>Hi! I am an honors student at Northern Arizona University. I am
>currently working on a project involvling making dyes from plants. If
>anyone has any information about which plants are the best to use and the
>methods used to extract the dye, I would be very grateful. Thanks very
>much.......hgf at dana.ucc.nau.edu
HI, HILLARY!
A good general introduction to dyeing and dye plants can be found in
Simpson and Ogorzaly. 1995. Economic Botany: Plants in Our World. 2nd
Ed. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-057569-X See pages 530-537.
Timber Press (1-800-327-5680) publishes a book I haven't seen so cannot
recommend but it sounds like it might be useful.... Cannon and Cannon.
1994. Dye Plants and Dyeing. $19.95 128 pages. You might learn more by
visiting the Timber Press web page at http://www.timber-press.com/
Good luck with your project!
Dr. David W. Kramer
Department of Plant Biology
Ohio State University at Mansfield
1680 University Drive
Mansfield, OH 44906
(419) 755-4344 FAX: (419) 755-4367
e-mail: kramer.8 at osu.edu
