Welcome to the DekelDyes blog.

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The Easiest Apple Cake Recipe

"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...

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Silk fabric is a Reliable Eco-Friendly and Renewable Fabric Source

A lot has been said about the sustainability of different fibers, and silk has been getting a bad reputation in the last years with large...

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Botanical Printing with an Iron Blanket.

In the botanical printing groups online, you will read the term 'iron blanket' often. And I would like to explain to you what it is and...

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Fiber Foundations: the difference between mordants and tannins.

On the various eco-printing and natural dye fora there is a lot of confusion and mis-use of terminology going on when it comes to the...

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Genipa americana, the mystical blue Jagua from South America.

Jagua powder for natural dye projects.

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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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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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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...