Solar dyeing is a set it and wait method of dyeing that is most often popularized for working with weak…
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How to Mordant Silk
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Mordant silk with confidence with this simple step by step method for pre-dye mordanting. I’ve talked about different types of…
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Save the Bees: Bee Friendly Dye Plants
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Often when I think about a natural dyer’s garden, I think in terms of colors for the dye vat. Sometimes,…
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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 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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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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