Dye Plants and Dyeing (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew) - Softcover

Cannon, John; Cannon, Margaret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1871569745 ISBN 13: 9781871569742

Publisher: Herbert Press Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

This text gives an account of a wide range of plants from which natural dyes can be produced, as well as providing a general introduction to dyeing using natural materials. The authors have selected 48 plants from different parts of the world, describing each plants structure and cultivation, the history of its use as a dye source, and the method by which the dye is extracted and transferred to fibre. Well-known dye-plants are included, among them dyer's alkanet, elderberry, henna, indigo, madder and saffron, and each plant is illustrated in colour. It also includes a general introduction on dye-stuffs and mordants, a section of notes for teachers and a checklist for scientific names.

About this title

Review:

"...this is an excellent reference book for novice and experienced dyers alike...the book is lavishly illustrated with beautiful drawings worthy of a place on the wall." Permaculture Magazine (2006)

About the Author:

John Cannon was keeper of Botany at the Natural History Museum, London, until his retirement in 1990. Margaret Cannon was a botanical researcher at the same museum and has been actively involved with her husband's work and travels. She is now a craftworker specialising in dyeing, spinning and weaving.

About this edition

• Publisher: Herbert Press Ltd
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1871569745
• ISBN 13: 9781871569742
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Herbert Brenda
• Illustrator: Dalby-Quenet Gretel W.