Solar dyeing is a set it and wait method of dyeing that is most often popularized for working with weak…
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Dyes
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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Book Review: Simple and Natural Soapmaking
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Natural soapmaking? What does that have to do with natural dyes? Well, it can interact with natural dyes in one…
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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 Part Four: The Modern View of Woad
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 a beautiful and complex natural dye color, the plant itself has several prejudices against it. It 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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