Complex Color: Color Mixing for WashFast Acid Dyes, by Susan Rex
Susan Rex presents this compact, informative book as a perfect companion to her first book, Dyeing Wool and Other Protein Fibers: An Introduction to Weak Acid Dyes.
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A Perfect Red by Amy Butler Greenfield
Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire
Dyeing Wool and Other Protein Fibers: An Introduction to Acid Dyes, by Susan Rex is a guide to dyeing yarn, fleece, prepared fiber, silk scarves and painted warps. Directions are given for mixing dye, immersion dyeing, and applying the dye directly to the fiber. There are many variations listed plus a variety of processing methods. As well as exercises in color mixing and color value, this book contains clear step-by-step instructions, which allow you to obtain repeatable dye results. Several brands of dyes are discussed, comparing dye colors obtained from each. Instructions for each brand of dye are included. This book is your complete guide to dyeing. 7 1/2" x 10", 148 pages, soft cover, cerlox (spiral) bound.
By Susan Eshelman
The "Guide to Dye Plants" offers an exceptional collection of information, painstakingly gathered over the years. Click on image (book is now gone) for CD info
by Dee Duke & Rowena Edlin-White. This popular British booklet series has been going strong since 1992. It's now available in the U.S.A. Dyeing the rainbow! What to use to obtain the whole spectrum of colours with natural dyes. 32 pages, softcover
From coreopsis to woad, from purple basil to marjoram, it?s all in here. Each 2-page write-up about a dye plant has a color strip on the right hand page showing what your approximate result might be.
By Gwen Fereday
This new book is a manual for the textile artist who wants to avoid the strong chemicals of industrial dyeing, sustain natural plant sources, and achieve the expected results. Good, clear information for handling the material to be dyed, the dye stuff, and the peripheral chemicals and tools for a successful dye project fill the first sections. The main content of the manual are the full-page color swatch wrappings opposite a page of simple recipes for each swatch based on the information from the first section. The swatches are presented in color groups and fiber type: animal fibers, cotton (plant) fibers. Experienced dyers will find this layout very clear and usable. Beginner dyers will find plenty of inspiration for learning the techniques and achieving the desired colors. This would be a great starting point for a guild work group.
by Dee Duke & Rowena Edlin-White. This popular British booklet series has been going strong since 1992. It's now available in the U.S.A. Nettle, docks, ragwort, horsetails - plants growing wild in hedgerow and on waste-land throughout Britain just waiting to be turned into lovely dyes! 28 pages, softcover
