NOTES ON THE USE OF NATURAL DYES FOR DYEING DUBBING MATERIALS. By Brian Burnett. Angling Monographs Series Volume Ten.

2018 1st edition. 8vo (165 x 242mm). Pp184. Colour and b/w photographs and illustrations. Pictorial card covers with flaps. Edition limited to 250 numbered copies, each signed by the author.

Over years Brian Burnett has experimented with different natural dyes to dye dubbing materials using easily available materials such as onion skins, kitchen spices, garden flowers and seaweed, and keeping detailed records enabling him to replicate previous experiments. Here he shares his experiences and meticulously records the results of 124 individual dye bath recipes. The result is a unique record of great value to any fly-dresser with an interest in dyeing their own materials. Volume Ten of Coch-y-Bonddu Books Angling Monographs Series. There is also a de luxe edition, quarter-bound in green leather, limited to only 26 lettered copies.