Batik & knytbatik

I den här praktiska inspirationsboken tar växtfärgningen nya former. Du får lära dig hur du på ett enkelt och giftfritt sätt kan färga tyg, garn och klädesplagg i naturfibrer. Färgämnena finns i mat och i det vi annars skulle slänga som blast, kär...

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De tryckta tygerna är ett relativt nytt inslag i den långa textiltraditionen i Sverige. De industriellt framställda tryckta tygerna fick ett stort genomslag i mitten av 1900-talet. Ganska snart översköljdes hemmen, enligt vissa, av för mycket möns...

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Välkommen till en färgsprakande, inspirerande och praktisk handbok om att färga garn med färgämnen från naturen och sedan sticka riktigt härliga plagg med resultatet. Författarna har grävt djupt i gamla växtfärgningsböcker, testat och sedan både v...

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Internationally renowned dyer and artist India Flint draws on her years of experience and experimentation in natural dyeing techniques to present an expert, highly accessible and achievable handbook of ecologically sustainable plant dye methods us...

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Boken är inbunden med öppen rygg där man ser indigoblå tråd. Sällan har ett färgämne varit så mytomspunnet och mystifierat. I ett samhälle där alla regnbågens färger framställs på kemisk väg i stora fabriker har indigo uppnått en slags kultstatus,...

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"Den perfekta boken för alla oss som vill skörda allt, inte bara grönsaker och blommor, utan även växter som kan bli till färg och fibrer." Di Weekend "En handfast bra bok för den som vill prova på växtfärgning." BTJ Drömmer du...

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Ny reviderad utgåva av efterfrågade Om konsten att trycka tyg! Här presenteras några av 1900-talets mest kända och banbrytande textilformgivare, från William Morris till 10-gruppen, och ett antal nu verksamma formgivare berättar om vad som inspire...

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Learn how to transform foraged wild plants, plants, garden produce and recycled food into dyes and inks with Botanical Inks. The book shows you how to extract environmentally sustainable colour from the landscape and use it to create natural dyes ...

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A 2018 Best Book of the Year-The Guardian The Toronto Ink Company was founded in 2014 by designer and artist Jason Logan as a citizen science experiment to make eco-friendly, urban ink from street-harvested pigments. In Make Ink, Logan delves into...

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This long-awaited guide serves as a tool to explain the general principles of natural dyeing, and to help dyers to become more accomplished at their craft through an increased understanding of the process. Photos of more than 450 samples demonstra...

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Compose, create, and print innovative art quilts starting from your own digital photographs-even those from your phone! Well-known fibre artist Wen Redmond starts with the tools and equipment you'll need-any image-editing software and a standard i...

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Live sustainably with style - grow fruits and vegetables, cook them, create natural dyes, then make your own clothes with five full-size pattern sheets. Focused around five crops (blackberry, nettle, onion, red cabbage, and rhubarb) that can be fo...

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For several thousand years, all dyes were of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin, and many ancient civilizations possessed excellent dye technologies. The first synthetic dye was produced in 1856, and the use of traditional dyes declined rapidly ...

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Do you love to eat fresh, healthy vegetables but don't have enough time to maintain a typical row garden?  In that case, you are going to love this book . These gardens can be best described as free-standing garden beds constructed slightly o...

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No crafter should feel limited by the yarn colours available in a favourite fibre shop not when it's so fun and satisfying to hand-dye yarn and fleece right in the kitchen. Ultimate color control is now within the reach of anyone who loves yarn an...

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Written by expert shibori teacher Jane Callender, this beautiful, practical book is packed with both traditional and inventive stitch-resist techniques, a complete dyeing guide and an inspirational gallery of Jane's work. This book contains all th...

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Inspire and unleash a passion for hand-crafted color! "Unapologetic" is how Felicia Lo always describes her obsession with color and craft. In Dyeing to Spin and Knit, Felicia, founder and creative director of SweetGeorgia Yarns and high...

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Discover indigo; one of the most mystical yet widely used dyes in the world. Featuring inspirational images and presented with a luxurious exposed and patterned spine, this book shows you how to grow, extract and dye with indigo. From cowboys' den...

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Written by expert shibori teacher Jane Callender, this beautiful, practical book is packed with both traditional and inventive stitch-resist techniques, a complete dyeing guide and an inspirational gallery of Jane's work. This book contains all th...

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Valuable hints on dyeing fibers and fabrics, soap plants for cleaning textiles, fragrant plants to scent and protect fabrics; planning and creating a garden featuring cotton, flax, indigo, much more.

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Renowned natural dyer, artist, and educator Sasha Duerr envisions a new age of fresh, modern color palettes, drawing from our original source of inspiration and ingredients-the natural world around us. This innovative plant-based color-guide inclu...

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Mandy Southan takes the art of Shibori, in which fabric is bound, clamped or stitched before dyeing, and goes beyond the traditional blue and white to create fabrics in a fabulous array of colours, patterns and textures. Clear step by step photogr...

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A practical and inspiring guide to creating and using natural dyes from plants. Offers the latest information on current environmentally friendly dying techniques and more than 65 species of plants and natural dyestuffs.

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Live sustainably with style - grow fruits and vegetables, cook them, create natural dyes, then make your own clothes with five full-size pattern sheets.Focused around five crops (blackberry, nettle, onion, red cabbage, and rhubarb) that can be for...

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Live sustainably with style - grow fruits and vegetables, cook them, create natural dyes, then make your own clothes with five full-size pattern sheets.Focused around five crops (blackberry, nettle, onion, red cabbage, and rhubarb) that can be for...

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THE MODERN TWIST ON TIE-DYE Tie-dye has grown up and resurfaced as one of today’s most inspired looks. Whether dip-dye, shibori, ombré, or the traditional circle pattern, the new take on tie-dye is amazingly fresh, fashionable, and fu...

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In this comprehensive, generously illustrated handbook, textile artist and teacher Nancy Belfer leads readers step by step through the technique required to successfully create imaginative and beautiful batiks and tie-dyed textiles. Even beginners...

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Craftspeople interested in traditional methods will welcome this complete guide to making and using dyes from plants. Although its emphasis is on plants of Northeastern North America, many of the plants listed are found throughout the world.Helpfu...

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This landmark work is a practical and historical guide to hand-weaving patterns and dye recipes. It revolutionized 19th-century practices by revealing closely held trade secrets to home weavers and dyers, and giving recipes the home craftsman coul...

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Provides illustrated, step-by-step instructions for batiking, silk-screen and block printing, tie-dyeing, free-hand painting, and other popular decoration techniques.

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