Product Description

This resource includes most well-known dye plants, including elderberry, henna, indigo, madder and saffron, and each plant is illustrated in a full page painting that shows the colours that the plant can yield. There is also a chapter on dyestuffs and mordants.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #234674 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Review
" this is an excellent reference book for novice and experienced dyers alike the book is lavishly illustrated with beautiful drawings worthy of a place on the wall." Permaculture Magazine (2006)

About the Author
John Cannon was keeper of Botany at the Natural History Museum, London, until his retirement in 1990. Margaret Cannon was a botanical researcher at the same museum and has been actively involved with her husband's work and travels. She is now a craftworker specialising in dyeing, spinning and weaving.