Dyeing

No other dye is as fascinating as indigo blue. In a society where almost all colors are chemically produced in large factories, indigo has achieved true cult status.In this book, Douglas Luhanko and Kerstin Neumüller share their collective knowledge of this pigment, beginning with the cultivation of the plants before delving deeply into the dyeing process.In addition, this book offers a range of projects for which indigo is particularly well-suited. Using techniques such as shibori and sashiko, you can create distinctive patterns or sew a patchwork quilt in various shades of blue.

In this book, Michaela Müller showcases the fascinating variety of shapes found in leaves and flowers. In *Colorful Leaves*, she demonstrates how these plants can be reproduced on fabric, paper, or even clay using various printing techniques