Author: Duerr, Sasha

Brand: Timber Press

Edition: 1

Features:

• Timber Press OR

Binding: Paperback

Genre: CRAFTS & HOBBIES

Number Of Pages: 172

Publisher: Timber Press

Release Date: 19-01-2011

Details: Product Description Artist and designer Sasha Duerr takes the do-it-yourself movement to the next level in her new book, The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes. Duerr demonstrates how to create complex and complimentary colors by using plants grown or resources found in the garden or collected from sidewalks and vacant lots. Simple and sustainable, her methods will work on fabrics, paper, shoes, lamp shades, wood beads, leather, and even hair. This is a book for any gardener, sewer, fabric lover, or do-it-yourselfer interested in adding safe and spectacular colors from everyday ingredients. From Booklist Natural dyes’ unique qualities can make magical color vibrate and glow with hints of comingled, naturally occurring tints, and the richness of these living colors from plants—renewable, nontoxic, and biodegradable sources—is an ecologically friendly alternative to synthetic dyes. As Duerr provides background information on both natural and chemically produced dyes, she also discusses the growing Slow Movement in reaction to the speed and thoughtlessness of modern life. There are slow approaches not only to food but also to fashion and textiles, and Duerr emphasizes the similarities between cooking and the dye-extraction process. She covers the basics of equipment and safety measures, shares recipes using everything from sour grass to olive leaves, offers instructions for keeping a recipe and swatch book, and lists lots of projects, including tablecloths, scarves, and beads. With eye-catching line drawings, 190 color photos, and a plant palette of sample plants and dye colors, this attractive, user-friendly guide will delight many a do-it-yourselfer. --Whitney Scott Review “This attractive, user-friendly guide will delight many a do-it-yourselfer.” — Booklist “Ideal for those who love the artful side of both gardening and crafting.” — American Reference Books Annual “A true cornucopia of slow fashion goodness and ‘soil to studio’ guidance.” — Eco Salon “Sasha has the background knowledge and experience to make this book one you will refer to repeatedly. Experienced dyers will find what [Duer] has to say informative.” — The Hartford Examiner “The only book you would ever need to spend weeks or months or years exploring the latent possibilities of the plants you find in your own environment as sources of rich and wondrous color. What a gift!” — Plant Whatever Brings You Joy “An absolute must have for fashion and textile artists, designers, students and educators.” — Social Alterations “For anyone interested in exploring natural dyes, The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes is a must-have.” — Curbly.com “An expertly written and beautifully photographed book.” — Oklahoman From the Back Cover Luscious color from fruit, flowers, and leaves Buttery yellow from garden weeds or gorgeous garnet-red dye from flowers—achieving stunning colors for your fabric, yarn, and other natural materials is almost as easy as boiling water, with ingredients as close as your spice cabinet and as plentiful as fallen leaves. 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. Have a picnic on a sunny turmeric-yellow tablecloth, give a baby some adorable acorn-dipped booties, craft a set of stunning black-walnut pillows, or treat yourself to a little black(berry) dress. Experimenting with color has never been more tempting to try. Gentle, sustainable, garden-to-garment practices will inspire knitters, sewers, and fabric lovers of all stripes to transform fiber, textiles, and even pre-loved clothes into works of art—and to have a lot of fun in the process. About the Author Sasha Duerr is an artist, designer, and advocate for the slow fashion movement of organic dyes, alternative fibers, and the creative reuse of materials. She is a professor at the California College of the Arts and t

EAN: 8601405937445

Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English