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The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing - Traditional Recipes for Modern Use (Paperback, New)
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The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing - Traditional Recipes for Modern Use (Paperback, New)
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"This is the most comprehensive manual written on natural dyes
since the early 1800s. Jim Liles has rescued ancient skills from
near-extinction and shared them in a book that will inspire,
challenge, and guide the modern dyer."--Rita Buchanan, author of A
Weaver's Garden, and editor of the new Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
Handbook on Natural Dyes
" . . . a must for every dyer. The recipes are explicit and
detailed as to success and failure."--Mary Frances Davidson
For several thousand years, all dyes were of animal, vegetable, or
mineral origin, and many ancient civilizations possessed excellent
dye technologies. The first synthetic dye was produced in 1856, and
the use of traditional dyes declined rapidly thereafter. By 1915
few non-synthetics were used by industry or craftspeople. The craft
revivals of the 1920s explored traditional methods of natural
dyeing to some extent, particularly with wool, although the great
eighteenth- and nineteenth-century dye manuals, which recorded the
older processes, remained largely forgotten.
In The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing, J. N. Liles consolidates
the lore of the older dyers with his own first-hand experience to
produce both a history of natural dyes and a practical manual for
using pre-synthetic era processes on all the natural
fibers--cotton, linen, silk, and wool. A general section on dyeing
and mordanting and a glossary introduce the beginner to dye
technology. In subsequent chapters, Liles summarizes the
traditional dye methods available for each major color group.
Scores of recipes provide detailed instructions on how to collect
ingredients--flowers, weeds, insects, wood, minerals--prepare the
dyevat, troubleshoot, and achieve specific shades.
The book will appeal not only to beginning and veteran dyers but to
students of restorations and reconstruction as well as to
craftspeople--spinners, quilters, weavers, knitters, and other
textile artists--interested in natural dyes for their beauty and
historical authenticity.
The Author: J. N. Liles is professor of zoology at the University
of Tennessee, Knoxville. He has taught at Arrowmont School and
other regional craft schools and has exhibited his work at the
Arrowmont School, the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild Folk Art
Center, and the Carol Reece Museum.
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