We have already covered several of the unique properties of woad, including its dye color, its versatility, and now we…
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The Woad to a Sustainable Blue Part Eight: The Color of Woad
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Natural Indigo dye has a unique color that cannot be matched by synthetic means. While the indigo molecule itself has…
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The Woad to a Sustainable Blue Part Seven: Using Woad Dyed Material
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************While woad is often associated with blue and indigo, those are not the only colors achievable from the woad plant….
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The Woad to a Sustainable Blue Part Six: My Woad Story
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************This is part six in the Woad to a Sustainable Blue series. We have talked about history, non-blue colors from…
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Five Techniques to Test Any Plant for Natural Dye Color
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Almost any natural dye book will tell you what the common natural dye plants are, what colors you can get…
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The Woad to a Sustainable Blue: An Overview of Woad History from Ancient Egypt to Modern Times
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************The history of Woad is nearly as interesting and varied as the history of the color red. Blue is, to…
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