Colours from Nature describes in full detail how to prepare and use natural dyes on a variety of fibres to produce a wide range of colours, following safe and environmentally-friendly methods.

A comprehensive recipe section gives instructions for over 100 colours, using both traditional dyes such as cochineal, indigo, madder and weld, and dyes from common plants such as blackberry, rhubarb, oak and walnut.

Jenny Dean has been working with natural dyes for over 30 years.  She lectures and runs courses and workshops on natural dyeing and has written widely on the subject.  Her books include The Craft of Natural Dyeing and Wild Colour.