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: 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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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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Not So Fugitive Natural Dyes: Top Seven Colorfast Natural Dyes
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************There are few things more frustrating than laboring to harvest, extract, and use a natural dye and then finding out…
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The Woad to a Sustainable Blue: Why Does Woad Matter?
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************With the huge challenges and problems presented by the synthetic indigo dye process, why does the woad plant matter? What…
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The Woad to a Sustainable Blue: Finding Sustainability in an Unsustainable World
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************When you look around you, what colour do you most often see? Outside of neutral brown, beige, white, and black,…
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