Author: Duerr, Sasha

Brand: Watson-Guptill Publications

Features:

• Watson-Guptill Publications

Binding: Hardcover

Number Of Pages: 272

Publisher: Watson-Guptill

Release Date: 23-08-2016

Details: Product Description A beautiful book of seasonal projects for using the brilliant spectrum of colors derived from plants to naturally dye your clothing and home textiles. Organized by season, Natural Color is a beautifully photographed guide to the full range of plant dyes available, drawn from commonly found fruits, flowers, trees, and herbs, with accompanying projects. Using sustainable methods and artisanal techniques, designer, artist, and professor Sasha Duerr details achievable ways to apply these limitless color possibilties to your home and wardrobe. Whether you are new to dyeing or more practiced, Duerr's clear and simple ingredients lists, step-by-step instructions, and detailed breakouts on techniques such as shibori, dip-dye, and block printing will ensure beautiful results. With recipes to dye everything from dresses and sweaters to rugs and napkins, Natural Color will inspire fashion enthusiasts, home decorators, textile lovers, and everyone else who wants to bring more color into their life. Review As seen in Sunset Magazine, Sweet Paul, Well + Good, Pacific Horticulture, Sacramento Street, and many more! "She is at the forefront of the “slow fashion” movement." —Publishers Weekly “Sasha Duerr teaches us to look to nature for inspiration, using botanicals to create subtle, painterly hues. Her ecologically sound approach is both ancient and modern and thoroughly in tune with the times--all photographed to beautifully capture the subtlety of her work.” —Julie Carlson, Remodelista editor in chief "A rich resource of indoor, plant-based DIYs" —Garden Collage "One of the prettiest books to land on our desks" —The Chalkboard "Discover the wonderful world of natural dye." —Atlas Magazine"Sasha Duerr’s book is all about the kind of awareness we need — not only for making better choices, but also for tuning into the cycle and offerings of nature. As Duerr points out, nature is the ultimate instructor, an invaluable source of color, inspiration and innovation for all creative endeavors." —Santa Cruz Sentinel "Sasha makes a seemingly complicated process appear less daunting. Her beautifully illustrated book is filled with easy-to-follow recipes and ingredients that we all have on hand, in our gardens, or compost piles!" —Bea Johnson, author of Zero Waste Home "In Natural Color, Sasha shares her extraordinary gift for seeing color in nature. Through accessible projects and seasonal plant dying recipes, Sasha brings beautiful color to our lives and deepens our connection with nature." —Molly de Vries, owner of textile company, Ambatalia "Duerr is knowledgeable and thorough, and fiber artists with an interest in incorporating natural dyeing into their work will find the information they need to get started, as well as insight into the dyeing process." —Library Journal About the Author SASHA DUERR is an artist and designer who works with organic dyes, alternative fibers, and the creative reuse of materials. She is a professor at the California College of the Arts with a joint appointment in textiles and fine arts. Sasha founded Permacouture Institute to encourage regenerative design exploration for fashion and textiles. Her work with plant-based dyes and ecological principles through local land-based sources and community has been featured in the New York Times, American Craft Magazine, Selvedge, and the Huffington Post. She is the author of The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes (Timber Press/Workman 2011). Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. WHAT SLOW FOOD CAN SHARE WITH FAST FASHION Toxic color comes at an enormous environmental and human cost. Many do not realize that although we do not eat our clothing and textiles, the same materials that go into making our garments and disposing of them become us. Residue from synthetic chemicals used to make dyes can be found in our air, water, and soil. Many of these synthetic chemicals don’t break down well, and the World Bank estimates that 17 to 20 percent of the w

EAN: 9781607749363

Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English