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title: "Wild Color: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes"
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# Wild Color: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes

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- **What is this?** Wild Color: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes
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## Description

Buy Wild Color: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes Revised, Updated ed. by Dean, Jenny, Casselman, Karen Diadick (ISBN: 9780823058792) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Encyclopaedic - Amazingly instructive book with well compiled detailed information on everything you need to know re natural dyeing from plants. Encyclopaedic in its value on the clear instructions on processes, mordants, Dye recipes etc. Beautiful functional illustrations from a master of her art. Jenny Dean is a guru of dyeing from nature.
Review: Highly recommended - I love this book. It is easy to read with clear instructions. I am a novice dyer with a lot to learn but with enough experience to know natural colours can vary wildly so colour swatches can be a guide only. The book certainly sets the creative juices flowing and every time i pick it up i start buzzing with new ideas i want to try. It is inspirational. Highly recommended.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 696,419 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 747 in Organic & Sustainable Gardening & Horticulture 1,243 in Wildlife Gardening 27,999 in Hobbies & Crafts |
| Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (664) |
| Dimensions  | 26 x 1.3 x 19.6 cm |
| Edition  | Revised, Updated ed. |
| ISBN-10  | 0823058794 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0823058792 |
| Item weight  | 520 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 144 pages |
| Publication date  | 1 Jan. 1900 |
| Publisher  | Potter Craft |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Encyclopaedic
*by T***A on 9 January 2019*

Amazingly instructive book with well compiled detailed information on everything you need to know re natural dyeing from plants. Encyclopaedic in its value on the clear instructions on processes, mordants, Dye recipes etc. Beautiful functional illustrations from a master of her art. Jenny Dean is a guru of dyeing from nature.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommended
*by H***E on 25 April 2018*

I love this book. It is easy to read with clear instructions. I am a novice dyer with a lot to learn but with enough experience to know natural colours can vary wildly so colour swatches can be a guide only. The book certainly sets the creative juices flowing and every time i pick it up i start buzzing with new ideas i want to try. It is inspirational. Highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommend
*by H***E on 31 August 2018*

This is such a lovely book! Well set out, clear information and beautiful photos throughout. My only slight quibble is that I would rather the plants had been set out according to their common names rather than their Latin ones. Otherwise fantastic !! I guess my Latin will improve too :-)

## Frequently Bought Together

- Wild Color: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes
- The Art and Science of Natural Dyes: Principles, Experiments, and Results
- A Weaver's Garden: Growing Plants for Natural Dyes and Fibers (Dover Crafts: Weaving & Dyeing)

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*Last updated: 2026-04-25*