Complex Color: Color Mixing for WashFast Acid Dyes, by Susan Rex

Susan Rex presents this compact, informative book as a perfect companion to her first book, Dyeing Wool and Other Protein Fibers: An Introduction to Weak Acid Dyes.

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Natural Dyes: Sources, Tradition, Technology and Science by Dominique Cardon

At a time when more and more plants and animals are threatened with extinction by humanity's ever-increasing pressure on the land and oceans of the planet, this book sets out to record sources of colorants discovered and used on all the continents from antiquity until the present day.

A Perfect Red by Amy Butler Greenfield

Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire

Dyeing Wool and Other Protein Fibers: An Introduction to Acid Dyes, by Susan Rex
is a guide to dyeing yarn, fleece, prepared fiber, silk scarves and painted warps. Directions are given for mixing dye, immersion dyeing, and applying the dye directly to the fiber. There are many variations listed plus a variety of processing methods. As well as exercises in color mixing and color value, this book contains clear step-by-step instructions, which allow you to obtain repeatable dye results. Several brands of dyes are discussed, comparing dye colors obtained from each. Instructions for each brand of dye are included. This book is your complete guide to dyeing.
7 1/2" x 10", 148 pages, soft cover, cerlox (spiral) bound.