2023 in Natural Dyes
It is almost the end of the Gregorian year. What a year it has been (in many, very conflicting ways). I feel that before I can start...
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Natural Dyeing and EcoPrinting with Rhatany Root
natural dyeing and eco printing with rhatany roots
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What makes a Plant a Dye Plant? - Part 3: Naphthoquinones.
Part three in the series about what makes a plant a dye plant
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Foraging Flavonoids
Before we get started, let's agree on what I call the Foragers Pact; When foraging it’s important to leave enough for the plant to thrive...
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5 Different Mordants in Eco Printing
In several previous blogs you have been able to see and read more about the different results in natural dyes when using different...
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Abbreviations in Natural Dyeing and Eco Printing for Beginners
It is really confusing, when you are just getting started and you are reading up on the blogs: cotton, AA, Euc, Fe dip, Steamed for 90...
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7 Different Tannins and Ferrous Sulfate in Eco Printing.
Different tannins give different results when eco printing with a ferrous sulfate rich target piece.
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8 Key Tips for your First Eco Print.
(Or your second) Eco printing has been the rage for the past few years. The term minted by eco print guru India Flint has evolved at the...
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Prune de Monsieur, the French Mordant for Logwood
Logwood made with a mordant called prune de monsieur, extracted from 18th century recipes.
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Tannins, Ferrous Sulphate, and using an Iron Blanket.
All about the magic combination of tannins with iron
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Logwood Campeche, from purple to blue from one dye bath.
Logwood dye, in three different hues
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Dyeing with Rhubarb Roots
Dyeing methods and samples for Himalayan Rhubarb for golden browns and brick reds.
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