Suggested reading

The following are the books, resources, artists, and teachers I find myself turning to again and again to inform my natural dye practice. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but a compilation of sources I endorse and recommend to anyone hoping to inspire or build their craft.

Books

ON DYEING:

The Art & Science of Natural Dyes

Harvesting Color

The Modern Natural Dyer

Shibori: The Inventive Art of Japanese Shaped Resist Dyeing

Make Thrift Mend

ON ETHNOBOTANY:

CHUMASH ETHNOBOTANY

KUMEYAAY ETHNOBOTANY

TENDING THE WILD

Digital Books

Botanical Color at your Fingertips

Eco-Printing Ebook Bundle

Digital Resources

Botanical Colors - Blog

Botanical Colors - Videos

Graham Keegan

The Dogwood Dyer

Rebecca Desnos

Gumnut Magic

Natalie Stopka

USFS List of Plant Dyes

Rebecca Burgess on “For the Wild” Podcast