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Title details for Farm & Folk Quilt Alchemy by Sara Larson Buscaglia - Available

Farm & Folk Quilt Alchemy

A High-Country Guide to Natural Dyeing and Making Heirloom Quilts from Scratch

by Sara Larson Buscaglia
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Artist and quiltmaker Sara Buscaglia invites readers to her Colorado farm to learn the secretsâand beautyâof making natural dyes and stitching natural-fiber heirloom quilts by hand
Learn to dye cellulose fabric and hand-stitch quilts with founder Sara Buscagliaâs beautiful aesthetic, informed by the extraordinary landscape surrounding her farm. Her creative practice centers on simplicity, working with nature, and using naturally derived materials and processesâand for the first time, she shares it with readers in this book.
Farm & Folk: Quilt Alchemy explores natural dyeing methods and details the process of creating a quilt from scratch. With an emphasis on the slow and intentional aspects of hand stitching, Buscagliaâs quilts are artful and satisfying to create. By focusing on select dye plants and recipes, which are all ideal for cotton, linen, and cellulose fibers specifically, Buscaglia teaches the reader how to to achieve consistent and beautiful results using traditional handwork techniques.

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  • Release date

    September 26, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781647006761

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781647006761
      • File size: 79059 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from July 1, 2023

      Quilter Larson Buscaglia (founder, Farm & Folk) gets back to the basics with her quilts that incorporate hand-dyed fabrics and homegrown dyes. The author, an organic farmer, views quilts as a type of autobiography, and her book will certainly interest readers who want to make their textiles reflect their individuality. Readers will learn that the author uses rotary cutters and a sewing machine for the construction of her quilts, but her quilting is done by hand. Nearly half of the book is devoted to giving detailed instructions for making the dyes, and it demonstrates how these coloring agents typically react to different textiles. A list of resources for natural dyes and fabrics is included. This book does an excellent job of teaching the process of making a quilt from scratch, from start to finish, with the bonus of valuable information about color palettes and patterns to create a wide variety of traditional quilt blocks. VERDICT This is a worthwhile purchase for quilters who are searching for either simple strategies or inspiration.--Debbie Bogenschutz

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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