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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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Fiber Foundations: Understanding Mordants

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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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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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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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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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 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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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...