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link to Natural Dyeing With Plants by Franziska Ebner and Romana Hasenoehrl

Natural Dyeing With Plants by Franziska Ebner and Romana Hasenoehrl

Franziska Ebner and Romana Hasenoehrl take you on a detailed visual and texted based journey through the chapter and verse of the natural dyeing world. Prepare to rethink the items around you; from...

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link to Book Review – Tie and Dye

Book Review – Tie and Dye

Introduction Tie and Dye by Lizzie King Published by Pavilion  Who is it aimed at? Those with an interest in dyeing fabric!  Maybe you are starting out in your new home and wish to...

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link to Book Review – Shibori for Textile Artists

Book Review – Shibori for Textile Artists

Introduction Shibori for Textile Artists by Janice Gunner  (published by Batsford) Shibori is one of the techniques often associated with Japan, Africa, India and South America.  It is found...

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link to Living for Dyeing: Colour from the kitchen

Living for Dyeing: Colour from the kitchen

Although there is a well-established and very sensible home-dyers rule that you don’t mix dyeing and food preparation equipment, that doesn’t mean you can’t get colour from the food in your...

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link to Living for Dyeing: Resistance!

Living for Dyeing: Resistance!

Dyeing only a selected part of a textile can be tricky! Across the centuries people in many different cultures have found ways of preparing their threads or fabrics so that only part of it is dyed,...

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link to Living for Dyeing – Searching for Red

Living for Dyeing – Searching for Red

Dyeing isn't the only thing I do but I find I'm doing it a lot!  Spare ten minutes - get the dye pot on.  Lately I've been focusing on dyeing silks with the botanical dyes used before the invention...

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