'Colours From Nature' describes in full detail how to prepare and use natural dyes on a variety of fibres to produce a wide range of colours, following safe and environmentally-friendly methods.
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Equipment and Safety | |
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| Selecting and Preparing Materials for Dyeing | |
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| Mordanting: Introduction | |
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| Using the percentage system for measuring | |
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| Manufactured chemicals and recipes | |
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| Making your own metallic mordant solutions | |
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| Plant mordants and recipes | |
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| Selecting and Applying Dye Colours: Introduction | |
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| Quantities | |
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| Extracting dye colour | |
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| Applying dye colour | |
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| General Instructions for Extracting and Applying Dye Colour | |
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| Making and Using Colour Modifiers | |
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| Testing for Colour Potential | |
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| Testing for Light- and Wash-fastness | |
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| Checklist of Important Reminders | |
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| Summary of Processes | |
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| Recipes: Yellow | |
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| Orange | |
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| Brown and Tan | |
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| Red and Pink | |
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| Purple | |
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| Blue | |
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| Green | |
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| Grey | |
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| Black | |
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| Compound Colours | |
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| Using Natural Dye Extracts | |
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| Further Plant Sources of Dye Colour | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Index | |
