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: Germination test for Natural Dye Seeds
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************With Spring just around the corner, some will be thinking dye garden time. Some dye plants can be started indoors,…
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Woad Part Two: Time to Get Indigo
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************The extraction method for indigo is different from that used for other, water soluble, natural dyes. Indigo is insoluble in…
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How to Plan a Dye Garden Part Two: Plants for Yellow
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************This is the second article in a series on planning your natural dye garden. Part one was an overview of…
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How To Plan A Dye Garden Part One: The Colour Palette.
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Through January and February, seed catalogues arrive, and people, myself among them, take pleasure in planning the summer’s garden. For…
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