The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes

Crafty, but also, love the Earth? Same, girl. Pick up this book and safely, non-toxically, sustainably dye your way to happiness! Or at least to a whole new wardrobe! Which is the same thing as happiness, pretty much. I was asked to design this ‘in an Anthropologie style’ and was met with merry amazement when I applied this directive to the interiors as well as the cover.

A comprehensive text covers the history of dyes (both natural and chemically-produced), the basics of equipment, safety, and process, and includes dozens of recipes and projects for DIY dyeing good times (aka DIY Dyeing Good Times Family Jam Band). Vintage plant engravings in non-vintage colors keep nostalgia from suffocating the design. The photographs (shot primarily by the author) work beautifully as abstracts of color and texture, especially with a heavy zoom/crop.