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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Harvesting Color: How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes

About the Author Rebecca Burgess is a teacher and natural dye artisan who has worked for more than ten years creating recipes from local flora.

She teaches natural dye workshops throughout the country, to crafters, ecologists, and art students, as well as to apparel giants like Levi Strauss.

Rebecca is also the founder of EcologicalArts, an organization dedicated to creating, revitalizing, and teaching functional art forms that utilize natural raw materials.

She lives in San Geronimo, California.

As more and more crafters are discovering, it's easy to dye your own fabrics. Now Rebecca Burgess identifies 36 plants that will yield beautiful natural dyes. HARVESTING COLOR explains where to find these plants in the wild (and for those that can be grown in your back garden, how to plant and nurture them) and the best time and way to harvest them.

For dyeing itself, Burgess describes the simple equipment needed and provides a master dye recipe. The book is organised seasonally, with gorgeous colour photographs throughout and as an added bonus each season includes a knitting project that can be made with wools dyed that's season.

Consumer review about Harvesting Color: How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes :
Bought this for my wife. As it is American, some of the plants may not be available in the UK.(Read more)