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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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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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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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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Natural Dyeing WIthout a Mordant
Here are 4 Natural Dyes you can use without the need of a mordant. Most natural dyes really need a good mordanting, either...
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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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Make Your Own Ink From Plant Materials
How to make beautiful inks for writing and painting from natural materials.
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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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9 reasons your natural dye project went wrong.
9 ways to get your natural dye project right
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Dyeing with Bark Dyes
Natural dyes made from different types of wood bark; poplar, chestnut and birch
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Mordants and tannins. Assists and modifiers.
Mordants, tannins, assists and modifiers in natural dyeing and eco printing, what are they, and what are they not.
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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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