Rita Buchanan

A Weaver's Garden

Growing Plants for Natural Dyes and Fibers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Valuable hints on dyeing fibers and fabrics, soap plants to use for cleaning textiles, fragrant plants to scent and protect fabrics; planning and creating a garden featuring cotton, flax, indigo, much more.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dover Publications
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 138mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 240g
• ISBN-13: 9780486407128
• ISBN-10: 0486407128
• Artikelnr.: 21043535

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Plant Fibers for Spinning and Stuffing The History and Uses
of Plant Fibers The Occurrence and Properties of Plant Fibers Cotton Flax
Fiber Plants to Know and Grow 2 Dyes from Plants A Brief History of Natural
Dyeing Plants as Sources of Pigments Using Plants to Dye Fibers and Fabrics
Dye Plants to Know and Grow Indigo 3 Soap Plants for Cleaning Textiles
Cleaning without Soap About Soap Surfactants as Cleaning Agents Washing
Different Fibers and Fabrics Soap Plants to Know and Grow 4 Fragrant Plants
to Scent and Protect Textiles Traditional Sachets Textile Pest Repellents
Harvesting and Drying Fragrant Plants Fragrant and Insecticidal Plants to
Know and Grow 5 Plant Materials Used to Make Textile Tools Spindles and
Other Spinning Tools Reeds and Other Weaving Tools Teasels for Finishing
Woolens Plants to Know and Grow for Use as Tools 6 Creating a Garden
Planning and Preparation Getting and Growing Plants Resources Public
Gardens to Visit Suppliers of Herbal Products Suppliers of Seeds and Plants
"Suppliers of Fiber, Yarn, and Dyeing Supplies" Glossary Pronunciation
Guide Index