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Wild Color, Revised and Updated Edition: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes Paperback – November 16, 2010

by Jenny Dean (Author), Karen Diadick Casselman (Author)
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The best resource on natural dyeing is back, updated to make your colorful hobby even more beautiful and rewarding.
 
A practical and inspiring guide to creating and using natural dyes from plants, Wild Color, Revised and Updated Edition, offers the latest information on current environmentally friendly dyeing techniques and more than 65 species of plants and natural dyestuffs.
 
This comprehensive book outlines all the necessary equipment, how to select fibers and plant parts, choose the right methods for mordanting and dyeing, test color modifiers and the fastness of dyed colors, and obtain a range of gorgeous colors from every plant, from alter to woad, shown in more than 250 swatches.
 
Wild Color, Revised and Updated Edition, is the all-in-one resource for fiber enthusiasts, including knitters, sewers, and weavers; gardeners who are interested in new uses for traditional dye plants; and eco-conscious DIYers who want authoritative information about the natural dyeing process and the plants that are essential to it.
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JENNY DEAN has worked with natural dyes for more than 30 years. She is the author of several books and numerous articles on natural dyeing, and also conducts lectures, workshops, and courses on the subject. A collection of her dyed samples is included in the collection of the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage in Brussels, Belgium.
 
KAREN DIADICK CASSELMAN has taught dyeing techniques throughout the U.S. and internationally. Her dyed pieces are included in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution and other museums.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Potter Craft; Revised, Updated ed. edition (November 16, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0823058794
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0823058792
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.65 x 0.38 x 10.25 inches
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lellie
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful + useful (just like your finished dyed work!)
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2012
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I saw a friend's copy of this book at a wool-dying session and it was so incredibly beautiful that I had to buy it. The official description includes this passage: "This comprehensive book outlines all the necessary equipment, how to select fibers and plant parts, choose the right methods for mordanting and dyeing, test color modifiers and the fastness of dyed colors, and obtain a range of gorgeous colors from every plant, from alter to woad, shown in more than 250 swatches." This does not do the book justice. The color swatches offer a side-by-side comparison of various color treatments on various materials. In practice, your color swatches are not going to exactly match any book-prescribed color, but this gives a pretty good view (and discussion) of the options available for creating color shades.

When I originally paged though the book, I did not notice how detailed the descriptions of dye plants were (I got sucked into the gorgeous colors). I thought I would have to buy another book (I was thinking I'd also need A Dyer's Garden, which is out-of-print and somewhat hard to find), but I think this will do for now. It includes instructions on using various parts of many plants and preparing the dye and mordant.
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Stella
5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of information
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2023
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A lot of information. Easy reading.
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Claire
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE this book! Great resource for both beginners and more advanced dyers!
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2021
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I have been using natural dyes for quite some time, but this book was still well worth it. She covers so many different dye plants and methods. It's a fantastic book! My only quibbles are with the production--the type in this paperback is rather cramped, but I know it's expensive to produce full-color books these days. Also, I spent a great deal of time searching for the meaning of the little symbols next to the color samples--I could tell they were about preparation/mordants, but for the life of me, I must have searched for a light year to find the key--which is located in the narrative section at the beginning of the book (p 21, in the introduction, which sounds like an obvious place but I found it very hard to locate!).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2023
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A super fun book with great information! It really makes you excited to play around with natural, non- toxic dyes.
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EvilJungleWebSite
5.0 out of 5 stars My 13 year old daughter approves...
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2020
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From my 13 old daughter who gardens, knits and crochets: The book is very informative about what to dye with, different yarn materials and how they take dye, what to use as mordants, how it matters; the way dye is prepared and the way that can affect the outcome. The book is full of beautiful photos. Highly recommend.
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Jonathan Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not perfect introduction to dyeing.
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2012
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I bought this book as an introduction to natural dyeing based on several recommendations. I have been mostly pleased with the information in the book. It's not perfect, and I think the title is slightly misleading, but it's a solid introduction.

The good:

It has a good list of natural dye sources along with color swatches that show the colors achieves using the plant alone, plant plus mordant, plant alone plus modifier, and mordant, plant, and modifier. Very very useful

It has a very clear introduction to dying that covers techniques and steps in the dyeing process (it even has a small section on using urine to dye with indigo and woad). Pretty thorough for for a relatively small book.

The illustrations are well done and in full color.

The bad:

Organization - the key for the plant sections is located on page 20, which is 2 sections away from the plant section. It's located in a small sidebar that is easily overlooked. Why couldn't the sidebar be located in the chapter it's actually related to?

I was expecting more of an emphasis on plants native to North America. From the title I expected it to be a book of dyes that *I* could collect from the wild. WHile there are several that grow wild either as native plants or as imports, that is not at all the focus. THe focus is on natural dyes, and the plants listed are largely cultivated species grown in various locations in the world, not wild plants you can find in your backyard.

The conclusion:

This is a good book, you will not go wrong in buying it as an introduction to natural dyeing. The organizational quibble can be overcome (remember, key to the plant section is on page 20). Once you've read through this book and practiced you should be well equipped to begin experimenting with plants that do grow wild in your own yard!
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LauraG
5.0 out of 5 stars THE best book for making plant-based dyes
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2020
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Wild Color is the best book for learning and using basic recipes for preparing various materials for dye. The book covers quite a few types of plant materials (leaves, roots, stems) and the expected colors you may achieve if you process the materials alone, and new shades with various mordants. Dean lays out the book with an easy to read key with color examples. You will lean the basic recipes at the start, and the dye pages are organized by the plant. It includes shades you can achieve based on the part of the plant, and where applicable, the season you collect the material. The pages for each plant also discuss cultivation, where the plant can be grown, how to harvest and process along with the handy color guide for what your dye will yield depending on your preparation on the dye material. A must have book. Hang on to it and don't lend it out because you'll never get it back. :-)
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Emily Randall
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful resource! I wish it were on Kindle, here's why ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2022
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As everyone else says, this is a wonderfully informative and useful book, but I simply can't read the body of print. I'd buy it again if there were a digital edition that could be 'pinched' open, or at least with an option boost the print size.
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VW
5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Resource!
Reviewed in Canada on October 23, 2020
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If you've ever wanted to try eco-dying but didn't know where to start, this is a great resource. The book has clear explanations (and photos) of the use of mordants; how to prep the material to be dyed; an indication of the color you will get given the mordant used; and the dying techniques that can be used for each material/dye medium. It is the most comprehensive resource I have seen.
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Fernando
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecto!
Reviewed in Spain on June 11, 2021
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Me ha gustado mucho. Justo lo que esperaba!
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Aadrit Joseph
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Reviewed in India on March 7, 2021
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Perfect!
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Axochitl Nicté-Há
5.0 out of 5 stars Bien explicado
Reviewed in Mexico on December 24, 2018
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Me encantó este libro, explica paso a paso un montón de experimentos que se pueden hacer con los tintes naturales. Uno de los más completos que tengo en mi biblioteca
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cristina
5.0 out of 5 stars Chiaro ed esaustivo
Reviewed in Italy on July 2, 2019
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Ottimo testo, sicuramente non per neofiti. Apprezzo molto le foto realistiche delle piante, le descrizioni sulle possibili modificazioni del colore in base al pH e ai mordenti usati. In più sono tutte piante reperibili alle mie latitudini
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