How to make your won ATF mordant from scratch

If you have been reading my blogs you have seen a thing or two about creating dark shades using the magical collusion of tannins with...

Just now, I received an email that made me scream in horror: Hello this is a silly question but, I accidentally ate some of this ...

"But why are you putting up a recipe here Suzanne? Is this not a site about natural dyes?" You are 100% correct. But it is also Rosh...

There are no true one-step greens in natural dyes. It is either a khaki or moss-green of sorts by post-mordanting a yellow dye with...

The rarest dyes, part of a series of (now) rare natural dyes, see also the blog about Murex and Kakishibu. Kermens is an insect-derived...

Try Symplocos for a 100% plant based dye process and stunning new shades. In the second half of the 19th century, botany was extremely...

THE FUNCTION OF MORDANTS Most dyes, when applied to fabric, will either wash out or fade rather quickly. These dyes need to be fixed to...

How to create perfect reds from madder

When I was young(er) I studied classical guitar. I actually have a degree-and-a-half in it, finishing the final concert of my Masters...

Using blankets in eco printing

Bioaccumulation is the gradual accumulation of substances in an organism, in this case; alum. There are a few plants that are...

Part three in the series about what makes a plant a dye plant

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...

In several previous blogs you have been able to see and read more about the different results in natural dyes when using different...

Here are 4 Natural Dyes you can use without the need of a mordant. Most natural dyes really need a good mordanting, either...

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...

testing 7 different yellow natural dyes and their tannin levels.

Dye experiments using different alum based mordants

(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...