Lichen Dyes: The New Source Book (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486412313)

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, and more. Text also offers a fascinating history of Asian and European lichen pigments, Scottish, Irish, and Scandinavian domestic lichen dyes, and others.

Author: Karen Diadick Casselman
ISBN-10: 0486412318
ISBN-13: 9780486412313
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 05/14/2001
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.48w x 0.26d