I'm not sure what happened. I tried the first one several times before I submitted the post. I'm glad to hear it is working now.
Bill

I copied it again. It works for me.http://www.blurb.fr/bookstore/invited/5 ... e8e4c3a327


MODERATOR EDIT/letumgo (Adding link to US Blurb website as well): http://www.blurb.com/bookmaking-tools

Some years past, I went to a fiber festival in Michigan. There was a woman at the show with a small herd of alpacas. She was wearing a shawl that had a very open weave, somewhat like netting. She told me it was still very warm. Another vendor was selling a beach-ball size bag of llama down. He told ...

I suppose any number of people here have at one time or another considered writing a book. I know I have been inspired by self published books written by natural dyers where they added dyed samples. The same could be done with flies and has been done in the past(and even today). Anyway, on another f...

As a dyer I can offer this: until fairly recently the very best black for silk was logwood with an iron mordant. Sometimes enough iron was used, such as for a silk scarf, that it added considerable weight so the garment draped solidly. The downside to iron is that it is corrosive (think rust). So ma...

Donald, would you please send me one too. I'm a big fan of Cutcliffe. Bill

As a dyer I thought I would add my 2¢ worth to the discussion. Until fairly recently the very best black for silk was logwood with an iron mordant. Sometime enough iron was used, such as for a silk scarf, that it added considerable weight so the garment draped solidly. The downside to iron is that i...

Chris, here is a video of Marc Petitjean using the original tool that you mention. Bill

http://www.intheriffle.com/store/Marc-P ... ister.html

The book is readily available both new and used: http://www.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9781616085445

Bill

Hi Stefan, I'm really impressed that you were able to slog through all of that. Lots of great information but we will never know how the flies actually looked. There is a saying " the more things change the more they stay the same". If you look at the description for the "Stone Fly&qu...