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COLOR BY ACCIDENT: Low-Water Immersion Dyeing
by Ann Johnston
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Review: For those of you who want to try your hand at dyeing, this is a concise, compact, no-nonsense handbook. The author focuses on a middle-of-the-road method between the standard immersion dyeing and dye painting. Because her method requires + the amount of water as the standard immersion method, it reduces the amount of work considerably and encourages the wrinkling and twisting of the fabric that produce one-of-a-kind "beautiful accidents of color."

COLOR BY DESIGN: Paint and Print with Dye
by Ann Johnston
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Review: Surface design on textiles using the ancient techniques of dyeing, painting, and printing has been enriched by this new manual and design resource. It’s a sturdy book to have in the work area for reference. It’s a clearly designed, idea rich study book to help develop the skills to finish textile projects. Resists, block prints, modern dyes, and ‘scale’ are the techniques and information is the method. The short chapter on true-black dye is worth the price of the book. A great resource.

COLORS: The Story Of Dyes And Pigments
by Ber Francois & Guineau Delamare
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Review: This is an amazing little book, not only by the compactness of its size, but also the depth of its information. An alternate title might have been "Human use of color over the millennia and where it comes from'. All artists, crafters, and designers can only benefit from the depth and clarity of the information about earth, animal, and plant color used by humans, basically, forever, to the present with the synthetic chemical revolution and, yes, food dye.

THE COMPLETE NATURAL DYEING GUIDE: 89 Natural Dye Recipes for Rug Hookers and Other Fiber Artists
by Marie Sugar
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Review: The Complete Natural Dyeing Guide is a wonderful reference. From onionskins to indigo, there are 35 recipes for yellows, ochres, blues, lavenders, pinks and greens all from natural materials. These formulas can be readied on stovetop or the wool can be layered with the dye substances into a casserole, filled with boiling water and baked in the oven. Each page presents two colors with simple recipes and a lightfast assessment. The color sample seems to be a color photograph, but I can't be sure. Find information on dyeing and washing technique, safety, mail-order dyes and cross indexes of the colors, a gallery of clearly photographed hooked rugs showing intense colors, and a glossary.

THE ART & CRAFT OF NATURAL DYEING: Traditional Recipes for Modern Use by J. N. Liles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$19.95 Review: The author consolidates the lore of 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. A general section on dyeing and mordanting and a glossary introduce the beginner to dye technology. Scores of recipes provide detailed instructions on how to collect ingredients, prepare the dye vat, troubleshoot, and achieve specific shades.	THE ASHFORD BOOK OF DYEING: Revised Edition by Ann Milner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$26.50 Review: From an outline of the basic principles, the author takes a step-by-step approach, describing fabrics, relevant dyes (both natural and chemical) and techniques. For the more experienced dyer, she also provides detailed recipes for named dyes, instructions for advanced techniques, and a clear discussion of percentage dyeing, a system which enables the dyer to recreate exactly a specific shade or color. The author shows how to achieve novelty effects with hot exhaust dyeing and how to use such novel heat sources as the sun and the microwave oven.
COLOR BY ACCIDENT: Low-Water Immersion Dyeing by Ann Johnston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$24.95 Review: For those of you who want to try your hand at dyeing, this is a concise, compact, no-nonsense handbook. The author focuses on a middle-of-the-road method between the standard immersion dyeing and dye painting. Because her method requires + the amount of water as the standard immersion method, it reduces the amount of work considerably and encourages the wrinkling and twisting of the fabric that produce one-of-a-kind "beautiful accidents of color."	COLOR BY DESIGN: Paint and Print with Dye by Ann Johnston . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29.95 Review: Surface design on textiles using the ancient techniques of dyeing, painting, and printing has been enriched by this new manual and design resource. It’s a sturdy book to have in the work area for reference. It’s a clearly designed, idea rich study book to help develop the skills to finish textile projects. Resists, block prints, modern dyes, and ‘scale’ are the techniques and information is the method. The short chapter on true-black dye is worth the price of the book. A great resource.
COLORS: The Story Of Dyes And Pigments by Ber Francois & Guineau Delamare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12.95 Review: This is an amazing little book, not only by the compactness of its size, but also the depth of its information. An alternate title might have been "Human use of color over the millennia and where it comes from'. All artists, crafters, and designers can only benefit from the depth and clarity of the information about earth, animal, and plant color used by humans, basically, forever, to the present with the synthetic chemical revolution and, yes, food dye.	THE COMPLETE NATURAL DYEING GUIDE: 89 Natural Dye Recipes for Rug Hookers and Other Fiber Artists by Marie Sugar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17.95 Review: The Complete Natural Dyeing Guide is a wonderful reference. From onionskins to indigo, there are 35 recipes for yellows, ochres, blues, lavenders, pinks and greens all from natural materials. These formulas can be readied on stovetop or the wool can be layered with the dye substances into a casserole, filled with boiling water and baked in the oven. Each page presents two colors with simple recipes and a lightfast assessment. The color sample seems to be a color photograph, but I can't be sure. Find information on dyeing and washing technique, safety, mail-order dyes and cross indexes of the colors, a gallery of clearly photographed hooked rugs showing intense colors, and a glossary.
