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Eco Colour: Environmentally Sustainable Dyes, by internationally renowned dyer, costumier and artist India Flint, draws on her two decades of experience and experimentation in natural dyeing techniques to present an expert, highly accessible and achievable handbook of ecologically sustainable plant dye methods using renewable resources, most of which can be found in the average home garden. Eco Colour fills a gap in the existing literature and uses an exciting range of projects to demonstrate a...

Pleated, twisted and folded fabrics are dyed to create vibrant patterns using the traditional Japanese technique of shibori. This book presents step-by-step instructions for using shibori.'

This book comes from an award-winning quilter, garment designer and teacher, comes an essential and accessible guide to printing by hand on fabric. It explains how to translate design ideas into print and covers various methods of transfer, such as stencil, photo emulsion and dye baths. It features 12 projects that range from garments to home decor and a handful of custom dye recipes. From award-winning quilter, garment designer, and teacher Jen Swearington comes an essential and accessible guid...

Batik is one of the most prominent expressions of the cultural identity of the Malay world. This book traces the origins and development of the motifs and patterns used in the design of batik.'

V&A Pattern: Kimono showcases the staggering breadth of textile designs associated with Japan's most iconic garment.  A source of inspiration for designers from William Morris to Alexander McQueen, the V&A holds over three million designs for textiles, decorations, wallpapers and prints. Now beautifully re-presented, the bestselling V&A Pattern series invites you to appreciate the work of some of the greatest names and styles in design history, highlighting interesting and imaginative works tha...

A sourcebook of 1950s fashion print, this book covers the heyday of postwar design where an analytical approach to design, with a lightness and freshness, combined with whimsical imagery and idiosyncratic subject matter. The designs and influences of the print gurus of the time - Lucienne Day, Robert Stewart and Maija Isola of Marimekko - are all covered. The creativity of the period - the beginning of the atomic age - is given full expression in this sourcebook of hundreds of designs. It is an...

Three Instant Pot Books in One Beautiful Box Set! Make the most of your Instant Pot with this collection featuring 200 recipes for everything from delicious dinners to beer to candles! The perfect gift for anyone with an Instant Pot or other multicooker, you'll be amazed at how easy it is to cook soups and stews, bake a loaf of bread, make your own lip balm, prepare homemade dog food, and so much more! Fix-It and Forget-It Instant Pot Cookbook offers 150 easy and delicious recipes from the New Y...

An engrossing look at the rich and turbulent history of coloring cloth Over the centuries our manipulation of the natural world has resulted in an explosion of synthetic dye production and application globally. To gain insight into the history of how folk practices have been lost and technical processes found, anthropologist and textile artist Lauren MacDonald explores a practice that is both ancient and wholly modern: coloring cloth. The pursuit of color has long spurred economic and social co...