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How to Wash Naturally Dyed Fabrics: A Guide for Eco-Conscious Consumers

how to wash your naturally dyed clothes

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

A week of Natural Dyeing and Botanical Printing in the Netherlands

Two great textile workshops in the Netherlands

Storing your Natural Dyes and Mordants Safely

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 ...

The Color Palette of the Jewish People in Natural Dyes

In my quest to give a more profound, layered meaning to my work, I have been diving increasingly into the history of natural dyes. This...

Natural Dyeing: The 157 Natural Dye Recipes of Paul Gout

Re-dyeing 18th century dye recipes by Paul Gout in Montpellier, France

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...

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...

Genipa americana, the mystical blue Jagua from South America.

Jagua powder for natural dye projects.

Dyeing with Madder (Rubia Tinctorum)

How to create perfect reds from madder

A Tour in the New Studio

You may know how I started working from my home, then occupied a spare bedroom and eight months ago moved out of that room to a small...

Make beautiful soap with natural dyes

Making soaps with natural dyes