Natural Color - by Sasha Duerr (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A book of seasonal projects using the brilliant spectrum of colors derived from plants to naturally dye your clothing and home textiles.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A beautiful book of seasonal projects for using the brilliant spectrum of colors derived from plants to naturally dye your clothing and home textiles.</b> <p/>Organized by season, <i> Natural Color </i>is a beautifully photographed guide to the full range of plant dyes available, drawn from commonly found fruits, flowers, trees, and herbs, with accompanying projects. Using sustainable methods and artisinal techniques, designer, artist, and professor Sasha Duerr details achievable ways to apply these limitless color possibilities to your home and wardrobe. Whether you are new to dyeing or more practiced, Duerr's clear and simple ingredients lists, step-by-step instructions, and detailed breakouts on techniques such as shibori, dip-dye, and block printing will ensure beautiful results. With recipes to dye everything from dresses and sweaters to rugs and napkins, <i>Natural Color</i> will inspire fashion enthusiasts, home decorators, textile lovers, and everyone else who wants to bring more color into their life.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>As seen in <i>Sunset Magazine, Sweet Paul, Well + Good, Pacific Horticulture, Sacramento Street, </i>and many more!</b> <p/>She is at the forefront of the "slow fashion" movement.<br><b>--<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b> <p/>"Sasha Duerr teaches us to look to nature for inspiration, using botanicals to create subtle, painterly hues. Her ecologically sound approach is both ancient and modern and thoroughly in tune with the times--all photographed to beautifully capture the subtlety of her work." <br><b>--Julie Carlson, Remodelista editor in chief<br></b><br>A rich resource of indoor, plant-based DIYs<br><b>--<i>Garden Collage</i></b> <p/>One of the prettiest books to land on our desks<br><b>--<i>The Chalkboard</i></b> <p/>Discover the wonderful world of natural dye.<br><b>--<i>Atlas Magazine <p/></i></b>Sasha Duerr's book is all about the kind of awareness we need -- not only for making better choices, but also for tuning into the cycle and offerings of nature. As Duerr points out, nature is the ultimate instructor, an invaluable source of color, inspiration and innovation for all creative endeavors.<br><b>--<i>Santa Cruz Sentinel</i></b> <p/>Sasha makes a seemingly complicated process appear less daunting. Her beautifully illustrated book is filled with easy-to-follow recipes and ingredients that we all have on hand, in our gardens, or compost piles!<br><b>--Bea Johnson, author of <i>Zero Waste Home<br></i></b><br>In <i>Natural Color</i>, Sasha shares her extraordinary gift for seeing color in nature. Through accessible projects and seasonal plant dying recipes, Sasha brings beautiful color to our lives and deepens our connection with nature. <br><b>--Molly de Vries, owner of textile company, Ambatalia</b> <p/>Duerr is knowledgeable and thorough, and fiber artists with an interest in incorporating natural dyeing into their work will find the information they need to get started, as well as insight into the dyeing process.<br> <b>--<i>Library Journal</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>SASHA DUERR is an artist, designer, and advocate for the slow fashion movement who works with organic dyes, alternative fibers, and the creative reuse of materials. She is a professor at the California College of the Arts with a joint appointment in textiles and fine arts. Her work has been shown in galleries and museums across the United States and abroad. In 2007 Duerr founded the Permacouture Institute with the Trust for Conservation Innovation to encourage the exploration of fashion and textiles from the ground up. Her extensive work with plant-based dyes and ecological principles through local land-based sources and community has been featured in the <i>New York Times</i>, <i>American Craft Magazine</i>, <i>Selvedge</i>, and the<i> Huffington Post</i>. She is the author of <i>The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes.</i>
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