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A garden to dye for : how to use plants from the garden to create natural colors for fabrics and fibers  Cover Image Book Book

A garden to dye for : how to use plants from the garden to create natural colors for fabrics and fibers / Chris McLaughlin.

McLaughlin, Chris. (Author).

Summary:

A Garden to Dye For shows how super-simple it is to plant and grow a dyer's garden and create beautiful botanical dyes. Features include 40-plus plants that the gardener-crafter can grow for an all-natural, customized color palette. A dyer's garden can be a mosaic of flowers, herbs, roots and fruits that lend us their pigments to beautify other areas of our lives.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780985562281 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 0985562285 (hbk.)
  • Physical Description: xvii, 142 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: Pittsburgh, PA : St. Lynn's Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Another good reason for your plant addiction -- Become an alchemist with color -- Color from cottage & cutting gardens -- Vibrant vegetables & fruits -- Herbal hues -- Look to the landscape -- Planning & planting a dye garden.
Subject: Dyes and dyeing.
Dye plants.
Gardening.
Gardening.
Dyes and dyeing, Domestic.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
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  • 1 of 1 copy available at La Conner Regional Library.

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La Conner Regional Library 633.86 MCLAUGHL 112991 NON FICTION Available -


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