A Weaver's Garden

by Rita Buchanan, Steve Buchanan

Discusses plants of use to textile artists for fibers, dyes, natural soaps, fragrances and textile tools, and describes how to plan and create a garden

Genres: Gardening, Crafts, Nonfiction, Reference, Art, Nature, How To

230 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Dawn Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent resource. I'm not so much interested in growing the type of garden she provides info about in the book, but this book proved to be an excellent source of historical information about what sorts of plants and such have been used for dying various types of fibers. Definitely a keeper for my reference library.

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

While I already have my seeds for this year's garden this was an excellent read and has me already excited for hunting down more plants to try out. Wonderful mix of science, history, and practical knowledge that has me sending fun fact update to my (very confused) mother all night and day. Very glad this is one I purchased rather than borrowed so I can reference it for years to come!

[TresJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book about growing, harvesting and dyeing with natural dye stuffs.

[Juli Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book for fiber-curious gardeners. There are very few books with information for home gardeners on growing and processing fiber plants (as opposed to animals), so this one is invaluable.

[Horus · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm sure I'm coming pretty late to this party, but wow what a good treatise on dyeing, plants and growing them. Buchanan gives historical synopsis for most of the dye techniques as well as some detailed plant histories and sources. There is even a very basic chemistry lesson on how dyeing works. Excellent book for beginners and experienced fibre artists alike I suspect, as the layout of the book lends itself to reference type questions.

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rita Buchanan is knowledgeable and a great writer. She demystifies growing so many different plants for dye, fiber and even soap. Not exhaustive, but a great overview of many of the best plants for fibre fun!

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice resource book

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[Rosemary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful, readable resource.

[Painting · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great pictures. I liked how the author displayed her results.