Botanical Illustration: Alternative Art in the Library

Touching on the history and nature of dye plants, this comprehensive guide walks readers through a garden season from design to planting to harvesting for the dyepot, discussing 18 dye plants in detail.

A newly revised edition of the popular 1994 book, this clear account of plants from which natural dyes can be obtained will be welcomed not only by all who work with fiber arts but also by botanists. The authors have selected 48 plants from different parts of the world and they describe each plant's structure and cultivation, the history of each as a dye source, and the best method for a plant's use based on their own experiments. Most well-known dye plants are discussed, and each plant is beautifully illustrated by Gretel Dalby-Quenet in a full-page painting that shows the colors the plant can yield.

Through step-by-step instructions and color-saturated photographs, textile designer Sasha Duerr explains the basics of making and using natural plant dye, from gathering materials and making the dyes to simple ideas for how to use them.

Whether you’re at a wedding, going out on the town or partying at a musical festival, the flower crowns in this book will make your outfit standout for any occasion. With step-by-step instructions and photos, tips for choosing flowers and hints on color combinations, this is the ultimate guide to creating gorgeous crowns.

The aim of the bi-annual International Floral Art has always been to create a platform for the exchange of ideas and to provide a testing ground for creativity and innovation across geographical and cultural boundaries. For well-established floral designers, this book is an opportunity to demonstrate how years of hard work honed their crafts to perfection; for budding florists the book is a chance to showcase their talent, inventiveness and fresh ideas. The International Floral Art books, displaying the variety and rich potential in contemporary floristry, have become true collectors' items among professional florists and passionate hobbyists alike. In every new edition the International Floral Art honours three personalities who use the skills and techniques of the trade to surpass the simple flower arrangement to produce a form of art. Their work rises to a level of perfection that can be recognized by many but achieved by few. Leafing through the pages of this book is like embarking on a fantastic journey through colours, shapes and patterns. Discover and enjoy!

Featuring flowers and herbs both fresh and dried, this book shows readers how to make beautiful hanging arrangements for every season. Includes step-by-step methods on making wreaths on different types of bases, stimulating ideas for choosing materials and making variations, and "ready to hang" images in full-color photos for all 150 wreaths.

From the authors of the widely popular Flower Recipe Book,and in the same successful format, The Wreath Recipe Book provides 100 “recipes” to make with flowering and leafy branches. These aren’t just evergreens for Christmas―the book is organized seasonally, with dozens of projects to make throughout the year.In the spring, a cherry blossom bough gets a touch of whimsy with a colorful ribbon, and a tabletop is adorned with lilacs and olive branches. In the summer, a garland features sage with pomegranates and citrus-colored strawflowers. In the fall, wreaths are created with magnolias, rosemary, and plums, and gourds are used to create an unexpected garland. Winter highlights cedar, pine, and juniper, yielding unexpected table settings and new wreath shapes. There are detailed ingredient lists and hundreds of step-by-step photos as well as chapters covering basic techniques, sourcing, and care information.

More than an over-sized vegetable, ancient cultures considered the pumpkin a symbol of the whole world. Play With Your Pumpkins offers a lively history of this vegetable as well as 22 succulent recipes for all occasions.

Gourds have been used for centuries as containers and decorative objects. Hardshell gourds with brightly painted faces and figures recently have become popular items at craft sales. This book covers growing, harvesting, and curing as well as crafting and finishing. Gourd crafters must work with the natural shape of the gourd, which cannot be reshaped once it has dried, but it can be cut, incised, painted, and embellished. The projects, presented by experienced gourd crafters, are artistic and imaginative and cover all techniques of dealing with gourds.

What can you do with banana and milkweed, cornhusks and pineapple, wheat straw and mulberry? Make a deranged fruit salad? A chapeau for Carmen Miranda? No! You can make your own unique hand crafted paper from natural materials with this complete how-to guide.

With the step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs in Papermaking with Plants, you’ll learn how to:

·Collect and harvest plant fibers from stalks, barks, leaves, and grasses

·Process, press, dry and finish your paper using both Eastern and Western methods.

·Embellish your paper with natural dyes and decorative materials like flower petals and pine needles

·Craft one-of-a-kind projects such as vegetable papyrus, multipaper collages, and shaped papers including envelopes, lampshades, specialty books, and covers.

If you can chop vegetables and boil water, you can make paper. It's easy with this fascinating step-by-step guide to making paper with vegetable fibers. No special tools are required and quality results can be had in a very short time.
The opening chapter of Vance Studley's clearly outlined, beautifully illustrated text introduces the reader to the origin and development of paper, describes its use in history, examines cultures that made paper and explains why quality paper is ideal for creative use.

Catalogue of an exhibition of prints of botanical subjects.

Concrete is the perfect medium for outdoor crafts. It is versatile and durable, and it looks even better with time. Add the unexpected element of color, and you have the perfect recipe for vibrant, modern outdoor decor. Concrete artisans Nathan Smith and Michael Snyder show you how to build forms and molds, mix concrete, and add color using stains, slurries, and other innovative techniques. Twenty creative step-by-step projects include an elegant tabletop planter, a modern birdhouse, and a charming chair for kids.

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The step-by-step instructions are heavily illustrated; many projects are suitable for novice basketmakers.

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Weave 32 basic designs by hand from natural materials—and adapt them for hundreds more designs. Complete instructions with over 600 close-up illustrations of each step.