This fun collection will be a valuable addition to any DIY library.
-Publishers Weekly
With Natural Kitchen Dyes you can explore the magical world of natural
dyes, without the need of a garden full of dye plants. Our kitchens are
a great source of natural dye colors, from vegetable peels that create
blush pinks and peaches, fruit skins that make lemon yellows, a green
dye sourced from carrot tops, dried spices and used tea bags to create
vibrant yellows, rich terracottas and deep browns. Natural Kitchen Dyes
takes you through the exciting process of creating these wonderful
natural colors, dyeing fabric with the dyes and suggests ingenious ways
to get your hands on some natural dye sources. Accompanying the natural
dye recipes in the book are ten environmentally conscious projects,
which have been created not only to show off the natural dyes
beautifully, but to help eliminate waste. Several of the projects
actually utilize waste that would otherwise be composted or recycled
such as old clothes turned into bags and patchwork floor cushions, to
dried pulses past their expiration date used to make a beaded necklace.