Historically speaking, dye plants and medicinal herbs often overlapped. A prime example is yarrow, a plant that will dry wounds…
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Dye Gardens
Natural Dye Gardens: Planning, Planting, and Preparing Madder
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Of all colors in history, Red was the most prized. Difficult to obtain, and exceptionally difficult to achieve a true…
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The Woad to a Sustainable Blue Part Ten: Woad Indigo The Traditional Extraction Method
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************The traditional indigo extraction method for woad, resulted in a product known as “woad balls.” Well, we’ve talked about growing…
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The Woad to a Sustainable Blue Part Nine: How to Grow Woad
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************We have already covered several of the unique properties of woad, including its dye color, its versatility, and now we…
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Thinking of Spring: Natural Dye Garden Preparation
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Today is the shortest day of the year, and it’s socked in snowing here. While the darkness and dimness is…
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The Woad to a Sustainable Blue Part 3: Advanced Dye Uses of the Woad Plant
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************One of the fun things about natural dyes is being able to use the natural dye plant to its full…
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