The Art of Natural Dyeing: The Complete Guide Beginner's Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes

By Wallace Prakash

The Art of natural dyeing The Complete Guide with Recipes for Beginners to Making and Using Natural Dyes Plant leaves, flowers, barks and roots, minerals, microbiological origin and insects are naturally rich resources for dyes. This book includes the basics and its classification of natural dyes, mordant used, name of the phytochemical in plants and more than 50 recipes used for making successful natural dyeing. Also, environmentally friendly techniques such as application of various enzymes with natural colorants was outlined. This book is mainly divided into two parts.Part 1 deal about the -Classifications and various sources of natural dyes obtained, -Types of mordants and fibres used in textile industries Part 2 aims to teach about the -Various recipes for making natural dyeing using different sources of plants materials for both plant and animal fibres. -Unique techniques Enzymes Assisted dyeing recipes are featured as well. Author explains in step- by- step procedures to extract the natural dyes from various plants, fruits, vegetables and roots. He also sharing his vast experiences to perform the dyeing experiments using the enzymes for natural dyeing for new ones in this field. The book is a complete resource materials for those who want start the natural dyeing and know the science of how the dyeing occurs on the fibres. By reading this book, you will able to -Know the importance of mordants and its types -Various sources of natural dyes -Work independently work with natural dyes extraction in smart way- How to use enzymes during natural dyeing process

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1090187998
• ISBN13: 9781090187994
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"