Mysterious and almost magical, indigo fascinates. Mastering your dye requires a subtle know-how, where every gesture counts to reveal all the richness and diversity of nuances that this plant can offer.
In this book, Caroline Cochet shares the fruit of many years of experience as an indigo blue dyer. She takes us on a captivating journey, from the seed to the extraction of the pigment, revealing the amazing chemistry that goes into these incomparable shades.
You will discover, among other things: the traditional uses of pastel and persicaria, techniques such as struck leaves or Japanese sukumo, methods for dyeing from your own harvests, as well as different ways to assemble your vats.
For me, it’s an essential book for those who want to learn about this plant color. We discover a multitude of information on this plant so particular in the world of natural dyes: its cultivation, its uses, its specificities, as well as the know-how associated with it. A valuable book to understand in depth this unique blue and the context in which it comes to life.
<>”This is not a book devoted directly to painting or to the art materials made from this blue. However, since dyeing and the creation of plant pigments are closely linked, painters curious to better understand this plant will also find a wealth of information in it.
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