商品簡介
The perfect dyebook for historical reenactors. Get authentic, bright colors on wool, cotton, linen, and silk. Contains ‧ Discussion of 48 historical dyestuffs ‧ Thirty-six natural dye recipes, tested by the author ‧ Results of the author's lightfastness tests ‧ Recipes for scouring fibers ‧ Updated recipes for mordanting before or after dyeing ‧ Safety advice ‧ Discussion of 24 chemicals used in dyeing (What is the difference between “potash” and “pearl ash”?) ‧ Conversions between traditional “English” and metric units ‧ Index of dyestuffs by common names and by scientific names ‧ Annotated bibliography of over 50 sources for further study ‧ Fun facts (The Romans used walnut husks as a hair dye. “Alizarin”, a pigment found in madder root, is named after the Persian word for madder dye, “al lizari”.) 22 black and white illustrations, by the late C. Ellen Young
