Natural Color

S Duerr (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2016
Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-60774-936-3 (ISBN)

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A heavily photographed guide to making natural plant dyes and using these dyes to create clothing and home decor, with over two dozen projects and ideas for every season, detailed instructions on dye methods and botanical information about the plants used. Natural Color focuses on achievable projects throughout the seasons.

A heavily photographed guide to making natural plant dyes and using these dyes to create clothing and home decor, with over two dozen projects and ideas for every season, detailed instructions on dye methods and botanical information about the plants used. Natural Color shows how to create vibrantly hued pillows, napkins, clothing and accessories using centuries old techniques of dyeing. Natural Color focuses on achievable projects throughout the seasons.

Sasha Duerr is an artist and designer who works with organic dyes and the creative reuse of materials. She is a professor at the California College of the Arts with a joint appointment in textiles and fine arts. Duerr's work has been featured in the New York Times and The Huffington Post.

CONTENTS

1 LIVING COLOR: AN INTRODUCTION
11 THE PRACTICE OF PLANT DYEING

43 SPRING
52 CREATING COLOR THROUGH FOOD

79 SUMMER
90 THE ANCIENT PRIMARY COLORS: MADDER, WELD, AND INDIGO
122 THE SPECTRUM OF NATURAL COLOR

131 FALL
150 NATURAL COLOR FROM PERSIMMON
169 THE ART OF MEDICINAL DYEING

175 WINTER
202 WEEDING YOUR WARDROBE

209 WORKBOOK
211 MORDANTS AND MODIFIERS
235 TECHNIQUES

Erscheinungsdatum	27.08.2016
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	198 x 257 mm
Gewicht	1010 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Handarbeit / Textiles
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Hausbau / Einrichten / Renovieren
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
ISBN-10	1-60774-936-X / 160774936X
ISBN-13	978-1-60774-936-3 / 9781607749363
Zustand	Neuware