The Art and Science of Natural Dyes: Principles, Experiments, and Results

First time I’ve been moved to write a review of an Amazon purchase. This book is a fantastic resource for both the natural dyer & ecoprinter. It doesn’t give you information on EVERY dye, instead it focuses on those that will give you long lasting results. Packed with rock solid information & clear explanations not just about the dyes, but the different ways of applying that dye. There is no waffle, it’s not padded out with pretty pictures, just clear swatches explaining dye strengths, mordants etc. . It is by far the most useful & practical book for having to hand in your dye studio…spiral bound, wipe clean covers, recipes for dyes & mordants.

This is a book for the serious dyer. It has a hard resilient wipeable cover with the interior pages ring bound so you can read hands free. It is an extremely well laid out book, very explanatory and well written. The last section has recipes for extracting Dye from many plants with scientific explanations.

Exellent! So clear and visual. This book is based on professional dyeing and using colour fast dyes. It gives reliable information and good dye studio practices. This is the best book about natural dyeing I have got! I have quite many😅.

I love this book. It is full of information, systematic, easy to understand and comprehensive. Beautifully and helpfully illustrated.

Mi piace il modo completo in cui è spiegata l'arte della tintura naturale.

I began to explore ecoprint and had so many failures and I thought I'd get this book to have some ideas of what I'm doing. I am seriously impressed with this book. The knowledge, information, as well as how it's written and organized. The book explains the science behind process in ways that are both very informative and easy to understand. It also connects all the dots from reading a blog page here, watching a video there. There are many recipes in this book, such as how to make Aluminum Acetate, which is very expensive to buy. All the recipes are organized in its own chapters, much better than scattered throughout the book. In the chapters pertain to specific recipes, the recipe #s are listed and makes it super easy to find. It's like a textbook but written in ways that is very easy to understand. I don't buy too many craft books as so most are just project-based, which are nice, but they are like cookbooks for making the exact same dish. This book, on the other hand, gives you the knowledge to venture beyond. This book is a must-have if you want to have a cohesive understanding of natural dye process.

Hugely increased my understanding of eco-dying processes

Excellent Exactly what I needed

livro muito bom, trouxe uma luz sobre todo processo de tingimento natural. Com ele consegui entender o que funciona e o que não funciona. Foi o melhor livro que adquiri sobre o assunto ate agora. Somente senti falta de um capitulo sobre impressão botanica com as folhas, pois o capitulo que existe é sobre impressão com carimbos. Mas me ajudou muito.