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Dyers' Greenweed, Dyers' Broom, Genista, a yellow dye plant that grows abundantly around Europe and the Mediterranean. From fresh yellows to goldens, and greens using ferrous sulfate.

 

Genista has a good lightfastness and was a traditional 18th-century dye in the South of France.

 

Dye at around 30% wof.

Heat to moderate heat without boiling. Boiling will dull most yellow dyes.

Adding 1% of calcium carbonate to the dye bath will give clearer yellows.

Dyers' Greenweed Pieces (Genista Tinctoria)

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