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title: "The Art and Science of Natural Dyes: Principles, Experiments, and Results"
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# The Art and Science of Natural Dyes: Principles, Experiments, and Results

**Brand:** joy boutrupcatharine ellis
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- **What is this?** The Art and Science of Natural Dyes: Principles, Experiments, and Results by joy boutrupcatharine ellis
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The Art and Science of Natural Dyes: Principles, Experiments, and Results

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Book, Terrible Shipping Methods
*by P***P on March 5, 2025*

I was so excited to receive this book, and although I haven't fully read it, I have glanced through the content and it looks like just what I was hoping for with lots of really useful info, clear photos and a nice layout. HOWEVER: Amazon's shipping choices were horrible and resulted in damage to the book itself. They shipped this with another heavy and non-book-shaped object in a thin, unpadded bag. The corners of the book are bashed in, and the cover has completely been torn off its hinges. For a book bought in new condition, this is pretty unacceptable.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Must-Have Reference Book for Working with Natural Dye
*by C***U on July 15, 2022*

I began to explore ecoprint and had so many failures and I thought I'd get this book to have some ideas of what I'm doing. I am seriously impressed with this book. The knowledge, information, as well as how it's written and organized. The book explains the science behind process in ways that are both very informative and easy to understand. It also connects all the dots from reading a blog page here, watching a video there.There are many recipes in this book, such as how to make Aluminum Acetate, which is very expensive to buy. All the recipes are organized in its own chapters, much better than scattered throughout the book. In the chapters pertain to specific recipes, the recipe #s are listed and makes it super easy to find.It's like a textbook but written in ways that is very easy to understand.I don't buy too many craft books as so most are just project-based, which are nice, but they are like cookbooks for making the exact same dish. This book, on the other hand, gives you the knowledge to venture beyond.This book is a must-have if you want to have a cohesive understanding of natural dye process.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Definitely for the artist who wants to know WHY and How natural dyes work
*by U***R on February 8, 2019*

I’ve already had 3 “AHA” moments, and i’m only half way through. It’s not a book you read once and then sporadically refer to, so fortunately, it’s also spiral bound so it stays open to the page you want. (Terrific, now i have to dig my book/magazine holder back out of the “donate” box….)It’s not so sciencey that it can’t be understood, but it’s also not a skim it and do it manual. It covers the “classic” dyes, none of the usual beets, beans and berries nonsense, so don’t bother if you’re interested only in sauteing up some food waste, throwing in a cute baby onesie and staging artful photos for IG. If you’re serious about natural dyeing, and i don’t mean Total Scientist Mode but are a dedicated hobbyist/artist/small business owner, this is the book to explain WHY things work/don’t/happen. I still recommend Jenny Dean for basic, accurate dye recipes and processes, but this one will give you insights into the many variations that can and are encouraged to happen with skillful, knowledgeable hands.There’s a small section on testing the dye potential of local foraged plants, minimal though helpful, but not the focus of the book. That being said, those tests could lead to work with those plants, following the advice for the classics. It’s all grist for the colour mill!I’m not about to dissect any “recipe” in this reference manual: A. buy the book, i don’t like spreading out the photos of pages i find interesting, as i’d rather you support the authors, and their research and B. the recipes are classic anyways, BUT with much new information that can be digested fully with the book in front of you 🙂There’s a LOT of excitement about this book in the natural dye groups, and rightly so: it also supports all the things i, and others, have said about what constitutes solid, legitimate dyes and the techniques used to create these wondrous rainbows. I have to laugh though in one sense, because i just know that the new catchphrase is going to be “Welllll, Boutrup Ellis says……..”It’s not a cheap book, but then it’s not a cheap book, like so many of the Popular girls are publishing right now. I’m about to settle in with another cup of coffee and a pack of stickit thingies to mark pages, and do a little dreaming and planning.

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