Natural Dyes and Home Dyeing

This book was 1st published in 1968 and republished in 1971 by Dover Publications.

Natural Dyes & Home Dyeing by Rita J. Adrosko is an authoritative guide that presents all the information needed to extract dyestuffs from common trees, flowers, lichens, & weeds to create beautifully dyed materials.

Presents 52 recipes for dyes made from natural, easily obtained dyestuffs: brown dyes from the bark of apple trees; yellow from arsemart; reds from Brazilwood; blues from woad; & blacks from soot. Includes much historical information that will benefit anyone interested in dyeing cloth, leather, porcupine quills, etc.

150 pages, and 12 design illustrations. SC