A Garden to Dye For

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Chris McLaughlin. A Garden to Dye For

Praise for. A Garden to Dye For

A Garden to Dye For

Table of Contents

Introduction. What this book is about . . . and what it isn’t

Some Key Words You’ll Come Across in the Book

Official Endless-Shades-of-Color Disclaimer

One. Another Good Reason for Your Plant Addiction

Gardeners and the Plants That Love Them

Let’s Talk Colorfast, Lightfast, Fugitive, and a Few Other Things

Materials & Textiles for Natural Dyeing

The Magic of Mordants

Manipulate With Modifiers

Finding & Collecting Color

Dear Dye Diary: Sample Keeping

Two. Become an Alchemist with Color

Setting Up Your Dyeing Station

Equipment

Two Basics that Never Change

Start with Clean Fiber & Textiles

Mordanting Thoughts for Plant Fibers

Dye Pots as Mordants

Mordanting All Fibers

Practical pH and The Great Black Bean Experiment

Simple Dyeing Techniques

Very Basic Dye Bath Instructions: Marigolds

Plant-Dyed Fiber and Fabric Aftercare

My Bottom of Chapter Note

Three. Color from Cottage & Cutting Gardens

Marigold

Dahlia

Goldenrod

Rose Mallow

Coreopsis

Yellow Cosmos

Rudbeckia

Hollyhock

Four More to Explore

Resist-Dyeing: Tie-Dye & Shibori

Four. Vibrant Vegetables & Fruits

Onion

Walnut

Red Cabbage

Black Beans

Blackberries

Pomegranate

Avocado

Pear

Quick Tip: The Spice Cabinet

Easter Egg Dyes

Naturally Dyed Playdough

Watercolor Dye Paints

Five. Herbal Hues

Japanese Indigo

Madder

Pokeberry

Carol Leigh’s Pokeberry Recipe

St. John’s Wort

Calendula

Yarrow

Mint

Bee Balm

Saturated Silk: Japanese Indigo Ice Water Bath

Blue For You: Japanese Indigo Vat

Six. Look to the Landscape

Eucalyptus

Oak

Lichen

Mahonia

Osage-Orange

Ivy

Japanese Maple

Juniper

Eco-Print Scarf

Seven. Planning & Planting a Dye Garden

The Garden Plans. Formal Rose Dye Garden

Edible Dye Garden

Cutting Dye Garden

Mixed Dye Garden

My End of Book Note

Index of Plant Names

Resources for Experimenters

Acknowledgments

About the Author

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“Thank you, Chris McLaughlin, for showing us one more ‘aha’ reason to love and use plants to improve our lives. In A Garden to Dye For, Chris guides us like a trusted friend with her fun and informative style.”

– Joe Lamp’l, Executive Producer & Host: Growing a Greener World®

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