While woad is often associated with blue and indigo, those are not the only colors achievable from the woad plant….
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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: 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 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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Top Five Safe and Fun Natural Dyes to use with Kids
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Some of the most enjoyable times I have spent with natural dyes, was when I was teaching adults and families…
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Mordants: How to Safely Prepare a Mild Copper Mordant
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Having talked a bit about mordanting in the past, I would like to focus in on a single mordant. Copper…
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