PREFACE V INTRODUCTION 3
- Why bother? 5
- Equipment 10
- Where to go and what to look for 17
- Mordants: What they are and how to use them 22
- Natural fibres and their preparation for dyeing 41
- Dyeing procedures 56
- The dyestuffs 69
- Workshop and classroom techniques 77
Plants for dyeing 83
APPENDIX
- Energy-saving procedures 223
- Becoming a gardener 224
- Metric conversion tables 226
- Suppliers 228
BIBLIOGRAPHY 230
INDEXES
- Common names 237
- Botanical names 240
- Colour 243
- General 245
TABLES
- Effect of mordants on an onio bath 23
- Amount of mordant required 29
- PH balance of a dyebath 29
- Minimum amounts of liquids required for dyebaths 63
- Effects of weak, medium, and strong dyebaths 76
- Amount of mordant to use in workshops 81
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