THE CRAFT OF NATURAL DYEING: Glowing Colours from the Plant World by Jenny Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$16.95 Review: The author has researched ethnic dyeing techniques, shows a concern with conservational, environmental and safety factors, and works with both animal and vegetable fibers. She starts with onion skins, details natural mordants and metallic salts, testing leaves and stems, prunings, flower heads, barks, roots, woods, skins, hulls, berries, seeds and lichens. A must-have for all dyers concerned with the environment, no matter what level of experience. Filled with gorgeous color photos of plants, materials and how to use them.	CRAFT OF THE DYER: Colour from Plants and Lichens; Second Revised Edition by Karen Leigh Casselman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.95 Review: For beginners and advanced dyers, this book covers safe, ecological and sound dyeing procedures using some energy saving techniques. Dyestuffs with plants are indexed by common and botanical names and by color produced. I enjoyed the information on gardening as well as what to take for urban and rural collecting. Sources are from America, Canada, Britain, and Ireland with nothing rare or imported except indigo. There's a pride in doing things from scratch and the diversity of shades produced always harmonize. Four color plates.
DYE PLANTS AND DYEING by John & Margret Cannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19.95 Review: This is at first glance, a beautiful book of detailed dye plant illustrations. The further study of this manual begins to reveal the beauty of the dye plants, and the strong ethic for conservation of endangered natural dye stuff of the authors. Each plant drawing gives a sense of the plant, and little color chips and symbols show its range of colors with the various mordants used in natural dyeing. The simplicity and depth of information makes this a great value.	DYEING IN PLASTIC BAGS by Helen Deighan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$26.95 Review: Dyeing can be soooo complicated and messy. It's a pleasure discovering an innovative book making it easy. Grab rubber gloves, plastic bags and plastic pans (cat boxes!) and dive into dyeing! Deighan happened upon her plastic bag technique while preparing a dye workshop for 10. Knowing that cloth first in the dye bath is brightest, 10 dye individual pots seemed necessary. Not owning 10 pots, but recalling bagged salad. Voila! The technique was born! Chapters include graduated and tie-dye techniques, working with children, record keeping, and frequently asked questions. Bright photographs with whimsical line drawings are smattered among the step-by-step directions.
THE DYE-POT by Mary Frances Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.95 Review: Yellow from tomato vines, green from brown-eyed susans, and red from pokeberries are among the attractive colors which can be obtained from commonly available flowers and plants. The author introduces the reader to the fascinating art of dyeing with natural materials. She gives complete, practical instructions and dye recipes using almost 150 common plants and vegetables. There is also a glossary of dyeing terms and a bibliography in this revised and enlarged edition.	THE DYER'S COMPANION by Dagmar Klos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19.95
A DYER'S GARDEN by Rita Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95 Review: "Using dyes from plants is my way of saving colors...", states this author, and she helps you rediscover old techniques, research and create new ones and grow your own for more opportunity and greater reward. Photos and descriptions of 30 plants are supplied, related species, how to grow them and how to dye hundreds of colors. The author discusses which plants to grow or not to grow; she has included questions from seminar she teaches with answers. 112 pages in this indispensable little book.	DYEWORK: Creative Fabric Decoration to Enhance the Home by Judith Gussin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12.95 Review: Read this lovely collection of household projects. Then the next time you need a handmade gift or just want to spruce up a tablecloth or lampshade, you'll know where to go for instructions. The various specialized fabric and paper decoration techniques used by the author in these projects will lead you. Most are sewing projects with embellishment in needlework, dyeing, patchwork, subtle beading, appliqué, batik. Have some gratification creating for your home and learn some new skills. Clear step-by-step photo instruction and help.
A HANDBOOK OF INDIGO DYEING by Vivian Prideaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$25.00 Review: This exciting craft book on the art of indigo dyeing has an emphasis on natural fibers. Prideaux uses clear gradational photographs and well-researched information. Although the age-old art of indigo dyeing can be messy and potentially hazardous, careful guidance from the author calms any concerns with thorough assistance on safety and preparation. You will discover Japanese "Shibori fabric resist…" and its "…wonderful effects…produced by folding, stitching, binding and clamping…" Several projects include an Asian jacket, cushion, and scarf, in exceptionally rich blues.	HANDS ON DYEING by Betsy Blumenthal & K. Kreider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19.95 Review: This workbook on controlled dyeing teaches you an easy method to obtain repeatable, predictable results with the use of commercial dyes. Sections include rules of controlled dyeing, equipment, mixing the dye stock solutions, fiber types, applying dye, color theory, color mixing, resist techniques, overdyeing for sets of harmonious colors, and overdyeing to subdue colors. Rewarding and simple projects give you practice in both dyeing and using your custom colored yarns and fabrics. 86 illustrations, 26 in color.
