SUGGESTED READING
Books, resources, artists, and teachers I find myself turning to again and again to inform my natural dye practice, and which I recommend to anyone hoping to inspire or build their craft.
Books
ON DYEING:
The Art & Science of Natural Dyes by Joy Boutrup & Catharine Ellis
Dyes from American Native Plants by Lynne Richards & Ronald J. Tyrl
Harvesting Color by Rebecca Burgess
Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing by Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, Mary Kellogg Rice, Jane Barton
Wild Color by Jenny Dean
The Wild Dyer by Abigail Booth
ON ETHNOBOTANY:
Chumash Ethnobotany by Jan Timbrook
Kumeyaay Ethnobotany by Michael Wilken-Robertson
Tending the Wild by M. Kat Anderson
Iwígara by Enrique Salmón
Native American Ethnobotany by Daniel E. Moerman
Digital Resources
On Dyeing:
Botanical Colors - Blog
The Dogwood Dyer - A Year in Natural Dyes
Graham Keegan - Online Tutorials & Workshops
Gumnut Magic - Blog
Rebecca Desnos - Blog
Rebecca Burgess on “For the Wild” Podcast