Dyeing of textiles
Practical Action
Useful addresses
Earth Guild, 33 Haywood Street Asheville NC
28801,
USA
Tel: +1 800 327 8448
Fax: +1 (704) 255 8593
E-mail: inform@earthguild.com or
catalog@earthguild.com
Suppliers of natural dyes and dyeing
equipment.
Vegetable Dye Research and Development
Society,
P.O.Box 268,
Dhaka,
Bangladesh.
Carry out R&D and publish books on Natural
Dyeing
The Crafts Council,
1 Oxenden Street,
London SW1Y 4AT.
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7930 4811
Khadi and Village Industries Commission,
Irla, Vile Parle,
Bombay 400056,
India
Society of Dyers and Colourists,
PO Box 244, Perkin House,
82 Graton Road,
Bradford BD1 2JB,
United Kingdom
Produce a Colour Index of all known natural
and manufactured dyes, but it is very
expensive.
Useful internet addresses
Homepage of Earth Guild (see addresses section above).
Carol Todd’s Natural Dyeing Homepage. Sells books and electronic database of plants and
natural dyes.
Hillcreek Fibre Studio. Runs workshops on weaving and natural dyeing. Based in the USA.
There are many recipes for natural dyeing given on the Internet. Enter a search on ‘Natural
dyeing’ and this will yield a wealth of recipes, suggestions and ideas for the novice (and
experienced) dyer.
Practical Action
The Schumacher Centre
Bourton-on-Dunsmore
Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 9QZ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1926 634400
Fax: +44 (0)1926 634401
E-mail: inforserv@practicalaction.org.uk
Website: http://practicalaction.org/practicalanswers/
Practical Action is a development charity with a difference. We know the simplest ideas can have the
most profound, life-changing effect on poor people across the world. For over 40 years, we have been
working closely with some of the world’s poorest people - using simple technology to fight poverty and
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