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Dye Plants and Dyeing

Dye Plants and Dyeing

by Margaret Cannon (Author), JohnCannon (Author), Gretel W . Dalby - Quenet (Illustrator)

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    Paperback 2003

    $17.79
Synopsis

This resource includes most well-known dye plants, including elderberry, henna, indigo, madder and saffron, and each plant is illustrated in a full page painting that shows the colours that the plant can yield. There is also a chapter on dyestuffs and mordants.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 128
 Edition: New Ed
 Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 31 Jan 2003
ISBN 10: 071366374X
ISBN 13: 9780713663747

Media Reviews
...this is an excellent reference book for novice and experienced dyers alike...the book is lavishly illustrated with beautiful drawings worthy of a place on the wall. Permaculture Magazine (2006)
Author Bio
John Cannon was keeper of Botany at the Natural History Museum, London, until his retirement in 1990. Margaret Cannon was a botanical researcher at the same museum and has been actively involved with her husband's work and travels. She is now a craftworker specialising in dyeing, spinning and weaving.