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Simple Resist Paste Technique with Indigo.
With this simple indigo resist technique I will teach you how to create a beautiful marble effect on white textiles
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A week of Natural Dyeing and Botanical Printing in the Netherlands
Two great textile workshops in the Netherlands
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The Sukumo Indigo Vat: A Time-Honored Tradition in Dyeing Aizome.
Sukumo indigo holds a special place as a time-honored dyeing technique. Derived from the leaves of the Polygonum tinctorium plant, Sukumo...
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How to create the darkest blacks with tannins and ferrous sulfate.
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...
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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: The 157 Natural Dye Recipes of Paul Gout
Re-dyeing 18th century dye recipes by Paul Gout in Montpellier, France
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How to Dye Fabrics Pinks with Birch Bark
Birch trees are deciduous trees that belong to the Betulaceae family, which also includes alders and hazels. There are approximately 60...
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Chlorophyllin, what is it, and how to dye fabrics with it?
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...
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pH - in Natural dyeing - What is it?
(And why do you need to know?) pH is something you will see a lot in descriptions of natural dyeing processes. In short: pH stands for...
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Dyeing with Kermes
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...
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A Tradition of Natural Dyes in Oaxaca - Mexico (part 1)
In the summer of 2022, I visited Mexico for almost a month. I started with a visit to Mexico City and Cuernavaca, then moved to San...
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Kakishibu - Persimmon Tannin Dye
A blog in the series "The rarest dyes", see the blog about Murex dyeing here. Persimmons (Latin: Diospyros kaki) are a fruit with a long...
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How to use Symplocos, a plant based alum mordant.
Try Symplocos for a 100% plant based dye process and stunning new shades. In the second half of the 19th century, botany was extremely...
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Mordants: an overview
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...
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Natural Dyeing and EcoPrinting with Rhatany Root
natural dyeing and eco printing with rhatany roots
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Natural Dyeing with Mangrove Tannin - Ceriops tagal
natural dyeing with ceriops tagal, mangrove tannin
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Imperial Purple and Holy Blue - Mollusk Dyes
Murex dyes for purple and blues from antiquity to today
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