Paper and colour: dyes and dyeing around the world

Uittreksel

"'Natural dyeing' is a phrase that one finds often tossed around in conversation relating to the textile traditions in India, and even though one sees historical examples of books with coloured papers, the information on how those colours were attained left much to be desired. Over the past few years, I have experimented with ways to colour my paper and pulp with natural materials, took workshops and talked with other papermakers about their methods and techniques. Everyone had their own favourite method of adding colour to paper, and a recipe that worked for them to give them the results they wanted. [...] I was especially interested in focusing on historical dyeing traditions of non-Eurocentric countries, as well as contributions from practitioners who had come up with adapted methods and recipes they used for their own work. [...] The essays in this book outline historical processes and contemporary techniques, which are followed by a collection of recipes for those eager to put these methods into practice."-- Radha Pandey, editor's preface.

Inhoud

Essays: Adinkra-Stamped Handmade Paper in Ntonso, Ghana / Mary Hark, Peter Boakye -- Uchigumo: A Choreography of Clouds / Nicholas Cladis -- Dó Paper: Breathing New Life into an Art Form Endangered by Extinction / Tran Hong Nhung -- People Were Remarkably Elegant in Those Days / Tatiana Ginsberg -- Adding Colour / Radha Pandey -- Kon’nyaku-e 蒟蒻繪 / Asao Shimura -- Interview with Sadako Sakurai / Susan J. Bryd -- Xié and Yìn: The Intersections of Printing and Natural Dyes / Catherine Liu. Recipes: Walnut Ink for Adinkra-Style Stamping / Mary Hark -- Natural Dyeing with Cẩm Hồng / Tran Hong Nhung -- Suō for Brush Dyeing / Tatiana Ginsberg -- Fermented Hemp Dyed with Lac Extract / Radha Pandey -- Kon’nyaku / Asao Shimura -- Natural Dye-Based Relief and Intaglio Ink / Catherine Liu -- Cota Dye Preparation / Lisa Miles -- Earth to Pigment to Paper / Catherine Nash, Alison Leggat -- Purples Achieved with Tannin and Ferrous Sulphate / Genevieve Lapp -- Kakishibu Marinade for Thin Kozo Papers / Julie McLaughlin -- Pigmenting Paper Pulp of Flax or Other Fibers / Velma Bolyard -- Paper Threads Dyed with Onion Skins and Alder Cones / Susan J. Byrd. About the authors Index