INDIGO by Jenny Balfour-Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34.95 Review: This book is destined to become a classic reference on 'indigo'. The global use of indigo, spanning the history of mankind across the planet is explored in this thesis. The information is very deep and very thorough; but mainly the book is very beautiful with close up photo illustrations of the past and present of indigo dyeing. The most telling thing about the information in this book is that many of the photos of dyers working over their dye pots are recent, i.e., less than a decade old. This book is essential for fabric designers and dyers.	INDIGO, MADDER & MARIGOLDS: A Portfolio of Colors from Natural Dyes by Trudy Van Stralen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29.95 Review: The author gives 3-day workshops and sets up a sample workshop in this book, having you produce 24 dyed skeins and samples. She uses 20+ traditional dyestuffs from renewable resources, minimal mordants, some in combination with others, and a creative approach to dye mixing to produce a stunning range from a few dyepots. Instructions and recipes, along with equipment, preparation, use of mordants, and more bring you everything but drab colors. It's a treasure.
MAGIC DYEING MADE EASY by Helen Deighan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26.95	MUSHROOMS FOR COLOR by Miriam Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18.50 Review: Mushroom dyes are easy to gather, give consistent results and are colorfast. If all you have tried are flowers, barks and onion skins, the author's color wheel of over 164 skeins will inspire you to delve further into this area pioneered by the author. Information covered includes basic dying procedures, mushroom identification with black and white illustrations, and the peculiarities of mushroom dying chemistry.
NATURAL DYES by Gwen Fereday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34.95 Review: 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.	NATURAL DYES AND HOME DYEING by Rita Adrosko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.95 Review: This is two books in one. The first documents the use of about 50 of the most common natural materials in the United States used for dyeing before the introduction of synthetic dyes. The second is a revised version of 'Home Dyeing with Natural Dyes,' an out-of-print U.S. Department of Agriculture publication first issued in 1935. The dye recipes in that publication still stand among the most thoroughly tested of those published in recent years.
NAVAJO AND HOPI DYES by Bill Rieske . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17.95 Review: Here are 84 definitely formulated recipes including those developed through experimentation in a perfection of the native dyes found on the reservation. We're told how the People start a rug, observations regarding native dyes, wool preparations, colors, whitening and mordants. The section on Hopi dyes was written so the Hopi would not forget the accomplishments and discoveries of their people in this rapidly changing world.	RECIPES FROM THE DYE KITCHEN by Maryanne Lincoln . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17.95 Review: This is a lot more than just a recipe collection. This book is produced by Rug Hooking Magazine, but any textile artist that is ready to create their own set of color and shading spectrums in their medium, will find much benefit from the variety and depth of information on using various chemical and natural dyes. Beyond the recipes are much color theory for textiles, and a gallery of incredible hooked rugs where all this information has been used to create beautiful shaded and subtle colorways. Full color and spiral binding make this an inspirational and useful manual for dyeing.
THE RED DYES: Cochineal, Madder and Murex Purple by Gosta Sandberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$29.95 Review: The book is an interesting chronology of the evolution of red dyes. Who had them, who wanted them, how they used them, who got to wear them (kings, priests, etc.), how dye recipes changed with technological and geographical impact. The photos and illustrations are good, dye recipes and usage information important for actual dyeing practice. The book closes with some chemical analysis, a list of museums with textile collections, a glossary and a good index. Well worth the investment if you are interested in historical dyestuff. Color and black and white photos.	SHIBORI: The Art of Fabric Tying, Folding, Pleating and Dyeing by Elfriede Moller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17.95 Review: This little book is a translation of the original German publication. The technique of shibori, the Japanese art of dyeing in which the fabric is tied in some way before dyeing in order to produce areas of color and design is a quite sophisticated art form that became popular in rather simpler forms with "tie-dye". This book is a how-to do it book whose examples run somewhere between the elegance of Japanese shibori and the funkiness of hippie tie dye. Good directions and numerous sample projects show a variety of results that can be achieved.
TEXTILE DYEING: The Step-By-Step Guide and Showcase by Kate Broughton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17.99 Review: This terrific book explores 8 techniques, including tied-resist, batik, block printing, marbling, and combinations of multiple applications such as discharge and nouveau shibori. The work of 26 artists using the new generation of brilliant dyes is highlighted, along with some of their tricks of the trade. Overviews of dyes, pigments, recipes, brilliant color photos, tips, sources, schools, and a directory of the artists complete the picture. This is a book you'll return to time and again. Profusely illustrated with color photos.	WANT NATURAL COLOUR? A ''How To'' Guide for Natural Dyes on Protein Fibers, with Tips, Techniques, Mordanting and Afterbath Processes by Jeanie Reagan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14.95 Review: This is a companion for any of the color picture books on natural dyeing. There is good introductory information for those new to dyeing with plantstuff, fiber preparation and mordanting. The core of this handbook is the abundance of anecdotes and facts about a wide range of plants. The book is a bit Eastern United States oriented as far as the plant names go, but is still very useful compendium of dye lore for the serious dyer.