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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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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Book Review of Indigo, Madder, and Marigold by Trudy Van Stralen
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************While many fields have dozens and dozens of how-to books and information readily available online, the field of natural dyes…
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How to Store Woad Pigment for later use
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Woad indigo is my favorite natural dye. It is versatile, can be used on nearly any type of natural fiber…
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How to Identify Indigo in Woad
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************I was asked if there was a method by which one could identify the indigo in woad, as part of…
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