species Rudbeckia, Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan
127(1)
Rumex species Dock, Sorrel, Curled dock
128(1)
Salix species Willow
129(1)
Sambucus species Elder, Elderberry
130(2)
Solidago species Goldenrod
132(1)
Sorbus species Rowan, Mountain ash
133(1)
Symphytum species Comfrey
134(1)
Tagetes species French marigold, African marigold
135(1)
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy
136(1)
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion
137(1)
Ulmus species Elm
138(1)
Urtica dioica Nettle
139(1)
Bibliography 140(1)
Index 141(3)
Acknowledgments 144

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