Craft of the Dyer Decorative samples from secular buildings

Decorative samples from secular buildings include renderings of stone capitals from Kenilworth Castle

yellow dwarf

No Man can hinder me

The Book of Signs contains 493 classified and documented illustrations

Craft of the Dyer Decorative samples from secular buildingsCraftspeople interested in traditional methods will welcome this complete guide to making and using dyes from plants. Although its emphasis is on plants of Northeastern North America, many of the plants listed are found throughout the world. Helpful introductory chapters on equipment, mordants, dyeing procedures and other essentials, are followed by individual plants: its suitability for dyeing, useful parts, how to process them, colors, dye fastness,