Description:Originally published in 1960 in England and America and reprinted in 1972, Lichens for Vegetable Dyeing is now being reissued, due to Karen Leigh Casselman's and other dye enthusiasts' quest for its reprinting. This comprehensive handbook is designed as a useful reference for students, teachers, handweavers, and craft dyers. The first chapters describe in great detail the various lichens found in the United Kingdom and the United States which are most suitable to textile dyeing. Full-colour illustrations feature the lichens in their natural surroundings. The plants have been grouped so that their relative sizes, colours, and textures can be identified with ease! Many distinguishing features are revealed using enlarged illustrations. The remaining chapters provide detailed procedures for extracting the dyes followed by appendices on applicatable acids, and 1991 updated list reclassifying lichen with their present names.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lichens for Vegetable Dying. To get started finding Lichens for Vegetable Dying, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: Originally published in 1960 in England and America and reprinted in 1972, Lichens for Vegetable Dyeing is now being reissued, due to Karen Leigh Casselman's and other dye enthusiasts' quest for its reprinting. This comprehensive handbook is designed as a useful reference for students, teachers, handweavers, and craft dyers. The first chapters describe in great detail the various lichens found in the United Kingdom and the United States which are most suitable to textile dyeing. Full-colour illustrations feature the lichens in their natural surroundings. The plants have been grouped so that their relative sizes, colours, and textures can be identified with ease! Many distinguishing features are revealed using enlarged illustrations. The remaining chapters provide detailed procedures for extracting the dyes followed by appendices on applicatable acids, and 1991 updated list reclassifying lichen with their present names.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lichens for Vegetable Dying. To get started finding Lichens for Vegetable Dying, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.