Art Craft Natural Dyeing: Traditional Recipes Modern Use Liles J. N.Paperback
Art Craft Natural Dyeing: Traditional Recipes Modern Use Liles J. N.Paperback "This is the most comprehensive manual written on natural dyes since the early 1800s. a must for every dyer. Jim Liles…
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Art Craft Natural Dyeing: Traditional Recipes Modern Use Liles J. N.Paperback
"This is the most comprehensive manual written on natural dyes since the early 1800s. a must for every dyer. 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 " . . .
The first synthetic dye was produced in 1856, and the use of traditional dyes declined rapidly thereafter. The recipes are explicit and detailed as to success and failure."--Mary Frances DavidsonFor several thousand years, all dyes were of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin, and many ancient civilizations possessed excellent dye technologies. 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,