by Dee Duke & Rowena Edlin-White. This popular British booklet series has been going strong since 1992. It's now available in the U.S.A. Nettle, docks, ragwort, horsetails - plants growing wild in hedgerow and on waste-land throughout Britain just waiting to be turned into lovely dyes! 28 pages, softcover

By Betsy Blumenthal and Kathryn Kreider. It's easy! It's fun! Colors appear before your eyes - the colors you want for the projects you have in mind. Dyeing your own yarn or fabric gives you creative control.

by Rita Buchanan. Valuable hints from a veteran botanist and weaver on dyeing fibers and fabrics, what soap plants to use for cleaning textiles, advice on fragrant plants to scent and protect fabrics, plant materials to use as tools, suggestions for planning and creating a garden featuring cotton, flax, indigo, and much more. Includes glossary, pronunciation guide and an abundance of illustrations. An informative and inspiring volume for weavers, gardeners, textile artists, and craftspeople.

Dyeing in Plastic Bags

By Helen Deighan.

Helen Deighan is an experienced dyer and teacher. Her easy-to-follow instructions and straightforward approach will put even the most inexperienced dyer at their ease.

by Dee Duke & Rowena Edlin-White. This popular British booklet series has been going strong since 1992. It's now available in the U.S.A. An expanded re-print of the best-seller on dyeing with kitchen waste. 30 pages, softcover

By Vivien Prideaux

The art of indigo dyeing dates back thousands of years: examples were found in the tombs of the ancient Egyptians, and there are references to its use in the Bible. Vivien Prideaux's passion for this craft began one 'wonderful day' many years ago when she discovered: 'just the most exiting dyeing process, with terrific results, that has continued to exite my imagination ever since.'

Here she shares her expertise as a dyer and her mastery of shibori fabric resist techniques, showing how a huge variety of wonderful effects can be produced by folding, stitching, binding and clamping fabric before dyeing.

by Karen Diadick Casselman. Noted textile designer and lichen expert explains how to create and use dyes derived from lichens. Text covers history of the use of lichen pigments, safe dyeing methods, ecologically sound dyeing and use of mordants, lichen identification, more.

with Sandy Sitzman. Learn an uncomplicated approach to creating your own wonderful array of color on fiber.

COLORWORKS by Deb Menz

We all love color - its boundless array of hues dazzles our eyes, expresses our moods, and enriches our very lives. Thanks to Deb Menz, master teacher and author of the highly respected book Color in Spinning (Interweave Press, 1998), you can now explore colors with confidence in whatever craft medium you call your favorite. This is the first book to bring the principles of color theory down to a practical level and apply them to knitting, spinning, weaving, surface design (including stenciling and rubber stamping), hand- and machine-embroidery, beadwork, quilting, and paper collage. Basic color concepts are presented in sections on color description, values, contrasting and complementary colors, warm and cool colors, undertones, using color relationships, and much more. But the real treat is seeing a dynamic palette of color harmonies worked up in each medium! This approach is invaluable for mixed-media artists or those who simply dabble in more than one craft. Also included is a pull-out color wheel and a very handy section of hue cards in perforated format that are easy to remove and use for planning, matching, and shopping for supplies. If understanding color is the bridge to creative expression, how did we ever live without this book?