Wild Color : The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes

by Dean, Jenny; Casselman, Karen Diadick

• ISBN13: 9780823057276
• ISBN10: 0823057275
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Random House Inc

Summary

Crafters who value working with environmentally friendly materials will appreciate the expert guidance in this clear guide to growing and using plants to make exquisite dyes in a broad range of colors.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(18)
Dyeing Techniques	24	(44)
Experimenting with color	24	(2)
Equipment for dyeing	26	(2)
Testing the pH value of water	28	(1)
Choosing items to dye	29	(1)
Animal and vegetable fibers	30	(2)
Absorption of dye colors	32	(2)
Preparing fibers for the dye bath	34	(2)
Fixing the dye colors to fibers	36	(2)
Mordanting animal fibers	38	(2)
Mordanting vegetable fibers	40	(2)
Making your own mordants	42	(1)
Combined mordanting and dyeing	43	(1)
Choosing a suitable mordant	44	(2)
Preparing plant parts for dyeing	46	(3)
Selecting the best dyeing method	49	(1)
Cool dyeing method	50	(1)
Hot dyeing method	51	(1)
All-in-one method	52	(1)
Dyeing with safflower	53	(1)
Dyeing with indigo	54	(2)
Dyeing with woad	56	(2)
Modifying dye colors	58	(2)
Testing color modifiers	60	(2)
25 colors from one dye bath	62	(2)
Testing the fastness of dye colors	64	(1)
Recording natural dyeing results	65	(3)
The Dye Plants	68	(72)
Acacia catechu Cutch, Catechu	68	(1)
Achillea millefolium and Achillea hybrids Common yarrow	69	(1)
Alcea rosea Hollyhock	70	(1)
Alkanna tinctoria Dyer's alkanet	71	(1)
Allium cepa Onion	72	(1)
Alnus species Alder	73	(1)
Anthemis tinctoria Dyer's chamomile	74	(1)
Berberis thunbergii Barberry	75	(1)
Betula species Birch	76	(1)
Bixa orellana Annatto	77	(1)
Caesalpinia species Brazilwood	78	(1)
Calendula officinalis Pot marigold	79	(1)
Calluna vulgaris Heather	80	(1)
Carthamus tinctorius Safflower	81	(1)
Chlorophora tinctoria Fustic, Dyer's mulberry	82	(1)
Coreopsis grandiflora, Coreopsis verticillata, Coreopsis lanceolata Coreopsis, Tickseed	83	(1)
Coreopsis tinctoria Dyer's coreopsis	84	(1)
Cosmos sulphureus Yellow cosmos	85	(1)
Cratoegus species Hawthorn	86	(1)
Curcuma longa Turmeric	87	(1)
Dahlia species Dahlia	88	(1)
Daucus carota Wild/domestic carrot, Queen Anne's lace	89	(1)
Eucalyptus species Eucalyptus	90	(1)
Fraxinus species Ash	91	(1)
Galium verum Lady's bedstraw, Yellow bedstraw	92	(1)
Genista tinctoria Dyer's greenweed, Woadwaxen	93	(1)
Haematoxylon campechianum Logwood	94	(1)
Hedera helix Ivy	95	(1)
Hibiscus species Hardy hibiscus, Rose mallow	96	(1)
Hypericum perforatum St.-John's-wort	97	(1)
Indigofera species Indigo	98	(2)
Isatis tinctoria Woad, Dyer's woad	100	(2)
Juglans species Walnut	102	(1)
Juniperus communis Juniper	103	(1)
Lawsonia inermis Henna	104	(1)
Maclura pomifera Osage orange, Bois d'arc	105	(1)
Mahonia species Mahonia	106	(1)
Malus species Apple	107	(1)
Myrica gale Bog myrtle, Sweet gale	108	(1)
Narcissus species Daffodil	109	(1)
Polygonum tinctorium Japanese indigo, Dyer's knotweed	110	(1)
Prunus species Cherry, Plum, Peach, Almond, Apricot	111	(1)
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn	112	(1)
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken, Brake	113	(1)
Pterocarpus santalinus Sanderswood, Saunderwood	114	(1)
Punica granatum Pomegranate	115	(1)
Pyrus communis Pear	116	(1)
Quercus species Oak	117	(2)
Reseda luteola Weld, Dyer's rocket	119	(1)
Rhamnus species Buckthorn	120	(1)
Rheum species Rhubarb	121	(2)
Rhus typhina Staghorn sumac	123	(1)
Rubia tinctorum Madder	124	(2)
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry	126	(1)
Rudbeckia species Rudbeckia, Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan	127	(1)
Rumex species Dock, Sorrel, Curled dock	128	(1)
Salix species Willow	129	(1)
Sambucus species Elder, Elderberry	130	(2)
Solidago species Goldenrod	132	(1)
Sorbus species Rowan, Mountain ash	133	(1)
Symphytum species Comfrey	134	(1)
Tagetes species French marigold, African marigold	135	(1)
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy	136	(1)
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion	137	(1)
Ulmus species Elm	138	(1)
Urtica dioica Nettle	139	(1)
Bibliography	140	(1)
Index	141	(3)
Acknowledgments	144