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- pH - in Natural dyeing - What is it?
fact: did you know that the traditional dyers in 18th century France would tell the right pH of their indigo Wood ash, is a wonderful mild alkali commonly used in traditional dye recipes and our indigo from El
- How to create a sustainable wardrobe in six easy steps (and why you should care)
examples of my wardrobe: From left to right: 1 gifted blockprinted cotton, sewn into a skirt, with an indigo-dyed shirt. 2 Indonesian batik with natural dyes, sewn by a local sewist for me, indigo and myrobalan dyed
- Chlorophyllin, what is it, and how to dye fabrics with it?
sorts by post-mordanting a yellow dye with ferrous sulfate, or a compound color process using a blue indigo
- Colorful soap dispenser, naturally!
Pigments derived from plants, such as madder root or indigo, can create vibrant colors in soap but may
- Storing your Natural Dyes and Mordants Safely
Use gloves, for example, Indigo powder is really irritant on your skin.
- Prune de Monsieur, the French Mordant for Logwood
For a good purple the only other way would be dyeing with indigo, overdyed with Cochineal. Indigo at that time was at an all time high price, the market was dominated by the much hated English who imported Indigo from India and Jamaica.
- What is the Difference? Raw Dyestuff, Dye Powders, and Dye Extracts
Examples of raw dyestuffs are dried or fresh whole madder roots, fresh indigo leaves, buckthorn berries
- How to store your leaves for winter botanical prints.
winter time is also a perfect time to do some other activities like natural dyeing and setting up an indigo
- How to store your leaves for winter botanical prints.
winter time is also a perfect time to do some other activities like natural dyeing and setting up an indigo
- EcoPrinting with 'Blankets'
Contrary to what some people claim, you can not use indigo dyed fabrics as a blanket.
- Getting Creative When Things Are Hard
This is, by the way, how I discovered Green Indigo and we can all agree that is a great addition to our
- Dyeing with Bark Dyes
Our favourite leaves for example indigo and woad, nut hulls such as walnut.
