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Genipa americana, the mystical blue Jagua from South America.
Jagua powder for natural dye projects.
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Dyeing with Madder (Rubia Tinctorum)
How to create perfect reds from madder
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Creating a Sustainable Business
A blog post in light of the webinar I presented in October 2021. If there is anything I have learned about building a business, it is...
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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...
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How to store your leaves for winter botanical prints.
How to store your leaves for botanical printing
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How to store your leaves for winter botanical prints.
How to store your leaves for botanical printing
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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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Make beautiful soap with natural dyes
Making soaps with natural dyes
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What makes a plant a dye plant? Part 4: Indigotin
Indigo Dye Plants
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Dyeing like it's 1744
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...
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EcoPrinting with 'Blankets'
Using blankets in eco printing
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Using Clubmoss as an Alum Mordant
Bioaccumulation is the gradual accumulation of substances in an organism, in this case; alum. There are a few plants that are...
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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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What makes a Plant a Dye Plant? - Part 2 Anthraquinones
Red is a fascinating color. In the plant world there are several different phytopigments that are responsible for reds, purples and...
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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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What makes a plant a dye plant? Part 1 Flavonoids.
All plant materials contain a mix of different phytochemicals. I am not going to re-invent the wheel and I will quote Wikipedia on the...
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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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Make dye and ink from Persian Berries
They are another classic of the natural dye world. Buckthorn berries, Avignon berries, or best known as; Persian berries. Buckthorn...
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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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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 Natural Yellows And An Iron Test
testing 7 different yellow natural dyes and their tannin levels.
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Dyeing with Dyer's Greenweed
Using Genista Tictoria, Dyer's Greenweed as a yellow dye source
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Keeping you creative workspace organized, with professional organizer Rebekah Saltzman.
Tips and tricks on keeping your craft room organized and work-able
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Keeping you creative workspace organized, with professional organizer Rebekah Saltzman.
Tips and tricks on keeping your craft room organized and work-able
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