Preface | p. 1 |
Introduction | p. 3 |
Equipment and Safety | p. 9 |
Selecting and Preparing Materials for Dyeing | p. 14 |
Mordanting: Introduction | p. 18 |
Using the percentage system for measuring | p. 20 |
Manufactured chemicals and recipes | p. 21 |
Making your own metallic mordant solutions | p. 24 |
Plant mordants and recipes | p. 28 |
Selecting and Applying Dye Colours: Introduction | p. 31 |
Quantities | p. 32 |
Extracting dye colour | p. 34 |
Applying dye colour | p. 35 |
General Instructions for Extracting and Applying Dye Colour | p. 36 |
Making and Using Colour Modifiers | p. 37 |
Testing for Colour Potential | p. 40 |
Testing for Light- and Wash-fastness | p. 44 |
Checklist of Important Reminders | p. 46 |
Summary of Processes | p. 48 |
Recipes: Yellow | p. 49 |
Orange | p. 52 |
Brown and Tan | p. 55 |
Red and Pink | p. 59 |
Purple | p. 66 |
Blue | p. 70 |
Green | p. 81 |
Grey | p. 82 |
Black | p. 84 |
Compound Colours | p. 86 |
Using Natural Dye Extracts | p. 87 |
Further Plant Sources of Dye Colour | p. 91 |
Bibliography | p. 93 |
Acknowledgements | p. 94 |
Index | p. 95 |
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