The Complete Guide to Natural Dyeing: Techniques and Recipes for Dyeing Fabrics, Yarns, and Fibers at Home

This lovely volume is exactly what I was looking for! All the five-star reviews clearly did not originate with the author's friends and family, as I often suspect is the case with book reviews that don't match the book. This is a definitive manual on the art of natural dyeing, filled with hard information and demystifying all the terminology while providing numerous recipes for dyeing various fabrics. I consider myself fairly educated as to wild plants and herbs and their properties, so wasn't seeking anything too basic. But for purposes of using plant extracts as natural dyes, I plead ignorance and as someone who has long desired to learn the intricacies of creating my own colors for such things as table linens and basic apparel, this book contains all the information I will ever need. Plus it's a most attractive volume, and the colorful pictures serve to enhance the text rather than simply look pretty. Recommended!

Pretty good book but a lot of things you can’t get in US

This book is very practical and teaches you step-by step how to dye yarn with products from nature, almost like a cooking class book. Although the authors compare fibres and how the colour will react differently on each one,the book deals mostly with sheep's wool.Or that is the impression that I get.

Tons of detail, useful pictures, and information, not only on the dying process but also on plants and resources related to it. Better than any online guide I have found, worth owning this book.

This is a well-written, beautifully photographed book on natural dyeing with excellent information and great ideas that will apply to natural dyeing and yarn and fabric dyeing in general! Informational and inspiring!

totally pleased with this product, the book was like new and it arrived on time and quickly, pac kaged perfectly no damage. will order form them agian

this book was given to my granddaughter for Christmas, and I hope it is everything that she needs for dying the wool from her alpacas. She does not want to use artificial dye on the wool and hopes the book will help.

This has so much info it is a must have for dyeing your own yarns book was in perfect shape

A trip to Skye and a visit to the author's Shilasdair shop inspired this purchase - apparently it is out of print, which is a tragedy! It is so beautifully photographed, with clear instructions for dyeing from natural and easy to obtain materials, that I cant wait to get started. So pleased I managed to obtain a copy.

This book features lots of color photos and illustrations to show you what fabric or yarn dyed with a specific method or product will yield, using different fibres. It has a good reference section with addresses for supplies. The color recipe selector with thumbnail photo of the color along with the page number for the recipe is especially useful. The chapter on collecting your own dyestuff is also very helpful. Some of the terms used are British, so you will need to adjust a bit for that. Very well organized. Lots of practical tips. Overall, a great book!

Sehr schön bebildert und erfrischend anders im Vergleich zur deutschen Pflanzenfärbeliteratur. Dieses Werk der weitgereisten und erfahrenen Pflanzenfärberin E. Lambert weist einen ganz anderen didaktischen Aufbau auf, der mir persönlich sehr gefällt. Für absolute Anfänger in der Naturfärberei vieleicht nicht unbedingt das Buch, was ich als erstes empfehlen würde. Aber als zweites oder drittes Handbuch unbedingt zu empfehlen.

Just need more time now

Mit seinen schön aufgelösten Bildern und der gut beschriebenen Technik des Färbens mit Naturfarben ein wirklich erfreuliches Buch, das jeder, der auch Englisch gut lesen kann, wirklich gut umsetzen kann.