You want to know if a common plant is a good natural dye. How do you tell? There are three…
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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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Indigo Chemisty: why indigo is a different dye
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************“There are many yellows which come from plants. There are many reds which come from plants and insects. But, there…
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Fugitive Natural Dyes: Top Five Plants to Never Use for Natural Dyes
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************Many people say that they never use natural dyes since they are fugitive and don’t last. Well, it depends entirely…
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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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Woad Part 1: When to Harvest
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and buy a product we may earn a commission. Thanks. ************When growing natural dye plants the hardest part is remembering when to harvest. Some plants reach a peak in colour…
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