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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Loom Controlled Shibori Scarf: A Rigid Heddle Loom Tutorial
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Shibori is the ancient Japanese art of indigo dying. Utilizing resists on fabric, and the richest of indigo vats, Shibori…
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Natural Dyes: Resist and Conquer
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Have you ever dyed a skein of yarn, only to find that the ties were too tight and you had…
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Woad is me: Blue Monday
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************I did not know that there was actually a day named “blue Monday” but apparently today’s the day. As part…
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Woad Part 3: Dyeing with Woad
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************The indigo achieved from woad is molecularly identical to that achieved from tropical indigo. However, the colour achieved is lighter,…
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